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Caulfield resident and local volunteer firefighter Richard Clewett, 39, was laid to rest at a family cemetery Friday in a service with full military honors. Clewett was killed in a Dec. 13 crash on V Highway, about two and a half miles west of Caulfield.
He was a Caulfield volunteer firefighter,...
The first Gainesville High School seniors to take a semester-long emergency medical technician course offered in a collaboration between the Ozark County Ambulance District and Gainesville High School graduated the course at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 14. Six students started the class at the beginning...
Times photo/Regina Mozingo
Work started Saturday, Dec. 9, to repair and update the west entrance to the Ozark County Courthouse. Work on the east entrance will begin after the west steps are finished. The handicap accessible entrance to the basement will be finished last. Ozark County Presiding...
The artwork of Pontiac resident and owner of Gray Barn Studio Ronee Looney and other artists from the studio, is now displayed at the Ozark County Volunteer Library as part of the organization’s visiting-artist exhibit program. The current exhibit, titled “Masters of Water,” continues through the...
Gainesville High School sophomore Christian Ries recently competed in the Warriors Powerlifting Federation Warrior Champion-ships held at STS Fitness in Harrison, Arkansas.
Ries competed in the push/pull division which consists of two disciplines, the bench press and the deadlift.
He lifted a...
The Ozark County Toy Drive, a charity effort that offers free Christmas gifts to those in need, will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, at the First Baptist Church Event Center on Third Street in Gainesville. The annual event offers gifts for Ozark County children and teens age 17 and younger. ...
The tributes that honored former First Lady Rosalynn Carter after her recent death reminded me of my own long-ago encounter with Mrs. Carter’s legendary kindness. It happened 43 years ago, in 1980, when I was a rookie reporter at a big-city daily newspaper in Ohio.
In 1980, President Jimmy Carter...
The Missouri State Board of Education announced Tuesday, Dec. 5, that Senator Karla Eslinger will assume the role as the state’s next commissioner for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) effective June 1, 2024, after concluding her work in the Missouri Senate during the 2024...
Those interested in filing for seats coming open on Ozark County’s school boards and municipality boards can do so now through Dec. 26. File at the respective school or city/village office during regular hours. Filing will not be held at schools when inclement weather leads to a school day closure...
Ozark County government was given a “fair” rating the audit released in November by Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick.
Though the Ozark County Commissioners and County Clerk have said they are happy with the “fair” rating, they also recognize there are certain areas that the county can...