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Lutie teacher Sandy Woody, front and center, is pictured here with this year’s yearbook staff. Woody teaches middle and high school english, yearbook, serves as the elementary librarian and is a sponsor for several extra curricular activities. Students pictured from left to right are: back row: Emily Linenbrink, Alexis Goldman, Coby Dooley and Bailee Amos. Front row: Gage Christine and Crystal Fenske.
If you’ve been involved in any way with Lutie School in the last 18 years, you’re probably familiar with the warm and welcoming, slightly off-beat and fun personality of Ms. Sandra Woody.  Woody, who has served in varying faculty roles in her nearly two decades at Lutie, says she found a home in...
Accused murderer Timothy “Kyle” Sprague, 32, of Gainesville, was released from the Ozark County Jail following a Jan. 20 hearing before Circuit Judge Craig Carter.  “I am ecstatic that Judge Carter agreed to release Kyle Sprague. He has been incarcerated in Ozark County since July 20, 2020…”...
The Ozark County Historium is gathering stories for its next book focusing on Ozark County’s colorful history. This one will spotlight the stores and post offices that served as the heart of dozens of rural communities tucked back in Ozark County’s hollers or standing sturdily on its ridges. The...
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s State of the State address last week raised some eyebrows among local school administrators when he called for a pay bump for Missouri teachers. Parson pointed to billions of federal dollars and a state surplus waiting for allocation as he called on the state and...

Last week officers with the Missouri State Highway Patrol apprehended Tony Hager, a 22-year-old Imperial man who is charged with murdering a 25-year-old man in St. Louis County on Jan. 16.
On Jan. 19, at the Gainesville Bullseye/Subway store, officers with the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) apprehended a man wanted in connection with a Jan. 16 murder in St. Louis County.  Tony Hager, 22, of Imperial, was arrested without incident at the Gainesville convenience store.  He was...

The “popcorn man” Bobby Grisham was presented with a 2021 Senior Service Award on behalf of Missouri Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe for his volunteer work selling popcorn to raise money for area schools. Grisham was presented the award by Sen. Karla Eslinger, who also nominated him for the award. He was one of only 10 people in the state to receive the award.
Affectionately known as “the popcorn man,” local resident Bobby Grisham was recognized with a 2021 Senior Service Award, presented by Missouri Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, for his many years of service to the community, particularly raising money for local schools. Grisham earned the name “the popcorn man...
As covid, the flu and other wintertime bugs surge around the Ozarks, the illnesses are wreaking havoc on school and sports schedules, forcing some teams to pull out of tournaments and making it hard to even field enough players for a varsity team. For many small schools, it means staff and faculty...

Quite an accomplishment Tecumseh resident Bill Driscoll, 66, finished the 223-mile Ouachita Trail in November. The milestone, paired with his previous hikes of the Ozark Trail and Ozark Highlands Trail, completes the “Triple O,” a coveted hiking accomplishment spanning a total of 738 miles. Bill spent 63 hiking days over the last 15 years as part of the journey. He averaged 12 miles per hiking day. 
It was Nov. 2, 2021, when Bill Driscoll completed the 223-mile Ouachita Trail.  As he crossed through a metal structure marking the end of the hike, he knew he’d completed a much-anticipated journey. Sure, he’d finished the 223-mile Ouachita Trail.  The completion of that day’s hike also meant that...
Ozark County Sheriff Cass Martin said that officers investigated a string of at least seven vehicle break-ins that were reported in the Gainesville area on a snowy Jan. 6, when officers were also working tirelessly to help clear several snow-induced traffic incidents from Ozark County streets and...
The Ozark County Commissioners voted unanimously during their Monday meeting to place an upcoming measure on the April 5 General Municipal Election ballot.  If approved, the measure would allow Ozark County to receive county tax on goods purchased by county residents through website and other...

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