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Editor’s note: This week marks the four-year anniversary of an historic flood that devastated parts of Ozark County on the weekend of April 29-30, 2017. In this two-part story, retired Gainesville teacher Robin Mustion and her husband, Rich, share the story of how the flood changed their lives.
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Editor’s note: This is the second part of a two-part story detailing the April 14 preliminary hearing of Timothy Kyle Sprague, charged in connection with the July 15, 2020, shooting death of Kameron Stillwell. See last week’s Times for the first part of the story, which outlined Kimberly Morris’...
Editor’s note: This is one of the stories to be included in the personal memoir now being assembled by Ozark County native Sid Pierce, a Navy veteran, retired teacher and Branson sound technician who for many years traveled the world with country music recording artist Roy Clark. His dad, the late...
A virtual meeting was held April 16 between Circuit Judge Calvin Holden, public defenders Kate Welborn and Cheryl Duvall, and the prosecution duo of Ozark County Prosecuting Attorney John Garrabrant and Tony Brown from the Missouri Attorney General’s office in reference to the Savannah Leckie...
At their weekly meeting Monday, the Ozark County Commissioners discussed the recycling center and some past and ongoing road-and-bridge projects.
An extra set of hands
Western District Commissioner Layne Nance said the commissioners are participating in a program through Ozark Action that will...
The May 2021 issue of the Old Mill Run, the quarterly publication of the Ozark County Genealogical and Histori-cal Society, marks the newsletter’s 35th year of publication.
As always, the May issue has several stories of interest to those who enjoy Ozark County history. Almartha native Betty...
The Howell County Sheriff’s Department has identified human remains found in a wooded area off Highway 17, south of West Plains, as those of 36-year-old Franklin David Clark. Clark’s mother, Pauline King, lives north of Gainesville.
“At this point, we’re still waiting for the finalized report from...
Up to a century’s accumulation of grime, dirt, pollen, mold and lichen has been washed away from the headstones in the Gaines-ville Cemetery, freshening up the appearance of the pastoral setting and revealing “an amazing amount of history,” one of the cemetery board members said.
Rob Collins of...
Further details emerged about the July 15, 2020, shooting death of Gainesville resident Kameron Stillwell during an April 14 preliminary hearing before Associate Circuit Judge Raymond Gross. The hearing was for Timothy Kyle Sprague, who is now charged with Stillwell’s murder among other felony...
Thursday is Earth Day, a time when we celebrate our beautiful planet and consider how we help it continue to be our healthy home in the universe. One way Ozark Countians contribute to that effort is by delivering trash and recyclables to the Ozark County Recycling Center on County Road 502 at Lilly...