The small but mighty team behind your hometown newspaper: With six staff members wearing many hats, the Ozark County Times works each week to tell the stories of the people, places and events that make this community special. Pictured from left is: Features Writer Sue Ann Jones, Graphic Designer and Circulation Manager Regina Mozingo, Editor Jessi Dreckman, Owner Norene Prososki, Delivery Driver Lorene Loftis and Advertising Manager Jenny Yarger.
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There are times when you are reminded just how much something means to a community. For us, that reminder has come recently as we’ve watched three Ozarks papers close their doors. The Branson Tri-Lakes News, the Stone County Republican and the Barry County Advertiser are gone, ending decades of...
This summer, Gainesville resident Robert Taylor, along with his son Jaxon and family friends Sy Jeckstadt and Ed Zimmer, built a similar cabin to one that stood in the same bottom field when his parents purchased the farm in the 1970s. The men then recreated the vibrant roof design that his parents first commissioned 50 years ago (see below). Times photo/Jessi Dreckman.
More than 140 years ago, a young potter named John DeLoss Lawrence came to Ozark County with little more than a dream of claiming 160 acres and...
August 11, 2026, 11:55 AM
Unofficial election results show that Ozark County voters cast the following ballots for the four amendments on the Aug. 4, 2026, Primary Election...
August 4, 2026, 10:02 PM
Unofficial election results show that Jim Britt received the most votes and has been elected as Ozark County’s new Presiding Commissioner in the Aug...
August 4, 2026, 9:59 PM
The small but mighty team behind your hometown newspaper: With six staff members wearing many hats, the Ozark County Times works each week to tell the stories of the people, places and events that make this community special. Pictured from left is: Features Writer Sue Ann Jones, Graphic Designer and Circulation Manager Regina Mozingo, Editor Jessi Dreckman, Owner Norene Prososki, Delivery Driver Lorene Loftis and Advertising Manager Jenny Yarger.
There are times when you are reminded just how much something means to a community. For us, that reminder has come recently as we’ve watched three Ozarks papers close their doors. The Branson Tri-Lakes News, the Stone County Republican and the Barry County Advertiser are gone, ending decades of...
August 11, 2026
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The small but mighty team behind your hometown newspaper: With six staff members wearing many hats, the Ozark County Times works each week to tell the stories of the people, places and events that make this community special. Pictured from left is: Features Writer Sue Ann Jones, Graphic Designer and Circulation Manager Regina Mozingo, Editor Jessi Dreckman, Owner Norene Prososki, Delivery Driver Lorene Loftis and Advertising Manager Jenny Yarger.August 11, 2026There are times when you are reminded just how much something means to a community. For us, that reminder has come recently as we’ve watched three Ozarks papers close their doors. The Branson... -
This summer, Gainesville resident Robert Taylor, along with his son Jaxon and family friends Sy Jeckstadt and Ed Zimmer, built a similar cabin to one that stood in the same bottom field when his parents purchased the farm in the 1970s. The men then recreated the vibrant roof design that his parents first commissioned 50 years ago (see below). Times photo/Jessi Dreckman.August 11, 2026More than 140 years ago, a young potter named John DeLoss Lawrence came to Ozark County with little more than a dream of claiming 160 acres and building a home for his family. Alongside his wife,... -
August 4, 2026Unofficial election results show that Ozark County voters cast the following ballots for the four amendments on the Aug. 4, 2026, Primary Election ballot. Amendment 1: Renew the...
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August 6, 2026Funeral services for Sarah "Maxine" Strong Luttrell, 90, of Gainesville, were held Friday, July 24, 2026, in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home chapel in Gainesville. Burial was at Howard Ridge...
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August 6, 2026Graveside funeral services for Danny Richison, 77, of Mountain Grove, former long-time resident of Gainesville, were held Friday, July 24, 2026, at Sims Cemetery in Gainesville. A celebration... -
August 6, 2026Funeral services for George Franklin "Frankie" Goodman, 56, of Gainesville, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 23, 2026, at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Gainesville. A...
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April 7, 2026Voters in the Dora School District passed the “Proposition K.I.D.S” ballot measure. Unofficial election results showed the following ballots were cast:• Yes: 104• No: 66 -
April 7, 2026Stanton Cory Lamb was elected into the contested seat on the Bakersfield School Board. He will join Matthew L. Evans, Timothy Watlington and Darren Johnson, who were also on the ballot in an... -
April 7, 2026Ryan Garrison was elected into the contested seat on the Lutie School Board. He will join Wanda DeForrest and Travis Carlile, who were also on the ballot in an uncontested race, and other currently...
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