Ozark County Sheriff’s Reserve Deputy Jeremy McKee is the school resource officer at Dora School, where his wife, Amanda, is a high school teacher, and their son, Jackson, is a freshman.
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It wasn't a straight and easy road to get here, but now, 22 years after his honorable Army discharge, Iraq combat veteran Jeremy McKee is in a good place in both his personal life and his career.
Happily married almost 20 years to his sweetheart, Amanda, and the father of their 14-year-old son...
Isabella-area resident veteran Les Wells served in the Navy from 1968 until 1973. His tour included 34 months on ships in the combat zone off the coast of Vietnam.
Isabella-area veteran Les Wells says his family “has a very strong naval history. It’s in our blood.” In fact, if you do a Google search of his...
November 11, 2026, 3:22 PM
Brett Evans, right, and a fellow soldier stand beside an unidentified rocket casing in 2003 during Brett's first combat tour in Iraq.
Ozark County native Brett Evans was a senior in Gainesville High School when the Twin Towers fell on Sept. 11, 2001. He was working a half-day at a...
November 11, 2026, 3:09 PM
The King David and Mary Stone Mahan log cabin on the Mahan homestead first settled in 1860. On the porch are Mrs. Mahan and her daughter, Ruby Wallace.
Reprinted from the Oct. 28, 1976 edition of the Ozark County Times – The American Dream–freedom, achievement, reward–is affirmed in the history of...
November 6, 2026, 10:14 AM
Ozark County Sheriff’s Reserve Deputy Jeremy McKee is the school resource officer at Dora School, where his wife, Amanda, is a high school teacher, and their son, Jackson, is a freshman.
It wasn't a straight and easy road to get here, but now, 22 years after his honorable Army discharge, Iraq combat veteran Jeremy McKee is in a good place in both his personal life and his career.
Happily married almost 20 years to his sweetheart, Amanda, and the father of their 14-year-old son...
November 11, 2026
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Ozark County Sheriff’s Reserve Deputy Jeremy McKee is the school resource officer at Dora School, where his wife, Amanda, is a high school teacher, and their son, Jackson, is a freshman.November 11, 2026It wasn't a straight and easy road to get here, but now, 22 years after his honorable Army discharge, Iraq combat veteran Jeremy McKee is in a good place in both his personal life and his career... -
Isabella-area resident veteran Les Wells served in the Navy from 1968 until 1973. His tour included 34 months on ships in the combat zone off the coast of Vietnam.November 11, 2026Isabella-area veteran Les Wells says his family “has a very strong naval history. It’s in our blood.” In fact, if you do a Google search of his mother’s maiden name (Isabelle... -
Brett Evans, right, and a fellow soldier stand beside an unidentified rocket casing in 2003 during Brett's first combat tour in Iraq.November 11, 2026Ozark County native Brett Evans was a senior in Gainesville High School when the Twin Towers fell on Sept. 11, 2001. He was working a half-day at a local turkey farm as part of an FFA project when he...
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October 8, 2026Funeral services for Garry Lloyd Henning, 75, of Gainesville, will be held at 11 a.m. today, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, at Mammoth Assembly of God Church, south of Gainesville. Officiating will... -
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