The Gainesville Saddle Club photo on page 1 shows riders in the club a few years after it was organized in September 1955, when this photo was taken. The Sept. 8, 1955, edition of the Times reported members of the newly organized club “paraded around the square, and it was one of the largest and best displays of horses seen in Gainesville in a number of years.” This photo appeared in the next week’s Times with the riders identified as, from left: H. V. Gaulding, Ira Duggins, Joe Bill Blisard, Stacy Landers, Nancy Lou Gaulding (Walker), Pearl Wood, Emmett Edmonds, Stanley Chaney, Edley Hamilton, R. G. Landers, Elbert Hale, J.O. Wood, Robert Dreckman, Paul Hambelton, Dallas Herd, Jack YUates, Al Farless, Charlie Kirkland, Ray Wallace and Don Copelin.
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When the Times contacted Gainesville native Stacy Landers, now living in Washington, Missouri, about the photo on page 1 of this week’s Times, to ask if he remembered being one of the horseback riders lined up below Janian’s Holiday Inn at Theodosia, his answer was a surprise:
“I have a copy of...
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Twenty two local girls enter this year’s queen pageant
The 2026 Hootin an Hollarin queen pageant will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, on...
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American Idol winner Hannah Harper and her full band will take the Hootin an Hollarin festival stage at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19.
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The Gainesville Saddle Club photo on page 1 shows riders in the club a few years after it was organized in September 1955, when this photo was taken. The Sept. 8, 1955, edition of the Times reported members of the newly organized club “paraded around the square, and it was one of the largest and best displays of horses seen in Gainesville in a number of years.” This photo appeared in the next week’s Times with the riders identified as, from left: H. V. Gaulding, Ira Duggins, Joe Bill Blisard, Stacy Landers, Nancy Lou Gaulding (Walker), Pearl Wood, Emmett Edmonds, Stanley Chaney, Edley Hamilton, R. G. Landers, Elbert Hale, J.O. Wood, Robert Dreckman, Paul Hambelton, Dallas Herd, Jack YUates, Al Farless, Charlie Kirkland, Ray Wallace and Don Copelin.
When the Times contacted Gainesville native Stacy Landers, now living in Washington, Missouri, about the photo on page 1 of this week’s Times, to ask if he remembered being one of the horseback riders lined up below Janian’s Holiday Inn at Theodosia, his answer was a surprise:
“I have a copy of...
September 16, 2026
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The Gainesville Saddle Club photo on page 1 shows riders in the club a few years after it was organized in September 1955, when this photo was taken. The Sept. 8, 1955, edition of the Times reported members of the newly organized club “paraded around the square, and it was one of the largest and best displays of horses seen in Gainesville in a number of years.” This photo appeared in the next week’s Times with the riders identified as, from left: H. V. Gaulding, Ira Duggins, Joe Bill Blisard, Stacy Landers, Nancy Lou Gaulding (Walker), Pearl Wood, Emmett Edmonds, Stanley Chaney, Edley Hamilton, R. G. Landers, Elbert Hale, J.O. Wood, Robert Dreckman, Paul Hambelton, Dallas Herd, Jack YUates, Al Farless, Charlie Kirkland, Ray Wallace and Don Copelin.September 16, 2026When the Times contacted Gainesville native Stacy Landers, now living in Washington, Missouri, about the photo on page 1 of this week’s Times, to ask if he remembered being one of the horseback... -
September 16, 2026Ozark County is currently under a burn ban, which was enacted by the Ozark County Commissioners on the recommendation of the fire marshal’s office last Thursday, Sept. 10. The burn ban... -
September 16, 2026Twenty two local girls enter this year’s queen pageant The 2026 Hootin an Hollarin queen pageant will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, on the Gainesville square. The pageant is...
Obits
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September 16, 2026Martha C. Taylor, 90, of Dora, died on Sept. 11, 2026. Arrangements are pending under the direction of Always Faithful Memorial Services, West Plains, Missouri.
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September 16, 2026Graveside services for Yvonne Carlen (Richter) Bertucci, 68, formerly of Gainesville, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, in the Sims Cemetery just north of Gainesville. Visitation... -
September 16, 2026A funeral ceremony for Brenda Merilda Puffett, 78, of Claremore, Oklahoma, was held Sept. 11, 2026, at Rice Funeral Service Chapel in Oklahoma. Burial was at Woodlawn Cemetery.She died Sept. 5...
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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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