Times photo/Jessi Dreckman This drainage ditch alongside the Ozark County Volunteer Library’s side wall on Second Street in Gainesville is causing water issues with the library. Representatives of the library were at this month’s city council meeting asking the city to help find a remedy.
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Joanne and Ken Krupp attended the April 8 Gainesville City Council meeting, asking the council members to help find a remedy for a water issue that is continually causing the Ozark County Volunteer Library building to flood.  “There’s a situation that has been going on for many, many years and that...

Times photo/Jessi Dreckman City council members sworn in From left, Gainesville city councilman and councilwomen Dana Crisp, Treva Warrick and Amanda “Mandy” Rodgers were sworn in to new two-year terms during the April 8 Gainesville City Council meeting. Crisp (east ward) and Warrick (center ward) were already serving on the board when their seats came up for re-election this year. They both chose to refile for the positions, and no one filed against them. Rodgers filed as a new candidate in the west ward, filling an empty seat vacated by former city councilman Seth Collins, who resigned last year. They will each serve a two-year term.
The council continued a discussion that has been ongoing since early this year when the city received correspondence from a company that is seeking a...
April 16, 2025, 5:00 PM
City Maintenance Supervisor Mike Davis said that contractors have begun the process to build the city’s new wastewater treatment facility.  “They’ve...
April 16, 2025, 4:57 PM
The Gainesville City Council approved Gainesville Fire Chief Kevin Piland’s request to spend up to $1,000 for a required ladder truck certification...
April 16, 2025, 4:57 PM

Times photo/Jessi Dreckman This drainage ditch alongside the Ozark County Volunteer Library’s side wall on Second Street in Gainesville is causing water issues with the library. Representatives of the library were at this month’s city council meeting asking the city to help find a remedy.
Joanne and Ken Krupp attended the April 8 Gainesville City Council meeting, asking the council members to help find a remedy for a water issue that is continually causing the Ozark County Volunteer Library building to flood.  “There’s a situation that has been going on for many, many years and that...
April 16, 2025

News


  • Times photo/Jessi Dreckman This drainage ditch alongside the Ozark County Volunteer Library’s side wall on Second Street in Gainesville is causing water issues with the library. Representatives of the library were at this month’s city council meeting asking the city to help find a remedy.
    April 16, 2025
    Joanne and Ken Krupp attended the April 8 Gainesville City Council meeting, asking the council members to help find a remedy for a water issue that is continually causing the Ozark County Volunteer...

  • Times photo/Jessi Dreckman City council members sworn in From left, Gainesville city councilman and councilwomen Dana Crisp, Treva Warrick and Amanda “Mandy” Rodgers were sworn in to new two-year terms during the April 8 Gainesville City Council meeting. Crisp (east ward) and Warrick (center ward) were already serving on the board when their seats came up for re-election this year. They both chose to refile for the positions, and no one filed against them. Rodgers filed as a new candidate in the west ward, filling an empty seat vacated by former city councilman Seth Collins, who resigned last year. They will each serve a two-year term.
    April 16, 2025
    The council continued a discussion that has been ongoing since early this year when the city received correspondence from a company that is seeking a partial sales tax refund on behalf of the...
  • April 16, 2025
    City Maintenance Supervisor Mike Davis said that contractors have begun the process to build the city’s new wastewater treatment facility. “They’ve started laying blocks on the...

Obits

  • April 10, 2025
    A celebration of life for Kevin J. Tackitt, 65, of Caulfield, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 27, 2025, at the Caulfield Community Building for those who knew and loved him. The gathering will...
  • April 3, 2025
    A celebration of life for Thomas Jefferson “Jeff” Lamar IV, 64, of Gainesville, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 5, 2025, at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Gainesville. Visitation...
  • April 3, 2025
     Richard “Dick” Harrolle, 90, of Isabella, died March 24, 2025, at Baxter Health Hospital in Mountain Home, Arkansas. He was born Oct. 28, 1934, in Rochelle, Illinois, to Luther and...

Education


  • Jennifer Garrison
    April 8, 2025
    Amanda Vandewalle and Jennifer Garrison tied, winning both of the two open seats on the Lutie School Board during the April 8 General Municipal Election. The unofficial results received from the...

  • Sally Hambelton
    April 8, 2025
    Sally Hambelton, Dakota Nash and Jeffrey Lane won the three open seats in the Gainesville School District's school board election during the April 8 General Municipal Election. Hambelton and...

  • Derik Collins
    April 8, 2025
    Derik Collins and Shelby Nold won the two open seats on the Dora School Board during the April 8 General Municipal Election. The unofficial results received from the Ozark County Clerk's office...

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