The Gainesville City Council is currently investigating options for installing a more permanent pipe-style gate at Hoerman Memorial Park. Currently, the park has the cable and post system pictured above, but the city hasn’t been able to find a good system of utilizing it. With continuous vandalism at the park, the city is now considering installing a more permanent pipe-style gate that will be closed at night and reopened in the morning, a duty Councilwoman Lana Bushong volunteered to handle now. The city council also approved purchasing and installing more cameras at the park to attempt to catch the vandals in action.
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The city council had a lengthy discussion about park security and ways to help curb the vandalism that occurs regularly at Hoerman Memorial Park.
Mayor Gail Reich said she drove through the park at 10:20 p.m. a few nights before the meeting, and there were three adults in cars up at the park in the...
Gainesville Fire Chief Kevin Piland reported that the department had 23 calls last month (June), including 16 medical calls, one structure fire, four...
July 17, 2025, 1:55 PM
BVFD photo Bakersfield Fire Chief Greg Watts inspects what remains of a 2011 Dodge Citadel after the vehicle caught fire parked at Century Bank’s Bakersfield location last Friday, July 11.
Bakersfield firefighter Luke Croney’s quick actions last Friday afternoon likely kept a bad situation from becoming a whole lot worse. Croney said he...
July 17, 2025, 12:08 PM
Cade Nold was honored as the 2025 Boys Track Athlete of the Year by the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame at a presentation program in Springfield on June 18. He’s pictured here after the presentation with Dora High School track coach Sheree Nold, right, and assistant coach Kaitlyn Perkins. Sheree Nold is also Cade’s mother.
Last month, Cade Nold was named Boys Track Athlete of the Year by the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame during presentation ceremonies in Springfield. It...
July 17, 2025, 12:04 PM
The Gainesville City Council is currently investigating options for installing a more permanent pipe-style gate at Hoerman Memorial Park. Currently, the park has the cable and post system pictured above, but the city hasn’t been able to find a good system of utilizing it. With continuous vandalism at the park, the city is now considering installing a more permanent pipe-style gate that will be closed at night and reopened in the morning, a duty Councilwoman Lana Bushong volunteered to handle now. The city council also approved purchasing and installing more cameras at the park to attempt to catch the vandals in action.
The city council had a lengthy discussion about park security and ways to help curb the vandalism that occurs regularly at Hoerman Memorial Park.
Mayor Gail Reich said she drove through the park at 10:20 p.m. a few nights before the meeting, and there were three adults in cars up at the park in the...
July 17, 2025
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The Gainesville City Council is currently investigating options for installing a more permanent pipe-style gate at Hoerman Memorial Park. Currently, the park has the cable and post system pictured above, but the city hasn’t been able to find a good system of utilizing it. With continuous vandalism at the park, the city is now considering installing a more permanent pipe-style gate that will be closed at night and reopened in the morning, a duty Councilwoman Lana Bushong volunteered to handle now. The city council also approved purchasing and installing more cameras at the park to attempt to catch the vandals in action.July 17, 2025The city council had a lengthy discussion about park security and ways to help curb the vandalism that occurs regularly at Hoerman Memorial Park.Mayor Gail Reich said she drove through the park at 10... -
July 17, 2025Gainesville Fire Chief Kevin Piland reported that the department had 23 calls last month (June), including 16 medical calls, one structure fire, four motor vehicle crashes and two brush fires. ... -
BVFD photo Bakersfield Fire Chief Greg Watts inspects what remains of a 2011 Dodge Citadel after the vehicle caught fire parked at Century Bank’s Bakersfield location last Friday, July 11.July 17, 2025Bakersfield firefighter Luke Croney’s quick actions last Friday afternoon likely kept a bad situation from becoming a whole lot worse. Croney said he had stopped in at Evan’s Kwik Stop,...
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July 17, 2025A visitation for Bobby Dean Upton, 93, of Independence, will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 18, at Speaks Suburban Chapel in Independence. A private graveside service will follow on July... -
July 17, 2025A memorial service for Richard Vernon Robey, 66, of Jackson, Missouri, formerly of West Plains, will be held at a later date.Mr. Robey died at 3:22 a.m., Monday, June 30, 2025, at Jackson Manor... -
July 17, 2025A celebration of the life of Robert David Norman, 82, of Ava, will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 19, 2025, at Ava Methodist Church, 945 W. Washington Ave. Visitation will be at the...
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Hunter is pictured here with, from left (front row): sister Stella, mother April and father Todd; (back row) aunt Jessica Blackburn, cousins Regan and Hudson and uncle Gabe Blackburn; grandfather Robert Klineline, grandmother Jackie Klineline, brother Chase and grandmother Juanita Luna.June 11, 2025Gainesville High School 2025 graduate Hunter Luna recently signed to play baseball at Missouri State University-West Plains. “I’m extremely proud of Hunter,” GHS Head Coach Blake... -
Now retired after working 32 years at Gainesville Schools, Jody Argabright is shown here at her family’s stockyards near Atwood, Kansas, where she has moved to make it more convenient to visit her children and grandchildren.June 11, 2025Jody Argabright, who retired after working as a school nurse for 32 years, said she "really enjoyed" working with the students. "We had fun," she said. And also, she adds, "... -
May 22, 2025The last of Ozark County’s four high schools held commencement ceremonies Friday, May 16, graduating the class of 2025. Gainesville High School’s graduation was held in the gym at...
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