Letters to the Editor
The Isabella VFW Post 5366 had a great turnout for our Thanksgiving Day dinner; 120 people were fed. A lot stayed afterward and visited and munched on desserts. Everyone thanked us, and several told me they would have spent the day alone and that they were so glad they came.
We invite everyone to...
While we welcome the opening of the new James Bridge over the North Fork of the White River, we must take considerable exception to denying individuals the right of access to the river at that long-used site.
For as long as roads have been constructed and bridges built, the public has had and used...
The Isabella VFW Post 5366 will once again serve our annual Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day community dinners. The meals are free to the public. We hold each dinner starting at noon on the day of the holiday. Many people in our area wouldn’t have a holiday dinner or a place to go without these...
Ozark County Christians “Unite to Worship” (see “Area churches this week hosting ‘Unite to Worship’ revival series, Times, Oct. 25) is the sort of thing that is much easier to say than to pull off. I guess I may have gone to the countywide revival the first night partially because I knew it was the...
The Theodosia Area Volunteer Fire Department, on behalf of the citizens of Theodosia, would like to thank Rob Collins and Angie Collins of Chaney Monuments for themonument they created, free of charge, for the Savannah Leckie Memorial.
The monument is located at the Theodosia Area VFD main fire...
I’ve been following and just read of the openings of the CC and PP highway bridges. Having worked for a government agency in another state in engineering, I laughed when MoDOT said the bridges would be built and open in mid-October. I thought the permits wouldn’t even be obtained in twice that time...
Twenty-five years ago, I attended my first pie auction at Bakersfield High School. The boys basketball team needed new uniforms, and someone suggested to me that a pie auction would raise the $2,500 we needed to cover the cost. I thought that was crazy, but we had one, and we raised the $2,500 that...
Thanks to all the patrons who voted in the recent election. Whether you voted for or against our tax levy adjustment request, we appreciate your taking the time to vote. Many have asked us what the failure of the adjustment will mean to Ozark County’s emergency medical services.
We will continue...