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Missouri State Highway Patrol Tpr. Noah G. Britt, left, stands with his father Jim Britt after taking over his father’s badge #368 upon Jim’s retirement last week.
Gainesville resident, Cpl. N. J. “Jim” Britt officially retired from the Missouri State Highway Patrol after 28 years of service last week. His son Noah Britt continues his legacy, taking over his dad’s badge number #368 in his own career with the MSHP.
In an emotional video posted to Facebook by...
© 2024 Google This photo, taken from Google Earth’s Street View, shows the home earlier this year before it was demolished. The heavy machinery pictured in the background is part of the working construction zone for the school’s new baseball and softball complex, which is scheduled to be completed this spring.
A house that stood on Highway 181 at the corner adjoining Gainesville’s former airport for at least 75 years was demolished over the weekend after falling into disrepair in recent times.
Known by many longtime residents as “the Barrett house” or “the yellow house at the airport,” the structure and...
The former Grisham’s Garage on Highway 160 in Theodosia has new owners and a new name. Oily Apes Garage is now open by owners (pictured above, from left) Daniel and Nichole Sherry and their son-in-law and daughter Devon and Madison Plakorus. Devon is holding his and Madison’s daughter Evie. The...
Ryan and Dana Shute of Isabella own Blackberry Valley Coffee Roasters, offering freshly roasted coffee locally and online.
Ryan and Dana Shute of Isabella say that it was their own desire for local, freshly roasted coffee beans that led them down a path to open their new business, Blackberry Valley Coffee Roasters. Now, they’re sharing their passion with the local community through the sale of their freshly roasted...
photo by Karla Smith Bakersfield Lion Ethan Cotter drives past a Thayer Bobcat player during a Jan. 23 game in the Lions’ home gym.
Ethan Cotter makes state history as one of only a handful of high school players to hit 2,000 points
There’s no denying that Bakersfield Lions’ #10, Ethan Cotter, is a force to be reckoned with on the basketball court, but the 5-foot 10-inch guard has earned a new level of notoriety after making his way into a selective group of accomplished ball players who have made 2,000 points during their...
Times ad manager Jenny Yarger has been busy working with area business owners on ads for the upcoming annual publication of The Real Ozarks Magazine.
The glossy-covered, magazine-style book, published once a year in the spring, serves as a guide to Ozark County and the surrounding area. Although...
This stack of returned assessment forms is just one day’s worth of mail, says Ozark County Assessor Jama Berry.
Ozark County Assessor Jama Berry reminds residents that they need to call the assessor’s office directly to notify staff of a new address anytime it is changed in order to receive their personal property assessment forms each year.
With the photo at right, Berry said: “If you haven’t received your...
Century Bank of the Ozarks is providing special eclipse viewing eyeglasses (photo below) to all students and faculty in Ozark County schools. Scientists warn that special dark glasses must be worn while viewing the eclipse; ordinary sunglasses don't provide enough protection for the eyes. Only during the period of totality is it safe to take off the glasses and look directly at the sun.
After reading the story in last week's Times about the upcoming total solar eclipse that will pass over parts of Ozark County on April 8, Ozark County native Monte Roy, now living with his wife Patti near St. Louis, shared photos he took of the previous eclipse from his home in Wildwood.
Monte is...
After its impact with a car driven by Brittany Escobedo, who was later arrested on DWI-related charges, the Toyota pickup Jeff was driving with his two children in safety seats behind him rolled across the pavement and came to rest upside-down with the cab crushed against a large boulder.
In the blink of an eye, on Nov. 8, Jeff Barry, 39, went from being a muscular, physically fit farmer and athlete to being paralyzed and helpless.
It was in that instant that a drunk driver collided with the 29-year-old Toyota pickup truck Jeff was driving, with his two young children in the...
The Gainesville City Council denied a request to allow this building on the Gainesville square to be used as residential space.
The four Gainesville City Councilmen who were present at the Dec. 21, 2023, monthly meeting voted unanimously to deny a request for a variance that would allow a building on the northwest corner of the square to be marketed and used as residential space.
The decision was made “Citing the lack of...