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Participants in the Ozark County Volunteer Library’s summer reading program for kids show their “make art out of words” craft projects inspired by the children’s books Fear the Bunny by Richard T. Morris and The Fox and The Box by Yvonne Ivinson. From left: Simcha, Avi, Tseidle, Eli, Gabe and Ethan...
The east-side entry to Third Street and the Gainesville square from Highway 160 has been closed for about a month as contractor crews complete work on the Barney Douglas Bridge over Lick Creek.
The Barney Douglas Bridge over Lick Creek on Highway 160 just east of the Gainesville square has been under construction for just over a month now, and work will likely continue until late August, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation.
“I discussed this with our contractor…, and...
Ray Coahran, left, and Bobby Grisham, members of Robert Burns Masonic Lodge in Gainesville, had good news for residents who purchased $10 boxes of microwave popcorn at the Gainesville ball fields last week, part of the lodge’s efforts to support area children in need. Five dollars of each popcorn...
Four Drury residents were arrested in eastern Douglas County during the early morning hours of Friday, July 2, when members of the Ozark/Douglas Counties Multi-jurisdictional Task Force executed three separate search warrants, uncovering 300 grams of marijuana that had been prepared for...
The Ozark County Sheriff’s Department says it does not yet have an official suspect in the theft of a John Deere tractor that was reported stolen on June 23, but it does have some persons of interests and is continuing its investigation. The tractor, a John Deere 7410 cab tractor with a front-end...
Times photo/Jessi Dreckman The commissioners meet at 9 a.m. every Monday in the commission office on the second floor of the Ozark County Courthouse in Gainesville. The meetings are open to the public.
Representatives from John Deere and Fabick-Cat attended this week’s meeting to learn the commissioners’ choice in their purchase of a new grader for the county’s Road and Bridge Department.
The commissioners ran a legal notice in the Times for two weeks soliciting bids on the cost of either a...
Vicki Lindsey Garner
The Ozark County Historium in Gainesville will host its traditional summertime event, the Historium Tea, at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, July 29. After a two-year hiatus, it is a welcome resumption of one of the most successful events sponsored by Historium volunteers in years past.
In keeping with the...
The Ozark County Health Department reported Monday on its Facebook page that Ozark County has a vaccination rate of about 33 percent, following its statement that, “Sadly, we are beginning to see an increase in Covid-19.”
Rates and numbers vary widely with various reporting methods and sources....
Michael Loftis, pictured with sons Chason, left, and Gabriel, paddles a raft down the North Fork of the White River during a recent float trip. Michael’s wife, Laine, and their two other children, Layla and Grady, were also on the trip. The Loftises rented the raft from local outfitter Sunburst Ranch. The family of six sold their house near Squires in 2017, bought an RV and have been traveling the country full-time since then. They return to the Ozarks to visit family and friends here several times throughout the year, including this trip last month. To follow their adventures, search “Loftis Party of Six” on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube or visit www.loftispartyofsix.com.
Floating season is in full swing, and the cold, clear, spring-fed water of the North Fork of the White River is just the place to be on a hot, sunny day. This comprehensive list of Ozark County-area access options on the North Fork has been assembled to provide an overview of this summer’s...
Sid Pierce playing drums at a Branson show in 2019.
Editor’s note: This is the third part in a three-part series to be included in the personal memoir now being assembled by Ozark County native Sid Pierce, a Navy veteran, retired teacher and Branson sound technician and drummer who for many years traveled extensively with country music recording...