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Times photo/Jessi Dreckman Ozark County Sheriff’s Deputy Justin Brown demonstrates the department’s new software, which officers can access from portable laptop/tablet computers from anywhere.
The Ozark County Sheriff’s Department has begun implementing a new software program, Omnigo, which will totally change the playing field, officers say.
“It’s going to, first off, let me know where everyone’s at. So, I can look at the map and say, well, I’ve got one [deputy] down here working in...
Times photo/Jessi Dreckman Ozarks Wifi co-owner Mike Gardner attended Monday’s commissioners meeting to ask the county to consider using expected covid relief money to help expand rural internet in Ozark County. The business is based out of its building on the southwest corner of the Gainesville square, but is mostly working remotely now.
Ozark Wifi co-owner Mike Gardner attended this week’s Ozark County Commissioners meeting to ask the county to consider using money the county expects to receive from the newest round of coronavirus relief, the American Rescue Plan, to help fund the construction of air-internet “towers” that would...
By Sue Ann Jones
sueann@ozarkcountytimes.com
Two of Ozark County’s five school districts, Dora and Thornfield, and one of its three incorporated villages, Gainesville, will hold elections in the April 6 general municipal election. This week, the Times is publishing brief profiles of the three...
At their weekly meeting Monday, the Ozark County Commissioners discussed the recent rain that caused flooded conditions. They also talked about grant funding for the recycling center, their attendance at a recent County Commissioners Association of Missouri meeting and, finally, the bid opening...
The 2021 Real Ozarks Magazine, a glossy-covered, full-color guide to exploring Ozark County and the surrounding area, is now available at the Times office and wherever newspapers are sold.
The popular magazine, published annually by the Times, is also distributed at visitor centers across the state...
David and Jenny Middleton, owners of Ozark Soul Native Plants, grow around 250 species of regional native plants at their home in western Ozark County.
David and Jenny Middleton moved to western Ozark County five years ago. They met while working at Shaw Nature Reserve, a 2,441-acre natural area outside of St. Louis. Although they both came from more traditional horticulture backgrounds, they fell in love with native plants and knew they wanted to...
The History Channel’s “American Pickers,” a documentary television show that explores the world of antique “picking” or searching, is scheduled to film in Missouri again during the month of May, and the hosts are looking for people in Ozark County and the surrounding area with unique antique...
Contractors have been working for about two weeks on the Tecumseh curves section of Highway 160, and the results have been dramatic. Much of the dense forest that once spanned the north hillside alongside Highway 160 on the curvy area has been cleared. The $3.8 million project to realign the...
Storms that brought 4 to 5 inches of rain to the area last week caused flooding that sent water rushing over low-water crossings and roadways where drivers weren't expecting it. This pickup was washed off a bridge on Highway 142 near Moody late Friday night. J.B. Duke, of Duke's Towing east of...
Missouri Bat Census founder Kirsten Alvey-Mudd snapped this photo before entering a particularly icy cave on the Cloud 9 Ranch property in late February. Kirsten and a group of “eco-minded cavers, educators, biologists, students and others” travel around the state to explore private and publicly owned caves to conduct and maintain a database inventory on the state’s bat population.
Imagine lying on your stomach in a dark, cramped space, your body submerged in a 34-degree stream with only your shoulders and head above water, where there’s just a foot of airspace. Using only the strength in your arms, you pull body along a dark, 1,200-foot abyss with only a headlamp to provide...