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Photo by Karla Smith The Gainesville Bulldogs baseball team celebrate after beating Seymour in a 13-inning ‘nail biter’ to win the Summit Conference Championship. The Bulldogs head into district tournament action next week as the number one seed and ranked 6th in the state.
The Gainesville Bulldogs and the Seymour Tigers kept fans on the edge of their seats in a conference championship showdown that went 13 innings and saw Gainesville coach Blake Hobbs get ejected after he objected to an obstruction call at second base.
The Bulldogs won the game on May 3, 2-1 claiming...
The elevator in the Ozark County Courthouse may soon be getting a major update, as county commissioners are expected to open bids to update the elevator, which has become all but obsolete. The need to update the elevator has been amplified since the handicap ramp on the west side of the courthouse was discovered to be in a crumbling state recently.
County commissioners met with representatives from Kone Elevators and Escalators of Springfield last week about the condition and future of the elevator in the courthouse.
Commissioners had previously been told that the elevator was obsolete and, if something broke on it, they couldn’t get parts...
The Bakersfield and Tecumseh volunteer fire departments responded to a fire at a camper on County Road 557 in Ozark County Sunday, May 7. According to the sheriff’s report, the fire was first reported at 6:11 a.m. Sunday. The camper was a total loss, and one man sustained minor burns, fire...
Charles G. Cornelison, 52, of El Reno, Oklahoma, was killed in a motorcycle crash on County Road 142 in Rockbridge in Ozark County May 5.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol online crash report, Cornelison was driving a 2009 Harley Davidson eastbound on the county road at 7:35 p.m. when...
Dora’s class of 2023
Graduating seniors at Dora High School pictured above, are from left, front row: Chesney Luna, Shauna Lake, Emma Jenne, Makayla Morgan, Janey Dallas, Felicity Duncan and Zoey Chance. Back row: Kenley Howard, Callen DePriest, Autumn Nold, Alex (last name omitted by request),...
A project to construct the Gainesville city Third and Main Street sidewalks and reroute stormwater is now underway by Joe’s Bridge & Grading of Poplar Bluff. The project is slated for completion on June 27. The work will involve replacing the sidewalks from the corner of Main Street where it...
Theodosia resident Reuben Perlee has earned a place on the Team USA 2024 World Multi-Sport Championship in Australia. The local teen plans to attend and compete in the global competition, which is scheduled for August 2024.
Perlee earned a spot on the team after placing first in his age division...
Times photo/Bruce Roberts Gainesville-area resident David Culp stands in front of his 1965 Chevy Impala that won the “Fine Nine” award at the Darryl Starbird Rod and Custom Car Show in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in February. His car was one of 15 high-end custom cars that were invited to compete for the award.
Gainesville-area resident David Culp took his resto-mod 1965 Chevy Impala to the Darryl Starbird Rod and Custom Car Show in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in February and won the show’s prestigious Fine Nine Award. The award represents one of the finest nine cars in the show that is the largest car show in the...
Times photo/Bruce Roberts Gainesville-area resident David Culp stands in front of his 1965 Chevy Impala that won the “Fine Nine” award at the Darryl Starbird Rod and Custom Car Show in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in February. His car was one of 15 high-end custom cars that were invited to compete for the award.
Gainesville-area resident David Culp took his resto-mod 1965 Chevy Impala to the Darryl Starbird Rod and Custom Car Show in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in February and won the show’s prestigious Fine Nine Award. The award represents one of the finest nine cars in the show that is the largest car show in the...
Business owners in Theodosia organizing a new open air market include, from left, back row: Russ Mathews of Country Apron Bakery, Madison Plakorus and Nichole Sherry of Ozark Local, Carla Holcomb of Grandma’s Pantry, Kristy Suter of TLC Marketplace. Front row: Shanna Clayton of CF Meat Co. and Pam Mathews of Country Apron Bakery.
The owners of five businesses located within the shopping center on Highway 160 in Theodosia are excited to host a new “open air market” every third Saturday of the month at the center.
The group is now looking for vendors who may want to setup to offer various items for sale, services, games, face...