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Bubbles, bubbles and more bubbles! McKinley Thomas and Luanna Loftis have fun playing during one of DOW campers’ favorite activities, when camp administrators rent a giant bubble machine that creates mountains of sudsy fun.
For almost 60 years, Ozark County children, along with kids from Douglas and Wright counties, have had the opportunity to spend several days and nights at DOW Camp, thanks to the generosity of local people and businesses. Many of the children who attend the camp, which is held at Hammond Mill Camp...
MoDOT is currently accepting proposals for dismantling and reusing the Theodosia bridge.
The news broke last week that the historic Theodosia bridge on Highway 160 over Bull Shoals Lake will be available for relocation and reuse, free of charge, to one lucky interested party.
Government entities, historical or civic organizations or private individuals may submit proposals to the...
Jack
An 80-year-old Forsyth woman was killed in a one-vehicle crash on Highway 142, about four miles east of Bakersfield last week – and in the days following, her husband was desperately searching for their missing dog, Jack, who had fled the crash scene.
Jack, a black and white border collie mix with...
Many local residents are wondering if the early-morning fire that occurred last Saturday at a home on County Road 609 in Pontiac is connected to the search warrant executed on the same house seven days prior that led to the discovery of methamphetamine, paraphernalia and used hypodermic needles in...
photo courtesy of Brixey/Rockbridge VFD Responders stayed on scene for several hours as the roadway was cleared of the spilled gravel.
Seventy-year-old Gainesville resident Kenny Pickett is now home recovering after spending four days in the hospital last week due to injuries he sustained when he rolled the MLH dump truck he was driving on Highway 181, north of Gainesville, July 14.
“We really appreciate all the prayers, calls,...
Photo by Katelyn Allen On the last evening of Piland's senior camp, Luke Brantingham, who preached the evening services, baptized four campers in a stock tank set up outside the chapel.
Since the 1950s, local children and teens have been making memories, having fun and learning about Jesus during their time at Piland Youth Camp in the Thornfield area.
The theme for this summer’s camp was “I am Unashamed” based on Romans 1:16. Linda Hannaford was the camp director, and Laura...
photo courtesy of Missouri State Capitol Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed House Bill 594 into law last week. The bill is wide sweeping and has many various components, but one important part for Ozark County is the ability now for the Ozark County Sheriff’s Department to begin collecting the half-cent law enforcement tax that was approved by voters nearly three years ago. Pictured, from left, Ozark County Western District Commissioner Layne Nance, Sen. Brad Hudson, Gov. Kehoe, Ozark County Sheriff Cass Martin and Ozark County Sheriff’s Department Administrator Curtis Ledbetter.
Almost three years after Ozark County residents overwhelmingly passed a half-cent sales tax for law enforcement, the tax will finally be able to be collected.
In early July, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed into law HB 594, which eliminates capital gains tax in Missouri and has the amendment...
Water system work is coming
City Water Specialist Jessi Price says work on the city’s $4 million water upgrades will likely begin in the next few weeks. Workers warn that there may be some disruption to water service while construction is being completed. The $4,252,500 project is being funded...
The Gainesville City Council is currently investigating options for installing a more permanent pipe-style gate at Hoerman Memorial Park. Currently, the park has the cable and post system pictured above, but the city hasn’t been able to find a good system of utilizing it. With continuous vandalism at the park, the city is now considering installing a more permanent pipe-style gate that will be closed at night and reopened in the morning, a duty Councilwoman Lana Bushong volunteered to handle now. The city council also approved purchasing and installing more cameras at the park to attempt to catch the vandals in action.
The city council had a lengthy discussion about park security and ways to help curb the vandalism that occurs regularly at Hoerman Memorial Park.
Mayor Gail Reich said she drove through the park at 10:20 p.m. a few nights before the meeting, and there were three adults in cars up at the park in the...