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Gail Reich
These candidates are running  in contested races in county The residents whose “profiles” appear on this page are running in Ozark County’s five contested races in the April 3 general municipal election. They are seeking seats on school boards in Bakersfield and Gainesville, village boards in...

Robert Bochert
These candidates are running  in contested races in county The residents whose “profiles” appear on this page are running in Ozark County’s five contested races in the April 3 general municipal election. They are seeking seats on school boards in Bakersfield and Gainesville, village boards in...

Chris Bales
These candidates are running  in contested races in county The residents whose “profiles” appear on this page are running in Ozark County’s five contested races in the April 3 general municipal election. They are seeking seats on school boards in Bakersfield and Gainesville, village boards in...

photo source: Larry Black Real Estate
The seasonal opening of Oakland Park on Bull Shoals Lake in Arrkansas is being delayed by the Army Corps of Engineers’ Mountain Home Project Office from the planned May 1 to May 18 instead, weather permitting.The delay is due to the park’s electrical system being replaced and the roads being...
The Ozark County Senior Center Board is looking for a cook for the First Sunday fried chicken dinner fundraisers held each month at The Center in Gainesville.Those interested are asked to call administrator Lisa Engelhardt at The Center, 417-679-4746, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday...
Friday at Gainesville City Hall, papers were signed that will launch the beginning of construction on a new $2.45 million wastewater treatment facility. City clerk Lisa Goodnight, seated right, said paperwork, grant applications and other pre-construction work on the project have been in process...

Participants included, from left, David Connell, Georgia Thorne, Marshall Simpson, Jenna Uchtman, Gentry and Gracyn Blackburn, Lucas Luna, Tyler Tabor, Peyton and Tate Eslinger
The Ozark County Commissioners last week declared April as “Clean Up Trash” month in Ozark County, but the youth of Frontier Baptist Church in Pontiac didn’t wait for the first day of April to put the proclamation into action. Young participants from the church worked Saturday picking up trash...
Signs of spring are everywhere, and my yard is full of blooming flowers. When I think of trimming many shrubs that aren’t as attractive through most of the year, I remember how pretty their blooms are in springtime. I have forsythia and a hedge of bridal wreath and japonica in my yard. I moved...
The beautiful sunshine days are great. We hope to get the rain, and then maybe some of the cattle feeding will slow down. Then here comes fertilizer time.I love this time of the year with the different kinds of flowers, fruit trees, Easter lillies, dogwoods (pink and white), white serviceberries,...
MenusLunch is served daily from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and is open to everyone. The cost is $6 for those younger than 60; a $3.50 donation is requested for those over 60. Call 679-4746 to order take-out for 25 cents more.Wednesday, March 28: Sweet and sour meatballs, Oriental vegetable blend,...

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