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The Hermann family of St. Louis was back in Ozark County last week, visiting Rockbridge Rainbow Trout and Game Ranch for the 70th time in the resort's 70-year history. Someone from the Hermann family – usually several people – have been guests at Rockbridge every summer since Lile and Edith Amyx...
The new school year will be ushered in next week, and with it will come two new on-site school-based health clinics at Bakersfield and Gainesville Schools.
The clinics are made possible by a partnership between the two school districts and Baxter Health of Mountain Home, Arkansas, with Ozark County...
Rockbridge Rainbow Trout and Game Ranch is marking its 70th birthday next week, celebrating seven decades as a cherished Ozarks hideaway that's enjoyed continued success while overcoming a crazy mix of challenges and calamities through the years.
The resort started in 1954 in one of Ozark County'...
A new thrift store and prayer room will open on Highway 160 in Theodosia, next to Dollar General, Friday, Aug. 16, thanks to the efforts of the Tailgate Ministries, a project that began in 2020 by Isabella residents Arthur and Norma Fortin. The store and prayer room will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p....
Maps showing the location of properties subject for sale in the Aug. 26 Ozark County delinquent real estate tax sale are now posted on the bulletin boards located in the hallway outside the assessor's office in the lower level of the Ozark County Courthouse. A listing of the addresses can also be...
The 63rd Hootin an Hollarin festival, slated for Sept. 19-21, is fast approaching, and organizers with the annual queen pageant are now accepting registration forms from girls who would like to enter the contest.
To qualify to enter, girls must be age 14 to 18, a resident of Ozark County and attend...

Lynn Bentele, far left, Cindy Ratcliff, far right, and Betty Mayfield, proudly display the quilt and one of the four shams that will be raffled this year for the Friendly Neighbors Extension club during Hootin and Hollarin. The quilt, which measures 81 inches by 81 inches, should fit a full or queen bed nicely. Tickets are $1 each of six tickets for $5. They can be purchased where the quilt is displayed this month and in September before the Sept. 19-21 quilt show. During the festival, tickets can be purchased at the quilt show.
Hootin an Hollarin is just around the corner, and quilt show organizers are gearing up for a great quilt show at the festival this year.
The Friendly Neighbors Extension Club has also begun selling raffle tickets for the quilt pictured above, which will be raffled off with four matching pillow...
The residents of Theodosia have been buzzing with excitement over the opening of CF Coffee & Tea Co., located in the strip mall off Highway 160 in Theodosia. A grand opening celebration is slated for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, and everyone is invited.
What’s on the menu?
The shop...
The Village of Theodosia's "use tax," was voted in during the Aug. 6 Primary Election. There were 22 ballots voting yes on the use tax, while 14 ballots were cast in opposition.
The passage means that items purchased online or in catalogs by residents within Theodosia city limits will be subject to...
Candidate Adam Freeman was elected into the Jackson Township committeeman position during the Aug. 6 Primary Election by a slight edge of two votes, according to unofficial Ozark County election results. Freeman received 26 votes, while incumbent committeeman David Haskins received 24 votes. The...