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Banners honoring Ozark County veterans who died in combat are being displayed on the Gainesville square in honor of America's 250 birthday. Those entering the square from the southwest corner are met with this banner honoring Audie Luna, who died in 1945 during World War II. The back of each banner expresses thanks to all Ozark County veterans and credits those who helped make the project possible.
By Janet Taber
Ozark County Historium volunteer
In honor of America’s 250th birthday in 2026, a plan was recently enacted to honor Ozark County veterans who gave their lives in service to this country. Thanks to the efforts of Bo Friese of Bargain Bin (who also is the caretaker of the...
Jim Britt
Jim Britt will become Ozark County’s next presiding commissioner after receiving the most votes in the Aug. 4 Republican primary election.
Britt, a lifelong Gainesville resident and former Missouri State Highway Patrol officer, received 1,293 votes in the three-way race. John Turner received 679...
Kierstan Snider
History was made last week when Ozark County voters effectively elected the county’s first female prosecuting attorney.
Dora native Kierstan Snider emerged victorious in the Republican primary, earning the most votes in a three-way race and, with no Democratic, Libertarian, Independent or other-...
These are some of the many paintings hung in Clinkingbeard Funeral home in Gainesville last week for a celebration of life in honor of Isabella resident Margie Payton. Guests were invited to take the artwork home with them after the service.
Clinkingbeard Funeral Home looked a little different than it usually does last Monday, as people wandered quietly through the building, pausing to take in dozens of varied paintings that covered nearly every available wall.
Some smiled as they recognized familiar Ozark landscapes. Others lingered...
Gainesville residents Mitch Slowick and Megan Pueppke opened “The Organic Gypsy” food truck last week in the parking lot across from Crossroads Drips & Dips on Highway 160 in Gainesville.
Toasted paninis, crisp greens, colorful vegetables and the aroma of fresh ingredients are now part of the lunchtime scene in Gainesville, thanks to a new food truck with a distinctly different menu. The Organic Gypsy opened last week, bringing fresh, inovative and health-conscious options to town....
KYTV reporter Adam Woodbrey visited the Ozark County Sheriff’s Department this week, filming a segement on the highly discussed Verkada cameras installed in two locations in Ozark County. To view the clip, search KY3.com for “Ozark County sheriff tests Verkada security cameras amid privacy concerns.”
Several Ozark County residents who attended the weekly commissioners’ meeting Monday morning with questions about the recently installed Verkada cameras in two areas of the county, ultimately said they were in favor of the devices.
Controversy over the cameras has spread over the county during the...
After 26 years inspecting refineries across three continents and nearly every U.S. state, Gainesville resident Richard Burrow has traded life on the road for a business closer to home. This year, Richard and his wife Laura opened Septic Pros, where they offer septic tank pumping, system inspections...
The words that started the conversation. Nick Johnson’s opening description of Ozark County sparked plenty of discussion online, but by the end of his visit, he said he found something he didn’t expect, a community full of friendly faces, hometown pride and a charm that can’t be measured by a single economic statistic.
A recently posted YouTube video by travel creator Nick Johnson of “Unboxing America” has sparked lively conversation across Ozark County and beyond after opening with the bold claim that he was visiting “the poorest county in Missouri” during his visit to Gainesville several weeks ago.
First, it is...
This photo was recently taken of Mike Gardner’s side-by-side, which has to be loaded on a trailer and pulled by a tractor, for the couple miles it takes to get from The Antler Pizza & Package to The Harlin House or his other nearby businesses due to a city ordinance that prevents UTVs to operate on city streets. He is now asking the city council to consider revising that ordinance to allow UTVs and golf carts to operate on city streets.
A proposal that local business owner Mike Gardner presented at the July 21 Gainesville City Council meeting has sparked a lively discussion across the Ozark County.
Gardner appeared before the city council that night to ask members to reconsider the city’s longstanding prohibition on golf carts,...
Times photo/Jessi Dreckman Sheriff Cass Martin says this newly installed camera, located on Highway 160, near West Plains Propane, will only be up for a trial period of 30 days.
A controversy began last week when drivers noticed two cameras set up at Miller’s Kountry Store at the junction of Highways 160 and J and at West Plains Propane at the junction of Highways 160 and 5 South. Residents quickly took to Facebook, voicing their opinions and concerns about possible...