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The Gainesville Saddle Club will sponsor an ACA (Arkansas Cowboys Association) rodeo at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 19-20, in the Gainesville Saddle Club arena. The event, stocked by the Rand Rodeo Co., will feature pro-am bull riding, a nightly calf scramble, Wild West mutton busting and a...
Severe weather throughout Missouri and surrounding states has prompted a special hauling permit to help farmers move hay as needed for livestock. The permit allows loads up to 12 feet, four inches wide that are of legal height, length and weight to be moved throughout Missouri through Dec. 31, 2011...
Owning an auction house and restaurant has long been a dream for Tim McGoldrick. When the building in the Hampton Center on Highway 160 in Theodosia recently became available, McGoldrick saw an opportunity to make that dream come true. The building, originally built as a restaurant, had plenty of...
The 51st annual Hootin an Hollarin is six weeks away, and organizers are busily finalizing this year's lineup of events and vendors for the state's longest-running festival, which occurs in Gainesville Sept. 15-17. Registration for the annual queen pageant opens this week for Ozark County girls age...
Ozark is one of dozens of counties in southwest Missouri and northwest Arkansas that is under a heat advisory from the National Weather Service until 7 p.m. Tuesday. Temperatures in excess of 100-degrees and high humidity levels prompted the warning. Officials urge residents to exercise caution,...
Boss-gobblers beware: This bead's for you. Missouri's spring turkey hunting season will get under way on Monday and run through May 8. Ozark County hunters join other Missouri hunters who are hopeful for a better season than 2010's dismal event. According to the Missouri Department of Conservation'...
Want to see your photo and name in print and win $100? You can by entering your photographs in the Ozark County Times annual magazine published in late March. We are inviting amateur photographers to submit quality photos for use in the magazine. From Feb. 22 through Feb. 27, the Times will hold a...
Ozark County native Kyle Burnett and his band won top honors Sunday at a prestigious international bluegrass competition in Nashville. Kyle's newly organized band, Midwestern Town, led all three rounds of the competition to win the 37th annual Bluegrass Awards title staged by the Society for the...
A bounty of beautiful bedding is flowing into the Ozark County Historium this week as volunteers set up the upcoming exhibit: "Squares of Affection: Ozark County Friendship Quilts," which opens at 10 a.m. Monday. The show continues from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday until Feb. 25. One...

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