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Ozark County veterans of World Wars II and Ozark County families possessing family-related World War I and II memorabilia are asked to help the Ozark County Historium create its next exhibit, a military salute.
The event, to be held Oct. 24 through Nov. 11, will recognize Ozark County veterans of...
Two accidents occurred within about an hour of each other Wednesday evening on Highway 181 in the Zanoni area. First an RV driven by Gordon Campbell of Grimes, IA, landed in the ditch on the S curves N. of Hodgson Mill, sending 3 Campbell grandchildren to OMC with injuries that were not thought to...
The Ozark County Library had a good turnout Thursday at an open house celebrating its recent major remodel.
"Our patrons have been chomping at the bit to get back in so they can see what we've been doing - and check out books," said library board president Kathryn Atkinson.
The main library has...
Ozark County Commissioners opened bids Monday for a new road grader.
Two bidders submitted bids for the new grader that will be used on the county's east side.
Murphy Tractor & Equipment of Springfield and Fabick Caterpillar of Fenton were the two bidders.
Commissioners T.J. Lewis, Dave...
The American Red Cross Bloodmobile was held March 30 at the Gainesville First Baptist Church. Thirty-one people donated 31 units of blood. There was one first-time donor. Bob Robbins and Kay Young received one-gallon pins while Jackie Hoff received her three-gallon pin.
Donors were: Ned Upton,...
Bakersfield is one of eight high-performing elementary schools that have been honored as Missouri's "Gold Star Schools" for 2011, state education officials announced.
"These eight exceptional elementary schools have met a high bar of excellence, and it is our honor to recognize them statewide,"...
The Ozark County Recycling Center had a busy 2010, according to Jerry Rowlett, manager.
"We do a pretty good volume for a small county," Rowlett said.
The center handled 284.58 tons of recyclables during 2010, including:
• Plastic PET (Coke bottles, etc.) 10.58 tons.
• Plastic HDPE white (milk jugs...
In four of the most widely contested school board races in recent history, several incumbents were unseated Tuesday in their bid for re-election.
The Gainesville school board will have three new members - Wes Uchtman, Jeff Nash and Billy Pippin - unseating incumbents Steve Rackley and David Miller...
For the second week in a row, Ozark County's small army of volunteer firefighters scrambled to contain numerous wildfires around the county.
The Ozark County Sheriff's Department reported 13 fire calls over the weekend, seven of them on Sunday when unseasonably warm temperatures combined with high...
When Ozark County native Betty Shaw Millett heard about the Ozark County Historium's wish list, she chose what seemed like the perfect gift to honor the memory of her parents, the late Hoy and Jewell Shaw.
She bought the Historium's new doors, both front and back, remembering the many customers who...