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Times file photo/ Bruce Roberts Here's how the old Alice zinc mine near Caulfield looks today. The abandoned mine sits on private land about three miles southwest of Caulfield.
St. Patrick's Day will probably come and go Friday without much fanfare in Ozark County, with people celebrating by wearing green, donning shamrock leaves and participating in other Irish traditions.
But 89 years ago on St. Patrick's Day, a massive explosion at the Alice zinc mine rocked eastern...
Tecumseh Firefighter Josh Sherman, left holding the fire hose, waits while Gainesville Fire Chief Ed Doiron works to get a hood open on a car that caught fire in the parking lot of the Gainesville Health Care Center Friday, March 10. Quick actions from the two responders kept the fire from destroying a storage building on the GHCC campus that the blaze spread to before mutual aid could help arrive. The cause of the fire could not be determined due to the extensive damage to the vehicle, officials say.
Gainesville Fire Chief Doiron says he cannot thank the Pontiac and Tecumseh fire departments enough for their quick response to assist him at a car fire-turned-structure fire at Gainesville Health Care Center Friday, March 10.
Fire response in Ozark County is currently at a dangerous stage, as...
The Bullseye locations in Ozark County, including the two at Gainesville, one at Caulfield and one at Theodosia, have begun the transition to be labeled as Phillips 66 stations now. This photo, taken at one of the Gainesville locations late last week, shows the gas pumps outfitted with new Phillips 66 logos, while the Bullseye awning had not yet been replaced.
Four gas stations and convenience stores in Ozark County will continue the transition from Bullseye stations to Phillips 66 stations, as logos on stores, gas pumps and awnings and other signage is switched out over the coming weeks.
The change comes as a result of the Feb. 15 sale of the stations...
Gainesville area resident Rex Taylor throws bags of trash in a dumpster at the Ozark County Recycling Center Monday. County commissioners voted to increase the trash bag fee from $2 per bag to $3 per bag and add a dumpster at the center. Times photo/Bruce Roberts
Ozark County Commissioners voted Monday to raise the trash fees from $2 per bag to $3 per bag for people bringing bags of garbage to the recycling center on County Road 502 east of Gainesville. The recycling center offers the trash service as an option as an alternative to traditional trash pick up...
The artwork of Saskia Drok-Edgington, who moved to Ozark County from Holland in 2018, is currently on display at the Ozark County Volunteer Library in Gainesville. The exhibit features more than a dozen pieces by Saskia that range from abstract work to more realistic wildlife paintings. The paintings are mixed media with a variety of materials worked into the artwork.
The artwork of Theodosia resident Saskia Drok-Edgington is now displayed at the Ozark County Volunteer Library as part of the organization’s visiting artist exhibits.
There is a variety of different pieces including several abstract works and wildlife art, most of which incorporate different types...
A group from Mammoth Assembly of God drove 10 hours to experience a spontaneous revival that broke out at Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky. The revival, which drew tens of thousands of Christians to the small college town, lasted two weeks and has spread to cities and colleges around the world. Shown are the Mammoth group, front row from left April Britt and Joy Evans. Back row, Jen Kahl, Tracy Felker, Jadalyn Collins, Holly Strain and Kalen Hoffman.
A group from Mammoth Assembly of God drove 10 hours and spent the night in a cold van to get to experience a spontaneous revival that broke out at Asbury University in the sleepy town of Wilmore, Kentucky, recently.
The revival, which made the news worldwide, began on Feb. 8 when Asbury students...
Wasola resident Sean Sweeney was known for his piloting skills. This photo of Sweeney in his DR-107 airplane was published in a 2018 edition of the Times.
Wasola resident Sean Sweeney was killed Feb. 22 while piloting a twin-engine Beech B200 plane for CTEH, an environmental consulting firm whose headquarters are in Little Rock, Arkasnas. Sweeney and four employees of CTEH were flying to Ohio for work connected to the metal factory explosion site in...
Gainesville City employee Josh Easterday recently completed training and passed a test to become certified as a “operator class C” allowing him to be the city’s wastewater treatment operator. City Clerk Lisa Goodnight says Gainesville city wastewater treatment facility requires the operator to be...
Recent vandalism at the Hoerman Memorial Park was discussed at the Feb. 14 Gainesville city council meeting, where city employees say the park’s pavilion lights were recently broken out and signs asking park patrons to clean up their trash were torn down.
City officials explained that vandalism at...
The Gainesville City Council voted at their Feb. 14 meeting to accept a bid to replace the sidewalk on Third and Main Streets including this section of the sloped sidewalk on Main Street, which is currently not ADA-compliant. The new sidewalk will be ADA-compliant.
For more than a year, Gainesville city has been in the process of attempting to repair a section of sidewalk that stretches down Third Street from Smokin’ Joes BBQ around the corner at Shelter Insurance - Douglas Hawkins agency and onto Main Street in front of Mill Country Title. Although the...