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Runners from Bakersfield, Dora and Gainesville competed at district cross country meets on Saturday, Oct. 28. Bakersfield and Dora traveled to Cape Girardeau for the Class 1 District 1 meet, and Gainesville went to Lamar for the Class 2 District 2 run.
The top 30 individual runners and the top four...
As a child growing up, my vision was not focused on my surroundings. It didn't need to be; things had just always been the same and would continue to be the same, as far as I was concerned. No new, big projects were built in our little town; no noticeable population growth or change took place. The...
Editor’s note: This is the first part of a two-part tribute to Bill Cook, a leader in the Theodosia community and head of the family that, for 71 years, has operated what is now Theodosia Marina Resort on Bull Shoals Lake.
Bill Cook was “just shy of 11 years old” in June 1952 when he and his...
Many residents in Ozark County have been impacted by addiction - either struggling themselves or seeing a family member or loved one in the throws of battle. Broken homes, broken families and broken individuals lie in the wake of addiction-fueled lives here and elsewhere.
But unlike more urban...
Tuesday is Halloween, and we have the lowdown on all the spooky and fun events being planned in Ozark County to celebrate the holiday. Weather forecasted for Halloween night, as of press time Tuesday, Oct. 24, predicts a cold and clear night with a forecasted high near 50 and low near 30.
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The Gainesville High School class of 1973 hosted their 50th school reunion at the high school Saturday, Oct. 21. It was their most well attended reunion yet, organizers say. Classmates, pictured from left, are (front row): Kay Pendergrass McFarland, Linda Ellison Hannaford, Lana Allen Meadows,...
The Ozark County commissioners adopted a resolution concerning Senate Bill 190 during the regular Monday morning commissioners meeting.
“Senate Bill 190 is a really popular thing around the state right now,” said Presiding Commissioner Terry Newton. “We have been going back and forth trying to...
Editor’s note: Although specific dollar amounts were provided for the budget and approved by the city council, the figures in this story are rounded to the nearest dollar for simplicity’s sake.
The Gainesville City Council discussed and set its 2023-24 proposed operating budget during its...
Polly Ousley, 85, of Gainesville, died of injuries she suffered in a two-vehicle crash Oct. 20, at the intersection of Highways 160 and 5 North in Gainesville.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s online crash report, Ousley was stopped at County Road 503, known locally as Cheese Plant...
Seventy years ago this month, Ozark Countians joined local leaders, government big wigs and Army Corps of Engineers officers to dedicate a massive new highway structure over Bull Shoals Lake at Theodosia, an engineering marvel at the time known as "Southwest Missouri's million-dollar bridge."
The...