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"Cowboy" Rick Hamby, middle, will interview Vietnam veterans Larry Warrick, right, and Terry Wyrick in a live remote radio broadcast from noon to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11 - Veterans Day - at the Ozark County Historium on the Gainesville square. Robert Klineline, who wasn't available for the photo, will join the men to talk about his experiences when he and Warrick worked for Continental Telephone Company. The two-hour program will be broadcast live on KUKU radio at 100.3 FM. Listeners can also hear the live program online at kukuradio.com. Everyone is invited to the Historium for the program.
From noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, the Ozark County Historium in Gainesville will host a Veterans Day program featuring West Plains-based Ozark Marketing radio station KUKU's live remote broadcast of "Cowboy" Rick Hamby's onsite interview with two Vietnam veterans, Larry Warrick of Gainesville...
Several Ozark County schools are honoring local veterans with special events on Tuesday, Nov. 11, and all area veterans are invited to attend.
Lutie School will begin the day with a Veterans Day assembly at 9:30 a.m. Veterans are invited to join students and staff for breakfast in the cafeteria...
Ozark County native Jim Kyle recently got a phone call from a family member he hadn't heard from in decades.
"Hi, Doc," the caller said.
Jim isn't a doctor. Now 81, he's a preacher, farmer and retired federal government employee. No one in Ozark County, and no one in his family, calls him "Doc." ...
Former Gainesville resident Ally Britt has turned her lifelong love of art into a published accomplishment, illustrating a new children’s book for Wildstork Publishing’s nationwide nature series.
The book, titled Can You Read Gateway Arch National Park? introduces young readers to the history and...
Ozark County’s youth firearms deer season was a tremendous success this year, with harvest numbers reaching a level not seen in a decade.
According to preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conserva-tion, young hunters ages 6-15 harvested 206 deer in Ozark County during the two-day early...
The Dora High School boys and girls cross country teams are state bound after both squads earned third-place finishes at the Class 1 District 2 meet held in Hermitage on Saturday, Nov. 1.
The strong performances secured full-team qualifications for both the Lady Falcons and the Falcons, who will...
The Gainesville High School cross country teams, coached by Gary Emrick and David Murphy, turned in an impressive performance at the Class 2 District 2 meet held Saturday in El Dorado Springs — highlighted by a historic finish for the GHS girls.
For the first time in school history, a Gainesville...
Editor’s note: The Times staff was not able to be at this month’s city council meeting but is providing these minutes from the meeting.
The preliminary minutes have not been approved by the city council. The council approves minutes from the previous month at their regular meeting; therefore, if...

Kelly Marsh, who helps organize Bakersfest each year (above) and Hootin an Hollarin chair Paula Rose and committee member Gabe Blackburn (below) accept automated external defibrillators purchased by the Ozark County Commissioners using money from an opioid settlement received by Ozark County and hundreds of other municipalities. In the photo at left, (pictured from left) is Ozark County Clerk Brian Wise, Ozark County Presiding Commissioner Terry Newton, Marsh and Eastern District Commissioner Jim Britt. In the photo at right, is Wise, Rose, Britt, Western District Commissioner Layne Nance and Blackburn.
An incident at Gainesville’s Hootin and Hollarin festival this September brought to light the need for festival organizers to have access to automatic external defibrillators. The Ozark County Commissioners recently responded to that need by purchasing two AEDs - each specifically designated for...
Operation Christmas Wish, formerly known as the Ozark County Toy Drive, is now accepting applications from local families who need a little extra help making the holidays special for their children this year, as well as from residents who would like to financially support the program and help bring...






