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Monica Shockey’s shop, which she calls “Chainsaw Expressions” is pictured above with several of her carved pieces on display.
Isabella resident Monica Shockey said it was about 15 years ago when her daughter-in-law gave her a birthday gift that led her to a hobby that’s she’s continued ever since.
“My daughter-in-law gave me this cute little carved bear for my birthday, and I just loved it. I kept looking at it, and I...
photo submitted Ozark County and statewide emergency responders spent five days searching the flooded waters of Bryant Creek at Warren Bridge last week looking for Pottersville resident Brian Richardson, who had driven off the bridge during flooded conditions sometime around midnight April 29. The responders recovered his truck and pulled it from the water the Tuesday around noon, as shown in this photo. Richardson’s body was found in Bryant Creek Saturday.
The body of Brian Richardson, 50, of Pottersville, was recovered from Bryant Creek Saturday, May 4, after a five-day intensive search by responders.
Richardson reportedly drove into the flooded waters of Bryant Creek at Warren Bridge close to midnight last Monday, according to the Missouri State...
Lutie graduates are, from left: back row: Shaylee Orf, Shelby Scott, Aidan Chilson, Logan Anderson, Austin Wensel and Sabrina Engelhardt. Front row: Bayleigh Guidry, Alyssa Wensel, Tember Brockett, Haley Dant.
Bayleigh Guidry is valedictorian, and Aidan Chilson is salutatorian
Lutie High School held its high school graduation May 4 with a ceremony in the high school gym.
Lutie High School history teacher and coach Heath Treat was this year’s commencement speaker, and gave a speech to the graduates. ...
Every year in April, all water and sewer systems in the state of Missouri are required to collect a fee for the Department of Natural Resources. This fee, called a primacy fee, is for water customers, and a DNR fee is also charged for sewer customers. The fees are used to support DNR's efforts to...
Brixey resident Benjamin Miller took this photo of the high water of Bryant Creek covering the bridge on Highway 181 at Hodgson Mill. Rain that fell from last Thursday through Sunday left several areas flooded, and the Ozark County Commissioners said there was some damage reported by residents in the northwestern section of Ozark County.
Commissioners discussed storm damage and set dates to accept bids during their regular meeting Monday morning.
According to Presiding Commissioner Terry Newton and Ozark County Emergency Management Director Curtis Ledbetter, the northwest part of Ozark County suffered damage from Sunday night’s...
photos submitted by Kerrie Zubrod Jerry Crownover, closest to the camera, helps auction off various items at the Gainesville Lions Club Auction. There was a good crowd for this year’s Gainesville Lions Club Auction, which raised $25,000 to be used for the Gainesville summer ball league and other community charities and efforts.
Last year was a record-breaking year for the annual Gainesville Lions Club Auction, which brought in $25,000, and this year the auction matched that total amount.
The money made at the annual fundraiser, now in its 37th year, rang in $2,000 more than 2022 when $23,000 was raised. The total amount...
all photos in this article by Shana Hambelton Dora High School’s class of 2024 graduated Friday, April 26, with a ceremony held in the Dora school gym. Graduates, pictured here, from left, are: top row: Wilson Masters, Ashton Roberts, Brayden York, Dakota Barnes and Nathaniel Woodruff. Second row: Cabot Massey, Braeden Church, Dylan Green, Drake Arnett and Ryan Davis. Third row: Kamron Walker, Sara Jenne, Jada Paul, Nicole Turnbull, Isabel Bradshaw and Easton Carter. Fourth row: Isobel Cook, Ashtin Dusenbury, Haley Rogers-Newton, Kadence Knox, Heidi Engert-Spengemann and Natasha Slavik. Bottom row: Sirena Housley, Hanna Bunch, Mikayla Nelson, Mia Gray, Shelby Causey and Savannah Johnson.
Dora High School held its class of 2024 commencement ceremony Friday, April 26, in the Dora School gym led by Superintendent Allen Woods.
The ceremony featured commencement speaker Bev Davison, a former Dora teacher, who is an accomplished gymnastics coach and judge among other accolades. She...
The Bakersfield High School golf team took home the first place plaque in the April 15 Clever Invitational Golf Tournament and another first place plaque in the April 12 Willow Springs Invitational tournament. The team, pictured from left, includes: Coach Micheal Mahan, Ethan Cotter, CJ Carey,...
At the 34th annual reunion of Jimmy Doolittle's Raiders in 1981 in Columbus, Ohio, reporter Sue Ann Jones was invited to climb aboard a B-25M bomber that had been flown in for the event. (She doesn't remember who handed her the cigar as she settled into the cockpit.)
This time of year, I'm remembering the late Jimmy Doolittle and his Raiders, a group of World War II superheroes I was privileged to meet 43 years ago this month in Columbus, Ohio, where I worked as a reporter for the morning daily newspaper.
All these years later, I'm still in awe of their...
Regina Mozingo, award-winning graphic designer at the Ozark County Times, recently won two statewide awards for ads placed in the Times in 2023. One of the awards was for the Lost Woods Hideaway ad on her computer screen here.
The Ozark County Times Graphic Artist and Ad Designer Regina Mozingo received two awards in the 2024 Missouri Press Advertising and Marketing Executives (MPAME) statewide Best Ad Contest in the medium-sized weekly newspaper class.
Mozingo took home second place in the category of best full page ad...