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Dora Elementary School Principal Sherry Ross, left, and School Resource Officer Jeremy McKee grill up burgers for school lunch using local beef.
On Friday, Oct. 4, beef was on the menu at Dora School - more specifically freshly grilled cheeseburgers made from fresh, local beef that originated from cattle born, raised and processed right here in these Ozark hills.
That special first lunch, made possible by a beef donation by Central Ozark...
Times photo/Norene Prososki The Ozark County Volunteer Library showcased its recent physical improvements to the building and additions to its books and other offerings during an open house event held last week. The library’s front access was reworked and concrete was poured to make the landing easier to navigate, and handrails were also installed. The event also featured the unveiling of the new library mascot, Hootie the owl (pictured here) and the dedication of the John Harlin Memorial board room, located in the basement of the library.
At last Wednesday’s open house event, the Ozark County Volunteer Library welcomed community members with big smiles - showcasing the recent upgrades to the facility that have made the library more accessible, as well as the addition of new books and other materials that were purchased with an...
The Ozark County Toy Drive will see some changes this year as sisterly-duo Karla Smith and Kris Ledbetter take the helm of the annual program that has put Christmas gifts under the tree and smiles on children’s faces in Ozark County on Christmas morning for nearly 60 years.
This year’s event will...
Dora School photo
The Dora fourth grade class, taught by Lacy Carroll, had some special visitors last week to kick off their animal shelter food drive, which is being held Sept. 23 through Oct. 4. Ozark County Sheriff’s deputies Josh Sherman, Jeff Lane, Jeremy McKee and K-9 Deputy Karo showed the...
The Village of Theodosia is hosting a community picnic at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at Village Hall, in honor of its recent contractual agreement with the Ozark County Sheriff’s Department to provide law enforcement for the municipality inside the city limits of Theodosia (see page 1)....
The city of Gainesville will host its fall citywide clean up and big trash days next Monday and Tuesday. The city holds the clean ups in both the spring and fall to allow residents to place additional trash at their pick up sites to keep the city neat and clean.
The city of Gainesville will host its fall citywide clean up, also known as “big trash day” by locals next week. Those who regularly get their trash picked up on Mondays will have citywide clean up on Monday, Oct. 7, and those who regularly get their trash picked up on Tuesday will have city-wide...
photo submitted Members of the Ozark County Sheriff’s Department and the Village of Theodosia are pictured here in honor of the two organizations’ recent contract signing. Pictured, from left, is Ozark County Deputy Hunter Ryan, Deputy Vesa Phelan, Deputy Gannon Moss, Lt. Matt Rhoades, Theodosia Public Works Director Travis Carlile, Village Clerk Rachel Amos, Chairman John Maglione, Trustee Julie Rothenberg and Trustee Bob Metzger.
At the last Village of Theodosia meeting, the board voted in favor of hiring the Ozark County Sheriff’s Department to provide law enforcement within the Theodosia city limits. That decision was followed up with an official contract signing Sept. 9.
In honor of the agreement, the Village of...
photos submitted Reuben Perlee, 18, of Theodosia, competed in the sprint duathalon for Team USA in the 2024 World Triathlon Multisport Championships in Townsville, Australia Aug. 15-25.
Last month 18-year-old Theodosia resident Reuben Perlee was sporting red, white and blue in the land down under as he competed as part of Team USA in the 2024 World Multisport Championship race in Townsville, Australia.
“It was my first time in Australia and my first time competing in a world...
The Ozark County Times took several awards in the 2024 Missouri Press Better Newspaper contest, a statewide competition held each year. Times staffers, pictured from left, are: Publisher/Advertising Manager Jenny Yarger, Feature Writer Sue Ann Jones, Editor Jessi Dreckman, Graphic Designer/Circulation Manager Regina Mozingo and Owner Norene Prososki.
The Ozark County Times has been honored with multiple awards in the Missouri Press Association’s 2024 Better Newspaper Contest, which involves work that was written, designed and published in 2023.
Participating newspapers were notified of the winners in June; however MPA asked that the awards not...
Emma Veach was crowned the 2024 Hootin an Hollarin queen during Thursday night’s queen pageant.
The 63rd Hootin an Hollarin festival, held Sept. 19-21 on the Gainesville square, will go down in history as another wonderful display of the very best of Ozark County, when friends and neighbors gathered together to celebrate the history and heritage of this wonderful place we live.
Despite...