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Photo by Andrea Martin The Dora Lady Falcons cross country team took second place in the class 1 cross country meet held at Gans Creek Recreation Area in Columbia Saturday, Nov. 8. Members of the team are, from left, Bailey Bettis, Brynlee Walker, Kinley Luna, Isabelle Martin, Haley Perkins, Kara Anderson, Alexis Anderson and Coach Sheree Nold.
The Dora High School girls cross country team returned to the MSHSAA Class 1 State Championships over the weekend and came away with another strong performance, finishing second overall.
The boys team also qualified to compete, with junior Daniel Tomlinson earning All-State honors for the second...
"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...
This photo was taken at the 2024 Dora School Veterans Day program. This year four Ozark County Schools are hosting Veterans Day programs: Bakersfield, Dora, Lutie and Gainesville. All area veterans are invited to each program—photo courtesy of Paula Bodenhamer.
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...
This photo of Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jim Kyle was taken at a large re-supply area and landing zone in Quang Tri province, South Vietnam, in 1969 about a month before his one-year tour in Vietnam ended. The site was nicknamed "LZ Stud" because "it was huge," Jim said.
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." ...
Ally Britt
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 Lady Falcons cross country team is headed to state after placing third at the Class 1 District 2 meet held in Hermitage Saturday, Nov. 1. Members of the team are, from left, Kara Anderson, Isabelle Martin, Kinley Luna, Alexis Anderson, Brynlee Walker and Haley Perkins.
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 GHS girls cross country team qualified for state when they placed third at the Class 2 District 2 race held Saturday at El Dorado Springs. Pictured from left, Isabelle Workman, Annabell Snelson, Kaitlyn Kahl, Nina Sponaugle, Jessica Suit, Rachyl McGinnis, Sarah Klessig and Jazlyn Wittkofski.
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...