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Voters in the Dora School District passed the “Proposition K.I.D.S” ballot measure. Unofficial election results showed the following ballots were cast:
• Yes: 104
• No: 66
Stanton Cory Lamb was elected into the contested seat on the Bakersfield School Board. He will join Matthew L. Evans, Timothy Watlington and Darren Johnson, who were also on the ballot in an uncontested race, and other currently serving Bakersfield School Board members Justin Turner, Joe Vaughan...
Ryan Garrison was elected into the contested seat on the Lutie School Board. He will join Wanda DeForrest and Travis Carlile, who were also on the ballot in an uncontested race, and other currently serving Lutie School Board members Jenni Garrison, Carl Kruger, Amanda Vandewalle and Marlena Homer....
Marti Warden, Wes Uchtman and Jeff Lane were elected to the Gainesville School Board during the April 7, 2026, General Municipal Election. They will join current school board members Jabet Wade, Mason Eslinger, Dakota Nash and Sally Hambelton.Unofficial election results showed the following ballots...
Class 2 District 10 all-district Bakersfield High School senior guard Keely Stevens
A team of high school culinary arts students who attend vo-tech classes at Southern Missouri Technical Institute recently competed and placed sixth in the state in the Annual ProStart Competition held in Springfield. The event takes teams of culinary arts and restaurant management students and puts...
Photo by Karla Smith Lions vs Bulldogs Bakersfield’s Seth Montague and Gainesville’s Owen Donley rise for the opening tip during a much-anticipated game Thursday at Bakersfield High School.
In front of a packed and roaring crowd of high school basketball fans in blue and red, the Bakersfield Lions held off the Gainesville Bulldogs 75-66 on Thursday, Dec. 4, securing a statement win in a game several have dubbed as the Ozark County Showdown. The win improves the Lions’ season record to...
Bakersfield National Junior Honor Society sponsor Destiny Johnson (center) and students, from left, (front row) Lesley Luna, Jaylene Swensen, Allie Hollingshad, Ryder Black (back row) Massey Hayes, Trigger Schab. Also participating, but not pictured, were Mr. Jordan Grigg and the FFA. Photo courtesy of Bakersfield School.
Drivers on Highway 101 near Bakersfield High School may have recently spotted an unusual sight: clusters of cheerful teenagers in neon vests combing the roadsides with trash bags in hand and plenty of good humor to spare.
Members of Bakersfield High School’s FFA and National Honor Society spent two...
Gainesville’s Care to Learn coordinator Brenda Frye, left, and school social worker Misty Cullipher help with many of the efforts inside Gainesville’s new Community Resource Center including providing students in need with the free clothing and shoes shown here. Gainesville School staff members Nicole Wallace and Allisa West are also Gainesville Care to Learn liaisons.
Tucked away on the Gainesville School campus, a humble building hums with the energy of open hearts and open arms, a blessing both to the students who rely on its services and to the devoted staff who feel fortunate to provide them.
Each day, the sound of morning showers blends with the constant...
Photo/Gainesville School Second grade winners of the Ozark County Spelling Bee held Thursday, Oct. 23 at Gainesville Elementary School were, from left: first place, Sabra Bryant, Gainesville; second place, Aims Collins, Lutie; third place, Edgar Liming, Lutie; and fourth place, Hadley Skaggs, Gainesville.
Spelling Bee Winners for Second-Eighth Grade