Local News
The winter season might not be the most obvious time to check out the local trails in and around Ozark County, but conditions are great to get outside with warm afternoons paired with the lack of various summertime irritants (dreaded ticks and chiggers, poison ivy and the like).
Ozark County...
Brixey resident Leonard "Dwight" Banks is one of three men who has been arrested for the 1989 murder of 24-year-old Kelle Ann Worman. The arrest came after a Douglas County grand jury indictment was filed in the cold case in relation to new information shared by a reported witness who came forward...
Ozark County Commissioners recently signed off on the 2024 county budget. The 249-page budget book details 30 funds and county offices.
County revenue
The county’s budget includes expected revenues of $7,138,141 for the upcoming year, down from almost $8,000,000 in 2023.
The 2024 budget...
Ozark County resident Ryan Krug is now the American Family Insurance agent in Gainesville, after taking over the agency Nov. 1, 2023, from previous owner Dale Sanders, who retired.
The business is located in the same building as Sanders’ agency on the south side of the Gainesville square.
Krug is...
It’s not every day that Ozark Countians and other nearby residents have a chance to tour a new, multimillion-dollar facility being built in our area, but that opportunity is coming March 19 a short distance north of the Ozark County line.
The Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, a community of...
If you need something extra sweet for Valentine’s Day - or, really, any other day for that matter - stop in Petite Patisserie, a French bakery on the Mountain Home, Arkansas, square, owned by Gainesville resident Rachel Klessig and her husband Matt.
Inside, you’ll find rows and rows of freshly...
Gainesville resident, Cpl. N. J. “Jim” Britt officially retired from the Missouri State Highway Patrol after 28 years of service last week. His son Noah Britt continues his legacy, taking over his dad’s badge number #368 in his own career with the MSHP.
In an emotional video posted to Facebook by...
A house that stood on Highway 181 at the corner adjoining Gainesville’s former airport for at least 75 years was demolished over the weekend after falling into disrepair in recent times.
Known by many longtime residents as “the Barrett house” or “the yellow house at the airport,” the structure and...
The former Grisham’s Garage on Highway 160 in Theodosia has new owners and a new name. Oily Apes Garage is now open by owners (pictured above, from left) Daniel and Nichole Sherry and their son-in-law and daughter Devon and Madison Plakorus. Devon is holding his and Madison’s daughter Evie. The...
Ryan and Dana Shute of Isabella say that it was their own desire for local, freshly roasted coffee beans that led them down a path to open their new business, Blackberry Valley Coffee Roasters. Now, they’re sharing their passion with the local community through the sale of their freshly roasted...