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Ozark Local is a new shop in Theodosia offering up a variety of items, many focused on Ozark County. Shop owner Nichole Sherry says it is the hills and hollers of this beautiful place she calls home that inspired her business - and its name.
“Being here in Ozark County sort of gets into your blood...
The Gainesville School District has announced that it has hired Dr. Richard Wylie as the 7th - 12th grade principal for next school year, 2023-24.
Wylie is essentially trading positions with current Gainesville principal Clint Hall, who has accepted the position of Mansfield School superintendent...
After more than four decades of work in the Ozark County Circuit Clerk and Recorder’s office, Gainesville resident Becki Strong has retired.
“I have loved working with the people and being able to help. I’ve had people come in and say, ‘I don’t know what to ask for.’ And you wouldn’t know what to...
Physical copies of the Ozark County Times from the late 1890s and early 1900s are now being stored in archival-quality boxes that will help preserve the fragile newspapers, thanks to recent funding made available through a State Historical Society of Missouri Richard S. Brownlee Missouri Local...
Ozark County Sheriff’s K9 Rye and her handler, Deputy Josh Sherman, are quite the duo within the sheriff’s department, aiding in searches for drugs, missing people, paraphernalia and other potential evidence that proves beneficial to investigations.
The pair also serve as approachable ambassadors...
A benefit event in support of Stormy Jean Sigman, a 10-month old child diagnosed with cancer, is being held from 4 p.m. Feb. 4, to 2 a.m. Feb. 5, at Take 5, located on Highway 5, south of Gainesville, near the Arkansas state line.
A fried chicken dinner will be served for $10 for adults and $5 for...
Gainesville resident Ruby Winslow says she has recently obtained an accolade that she’s dreamed of nearly all her life. She is now one of the few people who can say they’ve purchased the first Whataburger sold at a location of the popular chain restaurant.
“It’s the ultimate achievement of any...
Ozark County leaders were shocked recently to learn that a half-cent sales tax approved by voters in the November general election could not be collected by the Missouri Department of Revenue.
The news about the sales tax technicality broke last week as the Ozark County Times was going to press....
Ozark County’s officials were sworn into their new terms by Associate Judge Raymond Gross and Clerk Brian Wise on Friday, Dec. 30, in the upstairs courtroom at the Ozark County Courthouse in Gainesville.
Among those being sworn in are three new officials: Prosecuting Attorney Lee Pipkins,...
Have you ever wondered why your ancestors look so grim in those old, brown photographs taken at the turn of the 20th century? It’s not because of bad dentistry, nor because they’re unhappy or prudish. It’s because they’re trying to be still.
Camera shutter speeds were slow and had to remain open at...