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The senators hope to distribute “You Can, Too!” to every fourth grade classroom and school library in the state, followed by school visits from the senators after the end of session in May.
Bitter disagreements have plagued the Missouri state Senate this session, but there has been one exception: the women senators.
A record number of women serve in the Senate: 11. Last spring, the women — six Republicans and five Democrats — sat down together for a dinner. Each senator told the story...
White River Valley Electric Cooperative is moving forward with a plan to bring high speed fiber optic internet to its service area, which includes most of Ozark County.
The cooperative held a meeting with member county representatives on Feb. 18 at Branson and shared results of an online survey...
Dustin Johnson is preparing to run around the world and break several world records in the process. He attempted the run in 2019-20 with no major long-term injuries. However, once back home, while delivering a patriotic piece of furniture he’d made to a customer, someone shot a Roman candle firework at Dustin. The firework landed inside his glasses, where it exploded. He was rushed to the hospital and later had his eye removed. The eye injury means Dustin will be running with visibility in only one eye this time.
Editor’s note: This is the final installment of a three-part series which details Dustin Johnson’s world record run attempt in 2019-20 and his preparation for a second attempt to begin in a few weeks.
Dustin Johnson, a 2013 Dora High School graduate, is preparing to take on the run of a lifetime...
Brixey-Rockbridge VFD shared this photo of Highway 95 when it was impassable Feb. 17 due to the high water of Bryant Creek.
It’s been said a lot here in the Ozarks that if you don’t like the weather, just wait a few minutes.
Ozark County is riding the winter-spring-winter-spring roller coaster again this week, with sunny and warm conditions on Monday, severe storms early Tuesday morning and the threat at press time of...
Candidates lined up to file for the primary elected positions at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday were from left: Lee Pipkins (candidate for Prosecuting Attorney), Christy Thompson (incumbent treasurer), Darla Sullivan (incumbent collector), Jackie Jones Smith (candidate for circuit clerk/recorder of deeds), Terry Newton (candidate for presiding county commissioner) and Brian Wise (incumbent county clerk). Filing for the positions continue through March 29. Times photo/Jessi Dreckman
Candidate filing for the Aug. 2 primary election began at 8 a.m. Tuesday. It continues through March 29.
In Ozark County, public offices up for election during the Primary include those of presiding county commissioner (now held by John Turner), county clerk (now held by Brian Wise), county...
Dustin ran through France in December 2019, taking in the sites and running by the Eiffel Tower.
Editor’s note: This is the second article in a three part series detailing Dustin Johnson’s world record run attempt and his preparation for his second attempt at the run, all while bringing awareness to veteran suicide. To following along with Dustin’s journey, follow “Dustin Johnson’s World...
Photo above, left: Pontiac/Price Place fire chief Khristie Jacquin and assistant chief Joe Bator fought a dozer fire at the corner of County Road 628 and Highway W Monday evening. Photo above, right: A few hours before, Bakersfield firefighter Zach Fowler, left, and Tecumseh firefighter Johnathan Winrod, right, responded with about a dozen other firelighters to a roadside brush fire on PP Highway Monday afternoon.
A soaking rain and impending winter precipitation hopefully will help ease dry conditions that have sparked a number of brush and grass fires recently in Ozark County.
Even with the rain, the temperatures are bound to pop back up and with gusty late winter winds and lower humidity, the threat of...
Gainesville elementary science teacher Heidi Gaulding lives in Thornfield with her husband Josh and children Aden and Avery.
When Heidi Gaulding was a child, she never dreamed she’d be happily teaching fifth and sixth grade students about science in a tiny town with a population just over 700. But that’s exactly where her life has led, and she says she couldn’t be happier.
“My mom started her teaching career when she...
Eileen McKenna’s artwork is currently on display at the Ozark County Volunteer library. An artist’s statement about McKenna next to a large oil painting explains that she currently lives in the Ozarks and began painting later in life. She was originally a self-taught artist, but as her interest in art she took classes in various artistic mediums. “I’ve found that the art classes made my creativity flourish. I’ve volunteered at a mental health facility in Springfield for 10 years. We create art pieces by combining various objects recycled, found or donated. The students really enjoy it, and their art helps them convey their challenges.” To contact McKenna about her artwork, email eileen_mckenna@yahoo.com.
Are you an artist? The Ozark County Volunteer Library in Gainesville is hosting a visiting artist exhibit at the library on a rotating basis. Organizer Lisa Atkinson said the program is aimed at engaging the local community with works of art from artists in the area - young and old.
“The visiting...
Times photo/Bruce Roberts Ozark County jail administrator Curtis Ledbetter shows the antiquated control board inside the dispatch area at the Ozark County Jail. Ledbetter said some of the red indicator lights that show that doors are open are faulty, and that the doors are actually closed. Additionally, some of the electronic door buttons on the board no longer function.
The Ozark County Jail is showing its age.
County commissioners on Monday said they received a proposal from the sheriff’s department to use some of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds they had received to replace the nearly 30-year-old electronic system at the jail.
The county will be seeking...