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Tuesday is Halloween, and we have the lowdown on all the spooky and fun events being planned in Ozark County to celebrate the holiday. Weather forecasted for Halloween night, as of press time Tuesday, Oct. 24, predicts a cold and clear night with a forecasted high near 50 and low near 30.
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The Gainesville High School class of 1973 hosted their 50th school reunion at the high school Saturday, Oct. 21. It was their most well attended reunion yet, organizers say. Classmates, pictured from left, are (front row): Kay Pendergrass McFarland, Linda Ellison Hannaford, Lana Allen Meadows,...
The Ozark County commissioners adopted a resolution concerning Senate Bill 190 during the regular Monday morning commissioners meeting.
“Senate Bill 190 is a really popular thing around the state right now,” said Presiding Commissioner Terry Newton. “We have been going back and forth trying to...
Editor’s note: Although specific dollar amounts were provided for the budget and approved by the city council, the figures in this story are rounded to the nearest dollar for simplicity’s sake.
The Gainesville City Council discussed and set its 2023-24 proposed operating budget during its...
Polly Ousley, 85, of Gainesville, died of injuries she suffered in a two-vehicle crash Oct. 20, at the intersection of Highways 160 and 5 North in Gainesville.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s online crash report, Ousley was stopped at County Road 503, known locally as Cheese Plant...
Seventy years ago this month, Ozark Countians joined local leaders, government big wigs and Army Corps of Engineers officers to dedicate a massive new highway structure over Bull Shoals Lake at Theodosia, an engineering marvel at the time known as "Southwest Missouri's million-dollar bridge."
The...
After several months of negotiations between the City of Gainesville and the Gainesville R-5 School District, officials with both entities have come to an agreement on the process in which the school will get water to the irrigation system for the new baseball and softball complex, which is...
Commissioners set the date for opening bids for painting the inside and outside of the Ozark County Courthouse and financing road graders during and heard a report about the Gainesville Elementary School garden during meetings held Tuesdays, Oct. 10 and Monday, Oct. 16.
The Ozark County Commission...
The Ozark County Volunteer Library has been selected as one of 240 libraries to participate in Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities, an American Library Association (ALA) initiative that provides community engagement and accessibility resources to small and...
When David Findley and a friend attended an auction not too long ago, David took along his dog, Molly, his constant companion. Molly is a friendly, black-and-white border collie with a big smile and happy personality. But that day, as David and his friend attended the auction, Molly was obviously...