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This picture of Old Theodosia, a composite created from old photographs in 1992 by Wichita artist Carolyn Hendryx, was commissioned by Doyle Kelley so that prints could be sold as a fundraiser for the Friend Cemetery near Isabella. Kelley's great-grandfather Samuel Pellham's grave there was one of hundreds that were moved to higher ground by the Corps of Engineers between 1947 and 1951 so they wouldn't be submerged beneath the newly impounded Bull Shoals Lake. The prints were sold out long ago; the project generated about $20,000 for the cemetery's maintenance-and-repair fund.
Sue and Estel Robirds are old enough (87 and 88, respectively) to remember a vivid image representing when the old village of Theodosia disappeared 70-plus years ago and the new Theodosia was born. The image in their memories is of deep water lapping against the sides of a 12-foot-high bridge below...
High School Drive in Gainesville, pictured above, runs in front of the Gainesville High School. The city council gave permission to the Gainesville School District to install crosswalks, lighted signage (similar to the sign above, right) and speed bumps across the city street to make it safer for students and others to cross.
Gainesville School Superintendent Justin Gilmore submitted a proposal to the Gainesville City Council requesting permission to paint two crosswalks, install lighted signage (similar to that pictured above, right) and install five speed bumps across High School Drive, the roadway that runs in front...
The Gainesville City Council met for its regular monthly meeting June 13. Council members Treva Warrick, Lana Bushong, Dana Crisp, Seth Collins and Renee Schmucker were present. Councilman Ken Crawford did not attend this month’s meeting. Mayor Gail Reich was present also.
In addition to an update...
Michael Wallace took this photo of his dad, Maynard Wallace, and Michael's sons Cale, Casey and Riley, as they returned from a sucker-grabbing trip on Bull Creek several years ago.
By Sue Ann Jones
sueann@ozarkcountytimes.com
Editor's note: Some of the information in this story is adapted from "Old log cabin represents Mahan and Wallace families' deep roots on Pondfork Creek" in the May issue of Old Mill Run, the quarterly newsletter of the Ozark County Genealogical and...
Jose Mendiola, who owns Jason’s Mexican Food restaurants in Willow Springs and Alton, is operating a food truck location of the restaurant on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Gainesville’s food options have increased once again as Jose Mendiola offers up a full Mexican food menu at his bright red food truck, Jason’s Mexican Food, parked next door to Eddie’s Tackle Box near the intersection of Highways 160 and 5 North. The Gainesville food truck is open for lunch and...
The main entrance of the Ozark County Courthouse will undergo construction in the coming weeks to remove the currently closed handicap ramp on the west side of the courthouse (shown above) along with the stairs at the main entrances on both the east and west sides of the building.
During their regular weekly meeting Monday morning, the Ozark County Commissioners opened bids for financing of an Ozark County Sheriff’s Department patrol vehicle, the upcoming planned removal of the concrete handicap ramp and stairs on the east and west main entrances of the courthouse and a...
Chrystal Marshall will make her debut appearance as Mother Goose at the Ozark County Volunteer Library at 10:30 a.m. this Friday.
Youngsters and those young at heart will have a chance for an interactive visit with Mother Goose at 10:30 a.m. this Friday, June 16, at the Ozark County Volunteer Library in Gainesville.
Isabella resident Chrystal Marshall will don her blue plaid apron to transform into Mother Goose, the infamous...
Mason O. Morpeth, 25, of Thornfield, was killed in a crash on Highway 14 in Douglas County, about 11 miles east of Ava, Thursday, June 8, when a trailer came loose from an oncoming vehicle and hit Morpeth’s truck.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s online crash report, Morpeth was...
The Ozark County Volunteer Library is located at 200 Elm Street in Gainesville. It is completely volunteer run and operated on donations. The library receives no funds from taxes. It is currently open from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Mondays and from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
The Ozark County Volunteer Library is gearing up for its annual summer reading program - and it’s going to be a great one this year, organizers say.
The program kicks off next week with story hour at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 20, in the basement of the library.
Story times will be held each week at 10...
Kathalee Cole has been appointed as superintendent and high school principal for the Lutie school district for the upcoming 2023-24 school year.
Cole began her career at Lutie in 2017 as the agriculture education teacher and moved into the role of high school principal in the 2021-22 school year....