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We are entering the last full week of our close-out sale. Thanks to all who have made the sale a success. We still have a fair amount of product left, especially soft plastics.Night fishing remains good with bags of 15 or more pounds needed to win most night tournaments. Salt craws, plastic worms...
Last week saw a lot of Norfork Lake stripers caught. My son and I landed multiple limits of stripers daily. The striper bite right now is almost entirely live bait. Some are being caught trolling using umbrella rigs and spoons. However, if you want to catch numbers right now, hire a live-bait guide...
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is assisting Missouri livestock producers affected by drought. State Conserva-tionist J.R. Flores said Missouri has $2 million available to help farmers plant cover crops to address inadequate feed and forage and other natural resource concerns...
Correction: The location of the skills camp will be Mountain Home High School's Bomber Stadium in Mountain Home, AR, not Gainesville School, as this week's paper incorrectly stated. The Ozark Football Association is hosting a skills camp for football and cheerleading this Saturday, July 28 at...
Royce Wheeler, right, secretary of Sampson Masonic Lodge #298 in Theodosia, recently presented a $200 check to Amanda Parker of Loving the Least of These, a nonprofit business in Mountain Grove that provides clothing, car seats, formula, diapers and other items to foster parents in the area,...
Jacob Penrod, fourth from left, grandson of Velma Strong of Gainesville and the late Dick Strong, is a member of Missouri’s four-man shotgun team that recently won first place in the 4-H Shooting Sports National Championship Tournament in Grand Island, Nebraska. The team, which also includes, from...
Anew Church will be hold its annual back-to-school clothing giveaway from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 4 at the Anew2 building on the square in Gainesville.The church is also accepting gently used donations of clothing. To donate, contact Angie Goodman on Facebook or at 417-679-9080.

Lauren Suter gets vaccinations at the Ozark County Health Department to meet Missouri requirements for school attendance. Ozark County schools begin their 2018-19 academic year in less than a month. For a complete list of required immunizations, contact the health department, or visit their Facebook page. The health department is offering a vaccination clinic on Wednesday, Aug. 1. Call 679-3334 for an appointment or for more information.
County schools are gearing up for the 2018-2019 school year. Important dates and guidelines are listed below. Bakersfield R-IV SchoolBakersfield school officials remind all students and parents that state law and health regulations require students to be properly immunized and provide verification...
To contact the Ozark County Sheriff’s Department or other emergency-responding agencies here, call 417-679-4633. In an emergency, dial 911. July 16(continued fromlast week’s Times)10:20 a.m. – Well-being / security check requested on County Road 659. Caller hasn’t heard from residents in two to...
Vacation Bible School at Ball Church of Christ on Highway 181 south of Dora will be held Monday-Wednesday, Aug. 6-8, beginning at 7 p.m. each evening. The theme for this year’s VBS will be “Exca-vate! Discovering the Treasures of Jesus.” Classes will be held for all ages from nursery through adult...

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