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It’s that time of year, the end of summer vacation draws near for school-age children around the Ozarks.
In less than a month, Ozark County students will be back in class trying to acclimate to the early mornings and long afternoons in the classrooms.
Local schools have announced their registration...
The Ozark County Commissioners voted last week to become a “Purple Heart County,” a designation made by the Military Order of the Purple Heart to signify that a county honors Purple Heart medal recipients and the sacrifices they’ve made to earn the decoration, which is awarded to members of the...
County and area road crews were busy this past week clearing downed trees and tree limbs from roads and right-of-ways following a thunderstorm that packed winds of around 70 miles per hour.
The National Weather Service office in Springfield said it was straight-line winds, not a tornado, that...
During Monday’s meeting, the Ozark County Commissioners accepted a $265,910.30 bid from Radio Communications Specialists (RCS) of Springfield for a big upgrade to the communication systems of the Ozark County Sheriff’s office and all of Ozark County’s volunteer fire departments.
The commissioners...
The crumbling handicap ramp on the west side of the Ozark County Courthouse is gone, and Presiding County Commissioner Terry Newton said the county is moving forward with redoing the courthouse entrances to make them more accessible and more attractive.
The ramp, which was deteriorating and...
A bevy of improvements to the Ozark County Jail are continuing, as county commissioners signed off Monday on a plan to have the building painted this fall.
Commissioners Terry Newton, Gary Collins and Layne Nance opened the one and only submitted bid to have the jail building repainted.
The sole...
The Gainesville City Council met for its monthly meeting Tuesday, July 11, at City Hall. This month’s meeting had a light agenda and lasted less than 30 minutes before the council entered into closed session.
All council members were present: Renee Schmucker, Treva Warrick, Lana Bushong, Dana...
Thanks to the Ozark County Community Foundation and the Gainesville Lions Club, several buildings on the Gainesville square will be a little brighter in a couple weeks when the crew with Chaney Monument/D&D Signs professionally cleans the brick and stone faces of the structures.
Gainesville...
The Ozark County Sheriff’s Department recently welcomed a new member to the team, K9 officer Karo.
Karo, a year and a half old male Belgian Malinois, can sniff out and alert his handler Deputy Josh Sherman to the “big three,” as Sherman calls them: methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine.
What Karo...
For the first time in years, the absence of a major spring flooding event has resulted in almost normal lake and river levels, which means big business for area outfitters and resorts on Ozark County waterways.
“We have to be in a drought situation before we even see close to normal lake levels,”...