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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....
The roar of the annual truck pull could be heard in Gainesville Saturday night as competitors from near and far lined their trucks and tractors up against the “intimidator sled.”
Gainesville Saddle Club President Monty Hambelton said that this year’s event drew a crowd of about 350 paid admission...
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...
A major overhaul of the courthouse elevator will take it to another level.
Ozark County Commissioners voted May 30 to accept a $83,983.12 bid from Kone Elevators of Springfield for a major upgrade of the aging elevator.
“It’s going to bring it into the 21st century,” said County Clerk Brian Wise....
Ozark County Commissioners finally received a report from engineering inspectors about the condition of the handicap ramp on the west side entrance of the Ozark County Courthouse.
Inspectors with Great Rivers Engineering of Springfield came and inspected the crumbling handicap ramp several weeks...
When Isabella native Col. Clay Pettit was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Army over 30 years ago, he was following a military career path paved by his father Thomas Pettit (U.S. Navy) and two uncles, Donald Uchtman (U.S. Marine Corps) and Jim “Corky” Pettit (U.S. Army).
On May 20, Pettit’s...
The Statewide Law Enforcement Torch Run® for Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO), founded by the Missouri Police Chiefs Association (MPCA) 37 years ago, was held May 22 to June 2.
Five local law enforcement officers participated May 24, taking part in the local leg of the run which started in Willow...
Ozark County residents Tonya Burgett and her 15-year-old daughter Lillian Hejdak are the dynamic duo behind “Dream a Horse in the Ozarks,” a guided horse trail riding business located in the beautiful remote hills of Thornfield.
In addition to their normal offering of guided trail rides on their...
If you stop by David and Robin Mahan’s dairy farm in Theodosia, you’ll find happy farmers and happy cows, both doing their part to bring fresh milk to tables across the area. It’s the same goal today that has been at the forefront of the dairy farm since its origins in the 1950s when David’s...