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Ozark County turkey hunters join others across the state who are starting to feel the “itch” as spring turkey season nears. Missouri youth will have their first shot at bagging a bird this weekend, April 6-7, during the youth-only weekend. Adults, along with any youth who didn’t harvest a bird...
Editor’s note: This story and photos are reprinted with permission from the Ozarks Alive! blog by Kaitlyn McConnell. To see more of McConnell’s stories about the people and places of the Ozarks, visit ozarksalive.com.
THORNFIELD – As dawn breaks against the quiet black of night, Wade Turner puts on...
Turkey season is just around the corner, Ozark Countians have found a few morel mushrooms sprouting up from forest floors, and waves of warm days and nights have began to raise the water temperature in area lakes and rivers. The conditions are just right for one of Ozark County’s most exciting...
Quilts are once again covering the walls at the Historium in Gainesville as the colorful creations of Ozark County native Leda Howard Blair are now on display. The collection is only a small sampling of a large number of quilts Leda has made since she began her retirement hobby in 2000. Her special...
At their weekly meeting Monday, Ozark County Commissioners voted to adopt Ordinance 4119, implementing an additional 1 percent sales tax on metered domestic utilities including propane, city water and electricity. Telephone service and gasoline are not included in the tax, which will be collected...
Gainesville High School agriculture students were excited as they gathered recently for a tour of the new greenhouse now under construction. With the framing complete, GHS agriculture teacher / FFA adviser Jon Wilson walked the students around the structure, pointing out where overhead doors will...
The bridge over Lick Creek on J Highway southeast of Gainesville is showing some wear and tear, and the Missouri Department of Transportation says it’s time to replace it as part of Gov. Mike Parson’s infrastructure investment program “Focus on Bridges.” Out of the 10,385 bridges in Missouri, the J...
The Ozark County Commissioners signed a proclamation Monday designating April as “Clean Up Trash Month” to encourage residents to tidy up roadways and public areas across the county. Here, presiding commissioner John Turner sports one of the safety vests he’s loaning to anyone participating; he...
Editor’s note: This story, with some minor local editing, is reprinted with permission from the spring 2019 edition of The Missouri Sheriff, which profiled Ozark County Darrin Reed and three other county sheriffs in a feature titled “Good Stewards.”
In 1977, after his 18-year-old brother Scott was...
Voters in the Gainesville and Dora school districts will go to the polls Tuesday to elect school board members in Dora and decide two funding proposals in Gainesville. A sample ballot appears on page 15 of this week’s Times.
Poling places, listed on the sample ballot, will be open from 6 a.m. to 7...