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Gainesville resident Penny Britt says her new co-worker Archie fits in well with patients and employees alike at Hospice of the Ozarks. His teddy-bear-like appearance and sweet demeanor wins over most anyone he meets, and he provides a level of quiet and reassuring comfort that only a canine...
For more than three decades, Dora volunteer firefighters Monte Shipley and John Epley dropped what they were doing when they heard a fire tone ring out from their belt-clipped radios - and they responded.
During family gatherings, during holidays, during birthdays, in middle of the night and first...
Shirley Garrison and son Heath Garrison have once again transformed the lawn around the Isabella-area home where Shirley lives with husband Ronnie Garrison, into an eye-catching and traffic-stopping seasonal fall display. Even though their home on Lake Road 619, off HH south of Isabella, is well...
It’s October in the Ozarks, and the crisp mornings and gentle breezes are ushering in fall colors.
I suspect the lack of rain may hinder a splendorous fall foliage display this fall as it has in past years, but there’s one tree that always looked like money to a poor family during the Jimmy Carter...
In Ozark County, where many enjoy gardening, there is no shortage of green thumbs. But the passion and skill for growing food stands out especially bright in local resident Richard Goerwitz, the garden manager at East Wind.
An intentional community in Tecumseh, East Wind boasts a population of...
It’s that time of year when pumpkins, apple cider and crisp, fall air set a festive tone in the Ozarks. Listed here are Halloween and fall events that residents can visit or attend in the coming weeks.
Those organizing a local fall or Halloween-themed event can contact Jessi Dreckman at 417-679-...
An Ozark County man has invented a device to solve a problem that has plagued boat dock owners for decades.
He’s taking dock lowering and raising to another level, if you will.
Stanley Link, a retired machinist, has invented a system that lowers and raises boat docks as the lake levels rise or fall...
The March 12, 1942, Zanoni items in the Ozark County Times reported “quite a gain in population.”
The correspondent continued, “Rayburn Loyd Morrison was born to Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Morrison. Two days later, little Aaron Dwain arrived to make his home with Mr. and Mrs. Dawse Morrison. Later, Robert...
The Ozark County Community Foundation (OCCF) awarded a $3,500 grant to the Ozark County Sheriff Department’s K9 program. The grant proposal, written and submitted by Ozark County Sheriff’s Deputy Seth Miller, was made as part of the OCCF’s 2022 grant round.
The money will be used to train and...
By Bruce Roberts
bruce@ozarkcountytimes.com
A grand jury convened several weeks ago in Ozark County, and in the days and weeks following, several indictments were handed down ranging from serious to not-so-serious crimes.
At the conclusion of its term, the grand jury met in session and toured...