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This stack of returned assessment forms is just one day’s worth of mail, says Ozark County Assessor Jama Berry.
Ozark County Assessor Jama Berry reminds residents that they need to call the assessor’s office directly to notify staff of a new address anytime it is changed in order to receive their personal property assessment forms each year.
With the photo at right, Berry said: “If you haven’t received your...
Century Bank of the Ozarks is providing special eclipse viewing eyeglasses (photo below) to all students and faculty in Ozark County schools. Scientists warn that special dark glasses must be worn while viewing the eclipse; ordinary sunglasses don't provide enough protection for the eyes. Only during the period of totality is it safe to take off the glasses and look directly at the sun.
After reading the story in last week's Times about the upcoming total solar eclipse that will pass over parts of Ozark County on April 8, Ozark County native Monte Roy, now living with his wife Patti near St. Louis, shared photos he took of the previous eclipse from his home in Wildwood.
Monte is...
After its impact with a car driven by Brittany Escobedo, who was later arrested on DWI-related charges, the Toyota pickup Jeff was driving with his two children in safety seats behind him rolled across the pavement and came to rest upside-down with the cab crushed against a large boulder.
In the blink of an eye, on Nov. 8, Jeff Barry, 39, went from being a muscular, physically fit farmer and athlete to being paralyzed and helpless.
It was in that instant that a drunk driver collided with the 29-year-old Toyota pickup truck Jeff was driving, with his two young children in the...
The Gainesville City Council denied a request to allow this building on the Gainesville square to be used as residential space.
The four Gainesville City Councilmen who were present at the Dec. 21, 2023, monthly meeting voted unanimously to deny a request for a variance that would allow a building on the northwest corner of the square to be marketed and used as residential space.
The decision was made “Citing the lack of...
This photo, taken Jan. 10, shows a vehicle parked partially on a sidewalk on Third Street in Gainesville. The Gainesville City Council says parking on the sidewalk is not allowed, and those who continue to park on the sidewalk will be ticketed.
During the Jan. 9 regular Gainesville City Council meeting, Councilwoman Treva Warrick brought up the topic of motorists parking on the Gainesville city sidewalks, particularly on Third Street, making the ADA-compliant sidewalks inaccessible to those in a wheelchair or with other mobility issues....
The Bakersfield and Gainesville School Districts will have contested races in the April 2 General Municipal Election.
At Bakersfield, incumbent Chris Bales has refiled to run in the race. The other incumbent, Jonathan Lashley, chose not to sign up to run for another term. Other candidates who have...
Credit: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio This composite, reprinted from the NASA.gov website, shows the path of totality that will occur during the April 8 total solar eclipse. In Ozark County, the period of totality, when day becomes night, will last a little less than two minutes between 1:54 and 1:56 p.m. as the shadow of the moon passes in front of the sun.
Something really extraordinary will happen April 8 in Ozark County – and also in some other lucky communities and cities across a narrow swath of North America.
On that date, for those of us fortunate enough to be in the right spot, the sky will darken, and for a few precious minutes, day will...
Retired MSHP Driver Examination Chief Freddie Long, 73, of West Plains, who also serves on the Multi-Jurisdictional Task Force and as a reserve deputy for the Ozark County Sheriff, was injured in a crash on Highway 14 in Howell County Jan. 5.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s online...
“It doesn’t affect everybody, but it will aid everybody.”
That’s what Ozark County Presiding Commissioner Terry Newton said during the Monday morning commissioners’ meeting. The commissioners were discussing the need for what is called the “internet use tax” – a measure that has been put on the...
Twenty-six boys and teens, along with several volunteer leaders, hosted the 2023 Saints of Valor winter camp at Jordan’s Crossing in Protem Dec. 28-31. Those pictured, from left, are: front row: Joshua Skiver, Lucian Lee and Davin Friend. Second row: Tony Robbins, Justin Barcelona, Mason Bailey, Drake Rhoads, Hudsyn Friend, Max Hamilton, Carson Nielson, Brandon Barcelona, Dante Thome, Terry Robbins, Manny Lee and Elijah Lee. Back row: Jeremiah Easley, Alex Smith, Aiden Thome, Aaron Kahl, Ryder Murphy, Zeke Yarger, Colton Dunn, Dylan Abraham, Lucas Luna, Archer Luna, Orion Bradley, Titus Lee, Ronnie Kahl and Ron Yarger. Not pictured: Macray Hambelton.
It was 1 o’clock in the morning, under an inky black December sky when a 16-year-old Gainesville boy slowly walked into the frigid water of Bull Shoals Lake.
He was followed a few steps behind by Lilly Ridge General Baptist Church Pastor Davin Friend, while a team of nearly 30 boys and men watched...