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Little Mr. and Miss Merry Christmas Parker Robinson and Tera Watts were crowned Little Mr. and Miss Merry Christmas, much to Santa’s delight, at Bakersfield’s Christmas in the Park celebration Saturday.
The Bakersfield Festival Committee hosted Christmas in the Park at Pride Park in Bakersfield Saturday. The outdoor event was well attended in spite of changes and cancellations due to covid concerns, according to committee member Kristi Edens. “There weren’t near as many people as we usually have...
The candidate filing period for the April 6, 2021, election begins Tuesday, Dec. 15, for positions coming open on Ozark County school and municipal boards, as well as Public Water District #1 in Theodosia, and the Ozark County Ambulance District. (No terms are expiring on the Ozark County Health...

Parade marshal Roger Frost Roger Frost, the 2020 Jingle Bell Parade marshal, "has been a very generous supporter of several local school and community projects such as Project Grad, PTO, teacher in-service, Relay For Life and the Gainesville City Park, to name a few," says parade organizer Paula Rose. Frost, who is the longtime manager of Town & Country Supermarket here, says he doesn’t like being in the spotlight but adds, "We just try to help as many as we can.”
Jingle Bell parade may include 40-plus entries this year! Parade organizer Paula Rose said she didn’t know how the 2020 Jingle Bell parade at the Wonders of Christmas festival would pan out this year amid covid-19 concerns, but she has been pleasantly surprised with the number of entries scheduled...

Dora resident Jay Smith and his mom, Becky Smith, were both successful during this year’s rifle season, killing these two big bucks. “It was a good morning at the Smith farm,” Jay said. “My mom is a big-buck killer. I love hearing and seeing how excited she gets during deer season.”
Ozark County hunters harvested fewer deer during this year’s firearms season, Nov. 14-24, than they have in the last 10 years.  Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation indicates that 1,681 deer were killed this year during Missouri firearms deer season in Ozark County. The...

Herman Pierce
Editor’s note: This is one of the stories to be included in the personal memoir now being assembled by Ozark County native Sid Pierce, a Navy veteran, retired teacher and Branson sound technician who for many years traveled the world with country music recording artist Roy Clark. His dad, the late...
In-person donations are being accepted this week at the First Baptist Church for this year’s Ozark County Toy Drive, an annual charity that has helped make Christmas brighter for hundreds of Ozark County children through the decades. The event will be held beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, in...
Theodosia residents Elmer and Betty Roberson will celebrate their 72nd wedding anniversary on Dec. 11. But Elmer says he's loved Betty much longer than that.  He was 15 when he first saw Betty Louise Koop. To take a square dance lesson, he had traveled to Dietrich, Illinois, about 20 or so miles...

Hammond Mill Camp, near Dora, is best known as a place where generations of youngsters have enjoyed Bible, Scout, 4-H, DOW and other camps. But it also hosts other events, including family reunions and weddings, like this one, shown in an undated photo on the camp’s Facebook page. The names of the marrying couple aren’t known.
Editor’s note: This is the time of year when many people think of donating to favorite charities. In upcoming editions of the Times, we plan to feature local charities that serve the residents of Ozark County and the extended area.    To retired teacher Robin Mustion and many people like her,...
Kali, daughter of Scott and Sue Deroo of Taneyville, was thrilled to see this big hay-bale turkey sitting outside Donley Feed & Fertilizer in Thornfield last week. The festive bird features a hand-painted head and canoe-paddle tail feathers. Karen Cunningham told the Times that a Thornfield...

Times photo / Jessi Dreckman Gainesville superintendent Justin Gilmore, left, and school bus mechanic Luke Cooley stand with the three brand-new school buses the school purchased as part of the Missouri Clean Diesel Program, a joint effort between the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the Volkswagen Trust that aims to reduce diesel emissions.
The Gainesville School District has purchased three brand-new school buses as part of the Missouri Clean Diesel Program, a joint effort between the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the Volkswagen Trust that aims to reduce diesel emissions. The grant program paid 60 percent of the cost...

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