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Over the past two centuries, there have been many who came to Ozark County in search of something. For some it has been tranquility, for some a desire to be independent and for some a quest for spiritual enrichment.
We tend to hear little or nothing about those who came seeking fortunes, probably...
The Bakersfield Elementary Story Time Facebook page is filled with Bakersfield teachers and other school employees reading stories to students through video. The group was created about a month ago as a way for Bakersfield students to find videos from all their teachers in one place. The educators...
Editor’s note: We hope to have updates about graduation events planned by Dora and Lutie high schools in next week’s Times.
The COVID-19 pandemic may have turned the world upside-down for the class of 2020, but despite the abrupt, unexpected and unplanned end of in-person classes through the...
At press time Tuesday, Ozark County still had no reported positive cases of the COVID-19 virus, and residents here are hopeful that the May 4 “reopening” at the end of Gov. Mike Parson’s “Stay Home, Missouri” order will let life move closer to normal after the state’s April 5 pandemic shutdown...
Larry Meadows says he’s never been much of a “cat person,” although he does own one that came to his and wife Lana’s Tecumseh home as a stray. “They’re just not my favorite animal,” he said late Monday afternoon.
With that kind of attitude, it seems a little unlikely that Larry, of all people,...
Fifty years from now, when Paxton and Paige Smith sit down to tell their grandchildren about their wedding day, they’ll have one doozy of a tale to share.
The couple’s original March 29 wedding plans consisted of spending a full weekend with guests from all over the country, concluding with a...
The Lutie FFA plant sale will run from Monday, April 27, through Friday, May 15. Lutie FFA adviser Kathalee Cole will be available from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays during that time for people to purchase plants. Those interested should call 417-273-4150 between 9...
Veterinarians Bryan Luark and Katlin Hornig began their tenure at the Gainesville Veterinary Clinic Monday, taking over the practice that has been operated by veterinarians Bob Main and Robin Deck since they moved here in 1985. In a Times ad last week welcoming the new vets to Gainesville, Main and...
The faith-based group Helping Hands is hosting a pinwheel scavenger hunt across the area in honor of Child Abuse Awareness month in April. Organizer Stacy Garrison says blue pinwheels have been scattered throughout Gainesville, Ava, Theodosia and Pontiac, and residents are challenged to find them...
Donna Walker’s latest book, “Souder Memories,” describes life in a remote area of Ozark County during the first half of the 20th century – and gives perspective on the challenges Ozark Countians faced back then, usually without thinking of them as hardships.
The 194-page book is a collection of...