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Ozark County Commissioners toured and inspected county buildings last week and found several improvements that needed to be made, particularly at the recycling center and the jail. Above, Western District Commissioner Layne Nance (left) and Presiding Commissioner Terry Newton are given a tour of the jail facility by jailer Hunter Ryan. Commissioners have cut back funding they planned to give to White River Valley Electric Cooperative for a fiber-optic internet project to focus on county building needs and other projects. County commissioners plan to put a new roof on the jail this year and make other improvements.
Ozark County commissioners have changed the amount of money they are giving to White River Valley Electric Cooperative as a local contribution toward a region-wide high speed internet project.
Presiding County Commissioner Terry Newton told the Ozark County Times that, even though commissioners...
Ozark County native and legendary banker John Harlin, 86, died March 15 at his home in Gainesville.
For more than 30 years, Ozark County legendary banker John Harlin enjoyed a sideline job as a professional entertainer, performing impersonations of a zany cast of famous celebrities and fictional characters for audiences around the region. He loved making people laugh at annual conferences,...
County Commissioners opened bids on new road graders for the county Monday morning, saying they may buy up to four of the new machines.
“It depends on the cost and what they give us for trade-in on ours,” said Eastern District Commissioner Gary Collins, who added the idea is to keep newer equipment...
Jeremy McKee has been named the Dora fire chief. McKee serves as an Ozark County Sheriff’s Department reserve deputy, and is employed as the Dora School resource officer.
The Dora Volunteer Fire Department has announced that Jeremy McKee has been named fire chief, and Josh Spence is now deputy fire chief.
“I was born and raised in Dora. I discovered the fire department shortly after I got out of the Army in 2006,” McKee explained. “I imagine I was lured by the idea...
The 2023 Real Ozarks Magazine, a glossy-covered, full-color guide to exploring Ozark County and the surrounding area, is now available at the Times office and wherever newspapers are sold.
The popular magazine, published annually by the Times, is also distributed at visitor centers across the state...
Times file photo/ Bruce Roberts Here's how the old Alice zinc mine near Caulfield looks today. The abandoned mine sits on private land about three miles southwest of Caulfield.
St. Patrick's Day will probably come and go Friday without much fanfare in Ozark County, with people celebrating by wearing green, donning shamrock leaves and participating in other Irish traditions.
But 89 years ago on St. Patrick's Day, a massive explosion at the Alice zinc mine rocked eastern...
Tecumseh Firefighter Josh Sherman, left holding the fire hose, waits while Gainesville Fire Chief Ed Doiron works to get a hood open on a car that caught fire in the parking lot of the Gainesville Health Care Center Friday, March 10. Quick actions from the two responders kept the fire from destroying a storage building on the GHCC campus that the blaze spread to before mutual aid could help arrive. The cause of the fire could not be determined due to the extensive damage to the vehicle, officials say.
Gainesville Fire Chief Doiron says he cannot thank the Pontiac and Tecumseh fire departments enough for their quick response to assist him at a car fire-turned-structure fire at Gainesville Health Care Center Friday, March 10.
Fire response in Ozark County is currently at a dangerous stage, as...
The Bullseye locations in Ozark County, including the two at Gainesville, one at Caulfield and one at Theodosia, have begun the transition to be labeled as Phillips 66 stations now. This photo, taken at one of the Gainesville locations late last week, shows the gas pumps outfitted with new Phillips 66 logos, while the Bullseye awning had not yet been replaced.
Four gas stations and convenience stores in Ozark County will continue the transition from Bullseye stations to Phillips 66 stations, as logos on stores, gas pumps and awnings and other signage is switched out over the coming weeks.
The change comes as a result of the Feb. 15 sale of the stations...
Gainesville area resident Rex Taylor throws bags of trash in a dumpster at the Ozark County Recycling Center Monday. County commissioners voted to increase the trash bag fee from $2 per bag to $3 per bag and add a dumpster at the center. Times photo/Bruce Roberts
Ozark County Commissioners voted Monday to raise the trash fees from $2 per bag to $3 per bag for people bringing bags of garbage to the recycling center on County Road 502 east of Gainesville. The recycling center offers the trash service as an option as an alternative to traditional trash pick up...
The artwork of Saskia Drok-Edgington, who moved to Ozark County from Holland in 2018, is currently on display at the Ozark County Volunteer Library in Gainesville. The exhibit features more than a dozen pieces by Saskia that range from abstract work to more realistic wildlife paintings. The paintings are mixed media with a variety of materials worked into the artwork.
The artwork of Theodosia resident Saskia Drok-Edgington is now displayed at the Ozark County Volunteer Library as part of the organization’s visiting artist exhibits.
There is a variety of different pieces including several abstract works and wildlife art, most of which incorporate different types...