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After several months of negotiations between the City of Gainesville and the Gainesville R-5 School District, officials with both entities have come to an agreement on the process in which the school will get water to the irrigation system for the new baseball and softball complex, which is...
Commissioners set the date for opening bids for painting the inside and outside of the Ozark County Courthouse and financing road graders during and heard a report about the Gainesville Elementary School garden during meetings held Tuesdays, Oct. 10 and Monday, Oct. 16. The Ozark County Commission...
The Ozark County Volunteer Library has been selected as one of 240 libraries to participate in Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities, an American Library Association (ALA) initiative that provides community engagement and accessibility resources to small and...

When an Arkansas couple was looking for a good home for their dog, Molly, David Findley adopted her, not knowing ahead of time that she is trained to detect low blood sugar. Times photo/Regina Mozingo
When David Findley and a friend attended an auction not too long ago, David took along his dog, Molly, his constant companion. Molly is a friendly, black-and-white border collie with a big smile and happy personality. But that day, as David and his friend attended the auction, Molly was obviously...

Savannah Bushner and her horse Maya
When Gainesville High School senior Savannah Bushner woke up Oct. 8, she had no idea of the turn of events and emotional rollercoaster the next couple days would bring her and her family. The morning started as she’d planned, with Savannah and her mother Heather loading up their horses and heading...

Doris Baten accepts an award commemorating 50 years of service with the National Weather Service at a ceremony held in Springfield on Saturday, Sept. 16. As part of the ceremony, Doris had the honor of releasing the day’s weather balloon.
Doris Pinckney Baten of Girdner was recognized for 50 years of service as a Cooperative Weather Observer for the National Weather Service at a ceremony in Springfield on Saturday, Sept. 16. Doris’s husband Steve Baten, her son Tanner Pinckney and daughter Misty Souder and her husband Matt and many...
The City of Gainesville has been awarded a combined $5.6 million in funding through the Department of Natural Resources ARPA program, and major upgrades to the city’s water and sewer systems are being planned.  City employees say they are always on the lookout for grants or other funding...

Ozark County Commissioners are, from left, Layne Nance (Western District), Gary Collins (Eastern District) and Terry Newton (Presiding).
When the Ozark County commissioners met Monday, Oct. 2, they said they hoped that anyone who currently has a family cemetery will contact the county with information about the cemetery. This was in response to information in last week’s meeting about new procedures concerning new family cemeteries...

The Ozark County Historium will feature a program by Missouri State University Dean of Library Science Tom Peters on the Ozark Jubilee on Thursday, Oct. 26.
Hootin an Hollarin 2023 is now a memory but a happy one for sure!  By all accounts I've heard visitors had a wonderful time and were very pleased with the demonstrators, food, vendors and entertainment. I guess you might say the music is at the very heart of Hootin an Hollarin, and the festival...

Thelma, Jarrett and Lonnie Robertson, 1948
From the early 1920s to the 1950s live radio was our main source of electronic entertainment. Listeners could hear almost any kind of live program on the radio. Plays, talent shows, situation comedies, mysteries and news were always on the schedule. A wide selection of live musical performances was...

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