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More local families seek help from food pantry during COVID-19 pandemic

Tue, 04/14/2020 - 2:05pm admin

The Ozark County Food Pantry last week transitioned into a drive-through operation in response to directives aimed at helping stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Ozark County Health Department administrator Rhonda Suter said that, during the pandemic, those who are new to the food pantry only need to show an ID and proof of Ozark County residency to receive help. The food pantry operates out of the former Hodgson Mill Enterprises building on County Road 806 west of the Ozark County Sheriff’s office. photo courtesy of Ed Doiron.

The Ozark County Food Pantry last week served 205 families – 20 to 40 more families than usual – after transitioning to

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After St. Louis half-marathon is canceled, friends and family line roadways to cheer on Gainesville woman’s ‘race’ here

Wed, 04/08/2020 - 2:00am admin

Natalie Kiger reached the finish line of her own 13.1-mile half-marathon route at Highways 160 and Third Street in front of Top Dog Fitness Center. In true Ozark County fashion, Natalie’s brother Nathan, left, and father Jerry, used a discarded hay wrap netting as an improvised finish line.

By Jessi Dreckman

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The hunt is on! Morel season begins in Ozark County

Wed, 04/08/2020 - 2:00am admin

JR Evans, 1-year-son of JR Evans and Racquel Uhlmann, found this large morel mushroom while hunting with his dad Friday, April 3.

Mushroom hunters across Ozark County are gearing up for the peak of one of spring’s most exciting events, the annual morel mushroom hunt.

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Pontiac Easter gourd hunt

Wed, 04/08/2020 - 2:00am admin

Pontiac resident Linda Dunsmuir has painted 16 colorful gourd “eggs” that are now hidden in the Pontiac campground for y

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OCAD crews upgrade ambulance, create UV gear-treatment room

Wed, 04/08/2020 - 2:00am admin

Ozark County Ambulance District personnel have outfitted one of the district’s three ambulances to safely transport patients with

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Drive-in church service turns parking lot into pews

Wed, 04/08/2020 - 2:00am admin

Fifteen-month old Cora Grace Lee raises her hands in praise in her parents’ minivan as Nancy Collins leads the singing at one of Needmore Church of God’s recent drive-in church services on Highway 181 south of Dora. Cora Grace is the daughter of Dora residents Richard and Anna Lee. The outdoor service allows church-goers to worship together while heeding Centers for Disease Control guidelines for helping stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

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Ozark County officials discuss how new order, ‘Stay Home Missouri,’ impacts residents here

Wed, 04/08/2020 - 2:00am admin

Left: Becki Strong parks her cart at the red tape at the checkout line at Town & Country Super-market in Gainesville Monday. Below: Red-tape markers are spaced 6 feet apart in each check-out line, helping customers maintain “social distancing” to help curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

The Ozark County Commissioners held their usual weekly meeting Monday morning in an unusual place – the second-floor cou