A shared joy: making sorghum molasses
Thu, 10/10/2019 - 10:55am
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Blogger Jane Elder
Editor’s note: To read more of retired Gainesville educator Jane Elder’s blog, “Ozark Road,” visit gainesvill
An Ozark journey Buster Mill: ‘A famous old historic landmark’
Thu, 10/10/2019 - 10:45am
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Wayne Sayles
When we think of “the mills of Ozark County” we generally envision a few water-powered mills on fairly large streams or constantly flowing springs.
Banks, offices to close Monday for Columbus Day
Thu, 10/10/2019 - 10:38am
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Banks, post offices and most government offices will be closed Monday, Oct. 14, in observance of Columbus Day.
Ozark County Recycling Center is in trouble as recyclables’ prices fall
Thu, 10/10/2019 - 10:29am
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Ozark County Recycling Center employees Eric Lee, left, and Truman King show some of the bales of cardboard that will be stored until prices rise – or the center runs out of room to store them. Ozark County Times/Amelia LaMair
Eastern Ozark County Commissioner Gary Collins gave a troubling update on the county’s recycling center at Monday’s regular meeting of the Ozark County Comm
Longtime mail carrier Lanell Long, 80, retires
Thu, 10/10/2019 - 10:19am
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Lanell Long, center, wearing the red shirt, was greeted by several of her Pontiac-area mail customers at a retirement party held last week at the Pontiac post office. “I will miss these people,” said Long. “I thank them all for everything.”
“Never in my life have I ever dreaded going to work.”
Fall events, area trunk-or-treat events planned to provide festive fun for all ages
Thu, 10/10/2019 - 10:10am
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It’s that time of year, when pumpkins, apple cider and crisp, fall air set a tone of festivity in the Ozarks.
Seven out-of-state subpoenas issued in Leckie murder case, now 2-plus years after her death
Thu, 10/10/2019 - 10:07am
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Savannah Leckie
It’s been over two years since Ozark County Sheriff’s deputies found the burned remains of 16-year-old autistic teen Savannah Leckie in a burn pile on her b
Area hullers paying ‘all-time highest price’for black walnuts
Wed, 10/09/2019 - 2:00am
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2019 Hootin an Hollarin quilt show includes 28 colorful entries
Tue, 10/08/2019 - 2:00am
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Katie Hoversen won the Best in Show ribbon in this year’s Hootin an Hollarin quilt show for her pieced and hand-appliqued “Climbing Jacob’s Ladder” quilt. Hoversen made the quilt using scraps and other pieces of fabric given to her by friends after all her quilting supplies were destroyed when her house was washed away in the 2017 floods. See more photos in the quilt show album on the Ozark County Times Facebook page, which includes winners of the Judges’ Choice and People’s Choice ribbons as well as the “Out of This World” quilt made and donated by Linda and Gary Smith of Sycamore.
47 deer killed here as archery season opens
Mon, 10/07/2019 - 2:00am
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Hayden Johns, 10, killed this 9-point buck on Sept. 22 with a crossbow from 15 yards. The buck scored just shy of 130 inches, and was taken exactly one year from Hayden's 139 3/4-inch crossbow kill in 2018. Hayden is the son of Theodosia residents Josh and Melanie Johns.