Tecumseh curves improvement subject of MoDOT meeting
Times photo / Sue Ann Jones Missouri Department of Transportation project manager Pete Berry, center, talks with Joe Easterday, left, and his wife Diane about the department’s plans to improve the Tecumseh curves on Highway 160, where the Easterdays’ Rocky Top Resort and Campground are located. MoDOT’s current plans will require the removal of five vintage native-rock cabins at the resort as well as a house and a shed. Structures must also be removed on two other properties along the 1-mile stretch of highway. In the background, Darla Sullivan, left, and Eugene Strong study project plans that were posted on the walls of the GHS cafeteria during the public information meeting Aug. 6. Others attending the meeting included Ozark County Presiding Commissioner John Turner (back to camera) and Tecumseh resident Dan Israel, right.
Representatives of the Missouri Department of Transportation fielded questions and listened to residents’ comments at an Aug.
New Dora superintendent
Times photo/Bruce Roberts Dr. Allen Woods
Dora R-III School District’s new superintendent, Dr.
Commissioners to consider CAFO health ordinance
Missouri Department of Natural Resources photo. A concentrated animal feeding operation.
At their regular weekly meeting Monday, Aug.
E.J. Hampton has served the Souder Church of Christ since 1960
E.J. Hampton says his favorite part of being the preacher at Souder for nearly 60 years “is simply being able to be here.” Photos by Kaitlyn McConnell/ozarksalive.com
Editor’s note: This story by Kaitlyn McConnell is reprinted with permission from her blog, Ozarks Alive!
Dale Roberts retires from pastoring churches – but not from doing the Lord’s good work in ministry
Times photo/Sue Ann Jones Dale Roberts has baptized new Christians in horse troughs, swimming pools, bathtubs, and in lakes, rivers and creeks, including this often-used spot in Lick Creek south of Gainesville on County Road 503. “I’ll do it any way I can to help someone be baptized,” he said.
Joan M. Pieper, 90
Funeral services for Joan M. Weissinger Pieper, 90, formerly of Theodosia, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, at Assumption Catholic Church in O’Fallon.
Janice Grisham, 78
Funeral services for Janice Grisham, 78, of Dora, were held Aug. 12, 2019, at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home in West Plains. Mrs. Grisham died Aug. 9 at her home.
Bonnie Jane Taylor, 92
Funeral services for Bonnie Jane Taylor, 92, of West Plains, were held Aug. 10, 2019, at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home in West Plains. Mrs. Taylor died Aug.
Ricky Joseph Prososki, 59
A celebration of the life of Ricky Joseph Prososki, 59, of Tekamah, Nebraska, will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug.