sports
The Gainesville Junior High boys basketball team took second place at the Summit Conference tournament Oct. 17-21 in Mansfield. The Bulldogs, seeded in the number 2 spot, defeated Fordland 45-13 in the first round then took on number 3 seed Seymour and won, 40-28, before falling to first-seed...
A fall carnival will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, in the Lutie School cafeteria.
The fund-raiser event will include bingo, “jail,” prizes, face painting, games, a photo booth, balloon animals, a cake walk, food and raffles, crafts, free throws and other family-friendly fun. A carnival...
The Bakersfield Lady Lions claimed the first place trophy at the Norwood Tournament Thursday, Oct. 13, with a 32-20 win over the Mansfield Lady Lions. The Bakersfield team finished 3-0 in the tournament with wins over Norwood and Plato as well as Mansfield. Pictured are, front, from left: Sarah...
I was raised with a Stephens Crackshot .22. It was a drop-lever single-shot that belonged to my grandfather, and it came with a well-worn, small cotton drawstring bag that held the bullets. Two was all you needed, I often heard him say. He carried it stuffed in his bib overalls pocket. I learned to...
The Gainesville Junior High girls basketball team earned the Summit Conference championship for the first time in four years. Gainesville, undefeated on the season, had the number 1 seed and had a bye in the first round of the tounament, held Oct. 17-21 at Mansfield. The junior Lady Bulldogs took...
Ronald McDonald made his annual appearance Sept. 28 at Thornfield School, where officials reported that more than 100 students from Thornfield, Lutie and Mark Twain schools enjoyed his presentation of magic tricks and music to help reinforce his lessons in character development. This year’s program...
Representatives from the Gainesville DECA chapter who attended the District 11 ROPES Leadership Conference Sept. 14 in Republic were, from left, Sage Lane, Nick Woodward, Rylen Wynn, Lance Burnett, Shannon Lutz, Joe Hutchings, Zach Woodward, Rebekah Cummings, Hali Wallace and Kaitlin Conrad. The...
Lutie School recently released its first quarter honor roll (all A’s) and merit roll (all A’s and B’s).
<strong>Honor roll</strong>
Kindergarten - Lucretia Ames, Kayley Anderson, Savannah Brown, Corbyn Greenough, Darnell Howard, Ethan Miller, Carter Wallace
1st grade - Alexis Buswell,...
When we’re kids, sometimes we feel like time is creeping along, but as we get older it seems to move faster each year. It’s hard for me to believe that by the end of this week our school year will be one-fourth over. I hope the first quarter of the school year has been good for everyone, because I...
Through a collaborative effort of local community donors, Dora R-III Schools and the Dora FFA and 4H programs, a brand-new barn has been built on the Dora School campus. Dora superintendent Steve Richards said the project was made possible by $5,400 in private donations, a Dora FFA and 4H program...