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Unofficial election results show that Ozark County voters cast the following ballots for the four amendments on the Aug. 4, 2026, Primary Election ballot.    Amendment 1: Renew the existing sales and use tax of 0.1% for 10 years to fund state parks and soil and water conservation. Yes: 1,724 No:...
Unofficial election results show that Jim Britt received the most votes and has been elected as Ozark County’s new Presiding Commissioner in the Aug...
August 4, 2026, 9:59 PM
Unofficial election results show that Kierstan Snider received the most votes and was elected Ozark County’s new Prosecuting Attorney in the Aug. 4,...
August 4, 2026, 9:58 PM

This black bear was caught on the security camera in Rene Leigh’s chicken coop near her Tecumseh-area home. Thankfully the bear did not harm her flock, and, after creating quite a mess, continued on his way.
A Tecumseh family got an unexpected visitor recently, one with four paws, a furry coat and a taste for adventure. Rene Leigh’s backyard chicken coop...
August 3, 2026, 4:45 PM
Unofficial election results show that Ozark County voters cast the following ballots for the four amendments on the Aug. 4, 2026, Primary Election ballot.    Amendment 1: Renew the existing sales and use tax of 0.1% for 10 years to fund state parks and soil and water conservation. Yes: 1,724 No:...
August 4, 2026

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  • August 6, 2026
    Funeral services for Sarah "Maxine" Strong Luttrell, 90, of Gainesville, were held Friday, July 24, 2026, in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home chapel in Gainesville. Burial was at Howard Ridge...
  • August 6, 2026
     Graveside funeral services for Danny Richison, 77, of Mountain Grove, former long-time resident of Gainesville, were held Friday, July 24, 2026, at Sims Cemetery in Gainesville. A celebration...
  • August 6, 2026
     Funeral services for George Franklin "Frankie" Goodman, 56, of Gainesville, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 23, 2026, at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Gainesville. A...

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