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Gainesville resident Mike Gardner set forth a proposal during the July Gainesville City Council meeting to change an ordinance that would allow the use of side by sides and UTVs on city streets. The council voted Aug. 11 to proceed with having the city attorney craft an ordinance with input from local law enforcement that the council will vote on at a later date.
At its Aug. 11 regular meeting, the Gainesville City Council again discussed a proposal brought forth by Mike Gardner asking the council to change a city ordinance that currently prohibits utility terrain vehicles (side by sides), golf carts and other similar vehicles from operating on city streets...
About 50 people attended Monday morning’s Ozark County commissioners meeting, cramming into the tiny meeting room (with many spilling out into the hallway) to voice concern and opposition against two license plate-reading cameras that were recently installed in Gainesville and Hardenville on a trial basis.
Last week, several county residents were at the Ozark County Commissioners meeting in favor of the controversial Verkada cameras installed by the sheriff’s department, but this week told a very different story. Around 50 people filled the upstairs meeting room, spilling out the door and down the...
Banners honoring Ozark County veterans who died in combat are being displayed on the Gainesville square in honor of America's 250 birthday. Those entering the square from the southwest corner are met with this banner honoring Audie Luna, who died in 1945 during World War II. The back of each banner expresses thanks to all Ozark County veterans and credits those who helped make the project possible.
By Janet Taber
Ozark County Historium volunteer
In honor of America’s 250th birthday in 2026, a plan was recently enacted to honor Ozark County veterans who gave their lives in service to this country. Thanks to the efforts of Bo Friese of Bargain Bin (who also is the caretaker of the...
Jim Britt
Jim Britt will become Ozark County’s next presiding commissioner after receiving the most votes in the Aug. 4 Republican primary election.
Britt, a lifelong Gainesville resident and former Missouri State Highway Patrol officer, received 1,293 votes in the three-way race. John Turner received 679...
Kierstan Snider
History was made last week when Ozark County voters effectively elected the county’s first female prosecuting attorney.
Dora native Kierstan Snider emerged victorious in the Republican primary, earning the most votes in a three-way race and, with no Democratic, Libertarian, Independent or other-...
These are some of the many paintings hung in Clinkingbeard Funeral home in Gainesville last week for a celebration of life in honor of Isabella resident Margie Payton. Guests were invited to take the artwork home with them after the service.
Clinkingbeard Funeral Home looked a little different than it usually does last Monday, as people wandered quietly through the building, pausing to take in dozens of varied paintings that covered nearly every available wall.
Some smiled as they recognized familiar Ozark landscapes. Others lingered...
Gainesville residents Mitch Slowick and Megan Pueppke opened “The Organic Gypsy” food truck last week in the parking lot across from Crossroads Drips & Dips on Highway 160 in Gainesville.
Toasted paninis, crisp greens, colorful vegetables and the aroma of fresh ingredients are now part of the lunchtime scene in Gainesville, thanks to a new food truck with a distinctly different menu. The Organic Gypsy opened last week, bringing fresh, inovative and health-conscious options to town....
KYTV reporter Adam Woodbrey visited the Ozark County Sheriff’s Department this week, filming a segement on the highly discussed Verkada cameras installed in two locations in Ozark County. To view the clip, search KY3.com for “Ozark County sheriff tests Verkada security cameras amid privacy concerns.”
Several Ozark County residents who attended the weekly commissioners’ meeting Monday morning with questions about the recently installed Verkada cameras in two areas of the county, ultimately said they were in favor of the devices.
Controversy over the cameras has spread over the county during the...
After 26 years inspecting refineries across three continents and nearly every U.S. state, Gainesville resident Richard Burrow has traded life on the road for a business closer to home. This year, Richard and his wife Laura opened Septic Pros, where they offer septic tank pumping, system inspections...
A Lafayette, Indiana man was taken by Ozark County Ambulance to Cox South hospital after sustaining serious injuries in a motorcycle crash on N Highway, about eight miles north of Brixey last week.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s online crash reports, the 38-year-old man was...