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Betty and John Stanley
Betty Stanley's unexpected death last week caused deep sadness among a very diverse group of people – some who didn't know each other.
Betty and her husband, John, moved to the Ozarks many years ago from Texas, eventually settling on a few tucked-away acres near Warren Bridge on Bryant Creek. John...
Gainesville resident Chris Harlin says that the Harlin family is commissioning an large mural on the side of a building next to Century Bank of the Ozarks. The mural will likely be placed near where the two signs are now hung for United Country Missouri Ozarks Realty, above. Harlin says he has...
Ozark County Food Pantry distribution schedule for 2023
Editor’s note: The Ozark County Food Pantry is located at 20477 Highway 160 in Gainesville. It is managed by the Ozark County Health Department. See distribution calendar below.
The Ozark County Food Pantry has been hit hard as inflation tightens wallets across the country.
The number of families...
Times photo/Bruce Roberts
New Ozark County Presiding Commissioner Terry Newton has been doing some house cleaning in the courthouse and commissioners’ office lately, organizing the space and updating files as he can. Now, he’s looking to get a jump on maintenance and improvement projects on county-owned buildings.
Newton...
Diane and John Moore will be at the Ozark County Historium at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, to discuss beekeeping. John serves as the official beekeeper of Missouri State University.
John Moore, official beekeeper for Missouri State University, and his wife Diane will talk about beekeeping at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, at the Ozark County Historium in Gainesville. The event is free and open to everyone. The Historium is on the west side of the Gainesville square.
The two...
Father Theodore This photo of Father Theodore Niklasson was taken in his 6,000-volume library at the Holy Archangels Orthodox Christian Retreat Center, where he lives and works.
In his younger days, Father Theodore Niklasson might have been the last person anyone would expect to become an Orthodox Christian monk who now manages the Holy Archangels Orthodox Christian Retreat Center tucked away in Douglas County about 10 miles northwest of Rockbridge.
In his mid-30s Father...
Ozark County commissioners donated $15,000 to the Ozark County Substance Abuse Task Force on Monday. The money comes from Ozark County’s part of a national opioid lawsuit settlement, in which Ozark County received $21,588. Shown are (from left) OCSATF president Jeff Dotson, Eastern District County...
Hatchet granny Carry Nation was WCTU's most radical and widely known member. She became known as "hatchet granny" because she used a hatchet to smash liquor bottles and destroy drinking establishments.
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union in Ozark County fought the ‘Woman’s Holy War’ from 1890s to 1960s
Campaigns for total abstinence from alcohol, tobacco and illegal drugs may seem out of step with today’s society, especially now that recreational marijuana is legal. However, the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) is still very much alive after 150 years of activism. Missouri no longer has...
Gainesville Mayor Gail Reich, far left, welcomes new business owner (who also happens to be her sister) Jamie Turner Wyman, center, and her new food truck J’s Grill. Jamie’s granddaughter Teagan Hathcock also stands with the women.
Jamie Turner Wyman, the master chef behind Gainesville’s newest food establishment, J’s Grill, held a grand opening at her food truck Tuesday, and despite the soggy weather, it was a huge hit with locals.
The truck is now open for business during regular hours, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday...
Missouri University Garden Coordinator Larry Roberts, pictured far left, brought the “MU tiger van” to The Center in Gainesville filled with garden supplies for the new community garden. MU Educator Alicia Winrod, pictured center and The Center Manager Kaela Anderson helped Roberts unload the materials.
What happens when a community’s senior citizens and young people are brought together to share what they know with each other? That’s exactly the question that will be answered by a set of new University of Missouri Extension - Ozark County programs that will occur over the next two years, thanks...