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Bakersfield R-IV School District will conduct preschool and kindergarten screenings Thurs-day and Friday, April 19-20. Children are eligible for kindergarten if they will be 5 years old on or before July 31, 2018. Children who will be 4 years old on or before July 31, 2018, are eligible for...
Wednesday, April 4
Bakersfield - ACT Test. Staff meeting after school.Gainesville - Spring picture day. National HonorSociety induction meeting, 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 5
Bakersfield - FFA South Central District at Rolla. Baseball vs. Summersville, away, 4:30 p.m.Dora - Softball vs. Koshkonong,...
Blanche Cemetery, off Highway 14 between Dora and Drury, will hold a cemetery clean-up day on Saturday, April 14, beginning at 8 a.m. A board meeting will follow at 10 a.m.For more information, call Laura Hubbard, 417-261-2870.
The next “first Sunday” fried chicken dinner fundraiser at The Center will be held April 8 – postponed a week due to the Easter holiday. Serving time is 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to enjoy lunch and help support The Center, located off Highway 5 just north of the Gainesville city...
A work day will be held at Howards Ridge Cemetery on Saturday, April 14, beginning at 9 a.m. Everyone with an interest in or family members buried in the cemetery is invited to come help with the spring clean-up effort.
Studdard
Jerry D. Studdard, 52, of Wasola, charged with forcible sodomy and two counts of statutory sodomy, was granted a supervised bond release March 27 during a hearing before Associate Judge Cynthia MacPherson. Studdard, represented by defense attorney Gregory Scott Taylor of Springfield, is charged in...
River of Life Farm owner Myron McKee inspects the water flow at The Falls on the North Fork of the White River. A native population of rainbow trout creates a unique fishery here and brings anglers from all over the country.
This story, by Jim McCarty, editor of Rural Missouri magazine, is reprinted with permission. It has been edited slightly for space and to add local information.
Standing on the deck of his latest rental cabin high above the North Fork of the White River south of Dora, Myron McKee waves his arm in...
This month’s “first Sunday” fried chicken dinner fundraiser will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. April 8. Please join us for a great dinner and a good way to support The Center and the Gainesville High School band and choir students who will be serving the meal for tips.
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Almost a year after the historic 2017 flood, some Ozark County water crossings still show signs of the damage it caused. Large stone blocks line the crossing known locally as the “cheese plant bridge” on County Road 503 south of the Gainesville post office.The blocks temporarily replace the washed-away guardrail, part of which dangles off the downstream side of the bridge over Lick Creek. Ozark County Western Commissioner Greg Donley told the Times Monday that FEMA had recently approved funding to replace the guardrail, rebuild the “rock blankets” under the north and south ends of the bridge and do other work to restore the bridge.
Ozark County Commissioners said Monday during their regular weekly meeting that as much as 3 to 4 inches of water still covered some low-water crossings around the county following several recent days of rain. Among the crossings mentioned was Warren Bridge on County Road 328 and Smokey Road (...
Candidate filing for the Aug. 7 primary election ended last week on March 27. These Republican candidates will be running in contested Ozark County races:Ozark County presiding commissioner: John Turner (incumbent), Gainesville, and Seth Smith of Isabella.Ozark County prosecuting attorney: John...