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Discussion after the weekly county commissioners’ meeting Monday morning centered around one of the hottest topics in Ozark County recently: the possibility of AI data centers in Ozark County.
Commissioners are quick to assure county residents that they are staying informed on the issue that is on...
Last Saturday, the casket of longtime Ozark County Ambulance Administrator Stacy Raney was carried to its final resting place inside the ambulance he helped design and order three years ago before he was diagnosed with an aggresive brain cancer that led to his death May 12.
Emergency responders from a variety of different agencies gathered last Saturday to honor longtime emergency medical services leader Stacy Raney, 56, of Ava, who died May 12, 2026, at his home surrounded by family after a battle with Glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer.
His funeral brought...
photo by Ed Doiron A semi truck hauling a gasoline tanker lies overturned near the Spring Creek bridge on Highway 160, with debris scattered across the roadway following a crash April 29.
Traffic on Highway 160, about five miles west of Gainesville, was halted in both directions for more than 12 hours last week after a semi truck hauling gasoline overturned multiple times while descending the hill just before the Spring Creek bridge.
According to this week’s Ozark County Sheriff’s...
Ozark County Western District Commissioner Layne Nance, Eastern District Commissioner Jim Britt and Presiding Commissioner Terry Newton.
Ozark County Commissioners took care of necessary bid notices during the regular weekly meeting Monday morning.
Western District Commissioner Layne Nance and Eastern District Commissioner Jim Britt unanimously accepted the bid from Coastal Energy Corporation for road oil for the Road & Bridge...
Times photo/Regina Mozingo Near the corner of Third Street and Leeton Luna Lane, Shelter Insurance agents Heather Luna and Doug Hawkins installed a mailbox for their office alongside other new mailboxes that went in for Michelle Anderson's Shear Artistry Salon and Mill Country Title.
A recent change in how the U.S. Postal Service delivers packages to some Gainesville residents and businesses has gone smoothly for some but caused frustration for others.
In March, some Gainesville postal patrons received a letter from Gainesville postmaster Crystal Hand that said beginning...
A 62-year-old Tecumseh woman was airlifted to Cox South Hospital in Springfield following an April 21 crash on Highway 160, about five miles east of Gainesville.
According to the report, the woman was riding as a passenger in a 2022 Tesla Model Y driven by a 67-year-old Tecumseh man when the...
A 61-year-old Kimberling City man was transported by helicopter ambulance to Cox South Springfield Monday morning, April 27, with serious injuries following a crash on County Road 827, 10 miles west of Gainesville, after the UTV he was riding in crashed head-on with a Subaru SUV.
According to the...
For several months, the Gainesville City Council has attempted to have a property at Main and Sixth Streets in Gainesville cleaned up so it is in compliance with the city’s nuisance ordinance, which aims to ensure that all structures and properties within the city limits remain neat and tidy. And...
Chris Bryant has joined the staff at the Ozark County Sheriff’s Department in a new position as a Crisis Intervention Team coordinator.
You may notice a new face up at the Ozark County Sheriff’s Department these days. Chris Bryant recently joined the department as its Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) coordinator, a position aimed at strengthening how law enforcement responds to individuals experiencing mental health and other types...
Former Ozark County Ambulance Director Stacy Raney was joined by a group of co-workers and family members recently as staff dedicated the ambulance base in his honor. The building is now known as “The Raney Base.” Those pictured are, from left: Dewane Dillon, Jim Glynn, Savannah Bushner, Courtney Holt, Eric Limbaugh, Cindy Dillon, Brian Morgan, Jennifer Evans, Jim Evans, Pat Evans, Stacy Raney, Angie Raney, Garett Raney, Sarah Rickman, Aaron Rickman, Stephanie Moore and Hunter Ryan. Not pictured: Ed Doiron, Craig Fox, Jerri Crawford, Alan Kyle, Doug Hawkins and Heather Luna.
Earlier this month, the Ozark County Ambulance District officially dedicated its building to former administrator Stacy Raney, honoring his two decades of service to the district following a medically-necessary retirement late last year due to the diagnosis of Glioblastoma, an aggressive type of...