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The artwork of Gainesville resident Addy Mucklestone is now displayed at the Ozark County Volunteer Library as part of the organization’s visiting artist exhibits. The exhibit runs through September.
Her artist’s statement says: “Addy Mucklestone has gravitated toward art since she first picked up...
Times photo/Sue Ann Jones Ozark County Sheriff's Department evidence technician Robert Simpson, left, and OCSD administrator Curtis Ledbetter show the new Tek84 Intercept body scanner that assists with booking procedures when suspects or inmates are brought into the jail. The device can detect weapons, drugs or other contraband that might be hidden in clothing or the body.
Proving the truth of the adage about every cloud having a silver lining, the Ozark County Sheriff's Department has come through a grueling extensive covid ordeal with a bounty of new technology, paid for with government funds distributed to ease hardships and challenges created by the pandemic.
The...
Shai Stevens, left, and Kiya Grisham
Gainesville residents Shai Stevens and Kiya Grisham are opening BuckStitch Embroidery & Screen Printing in Gainesville next Monday, Aug. 19.
The shop owners, who pride themselves on being Christians and lifelong Ozark County residents, will offer custom embroidery, screen printing and...
Nineteen of the 32 members of the Hermann family gathered last week for their annual four-day vacation at Rockbridge Rainbow Trout and Game Ranch, a tradition that has continued, unbroken, every year for 70 years. (One family member was absent when the photo was taken.)
The Hermann family of St. Louis was back in Ozark County last week, visiting Rockbridge Rainbow Trout and Game Ranch for the 70th time in the resort's 70-year history. Someone from the Hermann family – usually several people – have been guests at Rockbridge every summer since Lile and Edith Amyx...
The new school year will be ushered in next week, and with it will come two new on-site school-based health clinics at Bakersfield and Gainesville Schools.
The clinics are made possible by a partnership between the two school districts and Baxter Health of Mountain Home, Arkansas, with Ozark County...
Rockbridge Rainbow Trout and Game Ranch owners Ray and Genny Amyx are planning daily events next week to celebrate the resort's 70 years in business.
Rockbridge Rainbow Trout and Game Ranch is marking its 70th birthday next week, celebrating seven decades as a cherished Ozarks hideaway that's enjoyed continued success while overcoming a crazy mix of challenges and calamities through the years.
The resort started in 1954 in one of Ozark County'...
Times photo/Jessi Dreckman Tailgate Ministries organizers Arthur and Norma Fortin, of Isabella, far right, are pictured here with Stormie Brown, far left, and Kira Dunn, in front of the building on Highway 160 in Theodosia that will soon be home to the ministry’s thrift store and prayer room.
A new thrift store and prayer room will open on Highway 160 in Theodosia, next to Dollar General, Friday, Aug. 16, thanks to the efforts of the Tailgate Ministries, a project that began in 2020 by Isabella residents Arthur and Norma Fortin. The store and prayer room will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p....
This bulletin board in the lower level of the Ozark County courthouse shows maps of which properties are subject to sale during the Aug. 26 Ozark County delinquent real estate tax sale.
Maps showing the location of properties subject for sale in the Aug. 26 Ozark County delinquent real estate tax sale are now posted on the bulletin boards located in the hallway outside the assessor's office in the lower level of the Ozark County Courthouse. A listing of the addresses can also be...
2023 Hootin an Hollarin queen MaryJane Flygare
The 63rd Hootin an Hollarin festival, slated for Sept. 19-21, is fast approaching, and organizers with the annual queen pageant are now accepting registration forms from girls who would like to enter the contest.
To qualify to enter, girls must be age 14 to 18, a resident of Ozark County and attend...
Lynn Bentele, far left, Cindy Ratcliff, far right, and Betty Mayfield, proudly display the quilt and one of the four shams that will be raffled this year for the Friendly Neighbors Extension club during Hootin and Hollarin. The quilt, which measures 81 inches by 81 inches, should fit a full or queen bed nicely. Tickets are $1 each of six tickets for $5. They can be purchased where the quilt is displayed this month and in September before the Sept. 19-21 quilt show. During the festival, tickets can be purchased at the quilt show.
Hootin an Hollarin is just around the corner, and quilt show organizers are gearing up for a great quilt show at the festival this year.
The Friendly Neighbors Extension Club has also begun selling raffle tickets for the quilt pictured above, which will be raffled off with four matching pillow...