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Vicki Smith, far left, with Options Pregnancy in Gainesville accepts a $400 check on behalf of Dora middle school students in the life skills class, from left, Emily Lamoreaux, Gracie Whitman and Kenneth Belcher. Tiffany Pleasant, life skills instructor, is pictured at far right.
The halls of Dora Middle School have been buzzing with excitement each week after the Falcon Nest Café opened its doors for business. Run entirely by the middle school life skills class, the café has become a beloved tradition among faculty and staff and an incredible hands-on learning experience...
Photo credit Tony Logue Sid Pierce's 50 years in music includes playing drums and other instruments as well as running soundboards and traveling with dozens of bands.
An old adage says people who differ from the norm "march to the beat of a different drummer." Those who know Ozark County native Sid Pierce say he's one of those different people, and Sid agrees. After spending more than 50 amazing years in the music industry, as well as time in the Navy Reserves...
Times photo/Jessi Dreckman There were about 85 residents who attended the MoDOT community briefing on the plans for building a new bridge on Highway 160 at Theodosia. Staff members told the Times that the plan is to keep the existing bridge open until the new bridge is completed and open.
There were about 85 local residents in attendance at the Missouri Department of Transportation’s drop-in style meeting in Theodosia last week, according to Project Manager Donna Philpot - and most people wanted to know if the bridge, which spans Bull Shoals Lake on busy Highway 160, would remain...
Photo by Andrea Martin The Dora Lady Falcons cross country team took second place in the class 1 cross country meet held at Gans Creek Recreation Area in Columbia Saturday, Nov. 8. Members of the team are, from left, Bailey Bettis, Brynlee Walker, Kinley Luna, Isabelle Martin, Haley Perkins, Kara Anderson, Alexis Anderson and Coach Sheree Nold.
The Dora High School girls cross country team returned to the MSHSAA Class 1 State Championships over the weekend and came away with another strong performance, finishing second overall.
The boys team also qualified to compete, with junior Daniel Tomlinson earning All-State honors for the second...
"Cowboy" Rick Hamby, middle, will interview Vietnam veterans Larry Warrick, right, and Terry Wyrick in a live remote radio broadcast from noon to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11 - Veterans Day - at the Ozark County Historium on the Gainesville square. Robert Klineline, who wasn't available for the photo, will join the men to talk about his experiences when he and Warrick worked for Continental Telephone Company. The two-hour program will be broadcast live on KUKU radio at 100.3 FM. Listeners can also hear the live program online at kukuradio.com. Everyone is invited to the Historium for the program.
From noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, the Ozark County Historium in Gainesville will host a Veterans Day program featuring West Plains-based Ozark Marketing radio station KUKU's live remote broadcast of "Cowboy" Rick Hamby's onsite interview with two Vietnam veterans, Larry Warrick of Gainesville...
This photo was taken at the 2024 Dora School Veterans Day program. This year four Ozark County Schools are hosting Veterans Day programs: Bakersfield, Dora, Lutie and Gainesville. All area veterans are invited to each program—photo courtesy of Paula Bodenhamer.
Several Ozark County schools are honoring local veterans with special events on Tuesday, Nov. 11, and all area veterans are invited to attend.
Lutie School will begin the day with a Veterans Day assembly at 9:30 a.m. Veterans are invited to join students and staff for breakfast in the cafeteria...
This photo of Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jim Kyle was taken at a large re-supply area and landing zone in Quang Tri province, South Vietnam, in 1969 about a month before his one-year tour in Vietnam ended. The site was nicknamed "LZ Stud" because "it was huge," Jim said.
Ozark County native Jim Kyle recently got a phone call from a family member he hadn't heard from in decades.
"Hi, Doc," the caller said.
Jim isn't a doctor. Now 81, he's a preacher, farmer and retired federal government employee. No one in Ozark County, and no one in his family, calls him "Doc." ...
Ally Britt
Former Gainesville resident Ally Britt has turned her lifelong love of art into a published accomplishment, illustrating a new children’s book for Wildstork Publishing’s nationwide nature series.
The book, titled Can You Read Gateway Arch National Park? introduces young readers to the history and...
Ozark County’s youth firearms deer season was a tremendous success this year, with harvest numbers reaching a level not seen in a decade.
According to preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conserva-tion, young hunters ages 6-15 harvested 206 deer in Ozark County during the two-day early...
The Dora Lady Falcons cross country team is headed to state after placing third at the Class 1 District 2 meet held in Hermitage Saturday, Nov. 1. Members of the team are, from left, Kara Anderson, Isabelle Martin, Kinley Luna, Alexis Anderson, Brynlee Walker and Haley Perkins.
The Dora High School boys and girls cross country teams are state bound after both squads earned third-place finishes at the Class 1 District 2 meet held in Hermitage on Saturday, Nov. 1.
The strong performances secured full-team qualifications for both the Lady Falcons and the Falcons, who will...