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Photo by MDC Staff, courtesy Missouri Department of Conservation.
The Missouri Department of Conservation will hold a Prescribed Fire Workshop from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, at the Gainesville Livestock Auction on Highway 160 west of Gainesville. The workshop teaches participants how to use prescribed fire as a land-management tool. Those interested in...
We kicked off last Monday by going down 200 hall to work on a 1,500-piece puzzle. The residents have been working very hard on it and will soon have it done. After lunch we worked on making Valentine’s Day cards.We played some board games and had Bible study with Debbie Cobb on Tuesday.Wednesday,...
Another week has gone by with all kinds of weather. Church was dismissed Sunday because of the slick places, especially on the blacktop driveway.Monday morning, it looked like a big snow was on the ice.We were saddened by the death of Kenny Bushong. He had operated a bulldozer for Paul for 22 years...
It was a pleasant surprise when Marlyn Atkinson, son of my schoolmate Veryl Pare, called and said he would like to meet me at the Historium. My daughter Kris brought me in, and I enjoyed visiting with him. He and my son Marlyn are about the same age, and so were Veryl and I. We graduated from...
The Gainesville Lady Bulldogs recently came back from a tough 70-36 road loss to Fordland to defeat Mountain Grove, Seymour and Norwood, bringing their season record to 17-8.On Monday, Feb. 5, when the Gainesville team traveled to Fordland to take on the Lady Eagles, “Fordland came out very...
To contact the Ozark County Sheriff’s Department or other emergency-responding agencies here, call 679-4633. In an emergency, dial 911.
Feb. 5 (continuedfrom last week)9:52 a.m. – Caller said he shot a big black dog that was chasing his cows along Highway 95 near Thornfield; he said he told the...
Mahali Loftis
Mahali Loftis, daughter of Brian and April Loftis of Hollister, was recently awarded the Central Bank of the Ozarks Champion of Character Award at her school in Hollister. She was nominated for the award by her classmates and her teachers and was the only sixth grader chosen for this award. Mahali...
Two Ozark Countians – Kelsie Marie Myers of Theodosia and Daytona LeAnn Shelton of Wasola – were recently named to the dean’s list for the fall 2017 semester at College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout. To qualify for the dean’s list, C of O students must maintain a 3.6 minimum grade point average...
The Gainesville Bulldogs traveled to Fordland Wednesday, Feb. 7, and defeated the Eagles 59-48. Garrett Morgan led the scoring with 17 points, followed by Jaxon Britt with 12, Brandon Poe with 11, Brodie Chapman with 10 and Wyatt Wilson with 8. Wilson led in rebounds with 15. Brodie Chapman led in...
The weather may not be as good as we like, but fishing will soon break loose. In about three weeks the white bass should start, the walleye are staging for their annual spawning run, bass are active and crappie fishing has been excellent on both lakes. Bass are still hitting the Rock Crawler...