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Century Bank president and CEO Chris Harlin stands beside a skid steer the bank had purchased a few years ago for its own use and donated last week to the Bakersfield School. Bakersfield superintendent Dr. Amy Padgett said the skid steer is "a luxury we could never have afforded." It will be used "for so many things," she said, beginning with helping repair damage to the school's ballfields and park after a recent tornado followed by heavy rain that resulted in flooding.
When thinking of donations to a public school system, a skid steer might not immediately come to mind, but when Century Bank of the Ozarks president and CEO Chris Harlin offered one to Bakersfield School superintendent Dr. Amy Padgett recently, she didn't hesitate to say yes.
"It's a really nice...
This week we take time to note, with gratitude and sorrow, those with Ozark County ties whose lives ended while they were serving in the military during wartime. They are the men whose names are engraved on the Ozark County War Memorial on the courthouse lawn – as well as others whose names have...
Editor’s note: This is the sixth and final installment of a series detailing the Covenant, the Sword and the Arm of the Lord, a religious commune located south of Pontiac in the 1970s and 1980s. The anti-government, paramilitary and white supremacist group of more than 100 people lived together on...
Sara Jo Suter opened her new bakery, Suter’s Sweets Bakery, in the strip mall off Highway 160 in Theodosia earlier this month. Formerly employed as a nurse, Sara Jo said she took a leap of faith this year to pursue her real passion, baking and decorating cookies.
The aroma of fresh-baked cookies, pastries and other baked goods now floats through the air in downtown Theodosia several days a week, thanks to the town’s newest business addition, Suter’s Sweets Bakery.
Nestled in the shopping center off Highway 160, the bakery opened its doors earlier this...
The Daily News printed this photo of CSA leader Jim Ellison, left, and second-in-command Kerry Noble leaving a hearing at a federal court in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in 1985 following their sentencing on federal racketeering and weapons charges.
Editor’s note: This is the fifth installment of a series detailing the Covenant, Sword and Arm of the Lord, a religious commune located south of Pontiac in the 1970s and 1980s. The anti-government, paramilitary and white supremacist group of more than 100 people lived together on a 224-acre...
The Gainesville High School FFA entomology team took first place in the national contest at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas. GHS junior Dylan Abraham also placed third individually in the contest. Team members, pictured from left, are: Dylan Abraham, Lilly Winrod, Lilly Hejdak and...
Several business matters concerning a grant for the upcoming Ozark County Recycling Center project were discussed and approved during the regular meeting of the Ozark County Commissioners Monday morning.
The commissioners unanimously adopted a resolution to apply for the Community Development Block...
Mary Mahan, a lifelong resident of Ozark County, died Sept. 2, 1959, at age 89. She was born Feb. 24, 1870, at Theodosia, the daughter of Elisha and Mar Jane Friend.
Written by the late Rex Johnson and first published in the April 10, 1996, edition of the Ozark County Times.
Grandma [Mary] Mahan was a widow woman. She lived on a farm on Pond Fork Creek. Pond Fork empties into Little North Fork about a mile above Theodosia. As a boy growing up, I loved to go...
Members of the Bakersfield VFD stands with others in front of the department’s recently donated brush truck, which was painted by students at Southern Missouri Technical Institute in West Plains. Pictured above, from left, are: SMTI Director Josh Cotter, Bakersfield Fire Chief Greg Watts, Tecumseh Assistant Fire Chief JB Duke, BHS student Tate Bonham, BVFD Secretary Zaylor Watts, SMTI instructor Brian Hoyle and SMTI instructor Jason Pekarek.
After months of battling flames, braving floodwaters and helping in the aftermath of a massive tornado, the Bakersfield Volunteer Fire Department has good news to share - and it comes with a fresh coat of paint and a side of barbecue.
In a year that has tested the fire department in what seems like...
This photo taken at the Covenant, Sword and Arm of the Lord compound in 1985 shows local residents Ozark County Sheriff James Shaw, far left in the tan hat, and Missouri State Highway Patrol Tpr. Steve Bartlett, far right, discussing a plan of action with other members of law enforcement agencies. The officers were attempting to serve a warrant for CSA leader James Ellison on a federal indictment for the possession of illegal firearms and silencers.
Editor’s note: This is the third installment of a series detailing the Covenant, Sword and Arm of the Lord, a religious commune located south of Pontiac in the 1970s and 1980s. The anti-government, paramilitary and white supremacist group of more than 100 people lived together on a 224-acre...