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photo submitted This home on Reid Drive in Theodosia was a complete loss after a fire in an outbuilding spread to a wall of the main structure and then into the home’s attic on Dec. 3. The homeowners were inside the home when the fire was spotted and called the Ozark County Sheriff’s Department dispatch office to report the blaze. Theodosia, Gainesville and Pontiac VFDs responded.
At 8:39 a.m. last Wednesday, Dec. 4, the Theodosia Volunteer Fire Department was toned out to a structure fire on Reid Lane, located behind the fire department in the Theodosia city limits.
The homeowners, whose names are not known by the Times, awoke that morning, noticed a fire and called 911. ...
photo by Karla Smith Andrea Winrod, 16-year-old daughter of Nathanael and Faith Winrod of Tecumseh, is pictured here before the Gainesville High School prom last year.
Ozark County’s close-knit community is mourning the tragic loss of 16-year-old Andrea Winrod, a Gainesville High School junior, who was killed in a two-vehicle accident on Highway 5 north near Wasola on Tuesday, Dec. 3.
The daughter of Nathanael and Faith Winrod of Tecumseh, Andrea was known for...
Editor’s note: Due to illness, a reporter was unable to attend the Nov. 19, Gainesville City Council meeting; Therefore, we are printing the minutes from the meeting.
The City Council of Gainesville met in regular session at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, at Gainesville City Hall.
The following...
Those interested in filing for seats coming open on Ozark County’s school boards and municipality boards can do so from Dec. 10-31.
For the most part, those interested can file at the respective school or city/village office during regular hours. Filing will not be held at schools when inclement...
Christmastime is here, and there are several events planned in Ozark County to celebrate the season.
To add your Ozark County holiday event to the list, email jessi@ozarkcountytimes.com.
• Library Christmas giveaway table (now through Dec. 13) - The Ozark County Volunteer Library is hosting a...
Nancy Walker, this year’s Jingle Bell Parade marshal during Gainesville’s Dec. 6 Wonders of Christmas celebration, led the Hootin an Hollarin Committee as chairperson from the early 1990s until turning over the leadership role to Paula Rose in 2021.
Nancy Walker has never been one to criticize others, but she keeps thinking Gainesville’s Wonders of Christmas Committee could have found someone more deserving to honor as the 2024 Jingle Bell Parade marshal.
[Reporter checks notes. Nope. No one deserves the honor more than Nancy, who has been...
D.E. Pleasant drives his truck pulling the Bumper-to-Bumper Christmas float during last year’s Jingle Bell Parade at the 2023 Wonders of Christmas on the Gainesville square event.
The annual Wonders of Christmas on the Gainesville Square festival and Jingle Bell Parade will be held this Friday, Dec. 6. The festival opens at 5 p.m. with vendor booths, which will remain open throughout the night. Also at 5 p.m., there will be singing in the gazebo, located on the courthouse...
A family is pictured here working together to hang Christmas bulbs on the town Christmas cedar at Village Hall in Theodosia during the 2023 inaugural Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. This year’s Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony and Holiday Kick Off event is being held this Saturday at Village Hall, and everyone is invited.
This year’s Theodosia Christmas Tree Lighting and Holiday Kick Off event will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at Village Hall.
Festival organizers Nancy Wilson and Karen Metzger have been working hard on festival plans for the fun and festive event, and it’s shaping up to be even better...
One-year-old Dawna Kay is back home in Wasola with parents Jordan and Darci Dimirsky after spending 32 days at Mercy Children’s Hospital in Kansas City recovering from serious injuries she sustained in a Sept. 7 car crash.
Wasola residents Jordan and Darci Dimirsky have an extra reason to be thankful this Thanksgiving season. Just over two months ago, their 1-year-old daughter, Dawna Kay, was released from the hospital following a 32-day stay recovering from serious injuries sustained in a Sept. 7 car crash.
Dawna,...
Just prior to the regular weekly meeting of the Ozark County Commissioners, Western District Commissioner Layne Nance said the west side of the county experienced more damage during flooding earlier this month than during the 2017 flood. He said the extra damage was likely because of several small...