![]() Outdoor Warning Consulting of Jefferson City won the city’s bid for the project, and OWC’s owner, Bryce Koerber, and a small crew met with Gainesville city employees Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, June 15-17, to assemble and install the new sirens. They hear and can say, ‘It’s on the way.’” Maybe there isn’t a tornado, but like the last storm, people were warned ahead of time that it’s a possibility. People say, ‘Well, there wasn’t a tornado.’ If they say for Ozark County, you never know where, when or if it’s going to hit. “I think they’re doing a good job of setting them off beforehand,” Reich said. There are currently no storm sirens in the Dora area. “We set off the sirens for Gainesville when the National Weather Service issues a tornado warning that includes Gainesville in the list of cities,” Ozark County Emergency Management director and OCSD administrative assistant Curtis Ledbetter said, adding that the sheriff’s department also deploys alarms in Theodosia and Bakersfield when a tornado warning is issued in those areas. ![]() The sirens are deployed by the Ozark County Sheriff’s Department when the threat of a tornado is in the area. It costs some money, but you can’t put money ahead of public safety. ![]() ![]() ![]() “It’s a big upgrade,” Gainesville Mayor Gail Reich told the Times. Last week’s installation of three new storm sirens in Gainesville will help residents be better alerted to impending severe weather. ![]()
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