Covid
The Mountain View Public Library presents Imagine Your Story for summer reading 2020. Sign up begins June 1 and program ends July 17. The program is a little different this year because all performances and activities are cancelled, but that does not mean summer reading has to be dull and boring...
On May 28, two public health agencies, Howell County Health Department and Texas County Health Department, announced they are conducting a joint disease investigation and follow up after a positive COVID-19 case was identified with connections to both counties.
The patient, a resident of...
With many stay-at-home orders expiring and the apparent effectiveness of our communities' response to COVID-19 in limiting the spread of coronavirus, Mercy is taking careful, deliberate steps in reactivating services previously postponed.
Mercy has established three specific criteria that must...
The West Plains School District began a gradual reopening of outdoor athletic facilities on May 18, 2020. The district will reopen outdoor athletic facilities that have traditionally been open for the community during the summer when all education-based student activities are not in session or...
The year 2020 will see a slew of holidays celebrated in a post-pandemic world. With Memorial Day weekend just around the corner, it would be very easy to stay focused on all that we cannot or should not have because of a bruised economy and social distancing recommendations. Time-honored...
Mark Twain National Forest has developed a five-year program of work to transition to a sustainable recreation program, called the Recreation Facility Strategy (RFS). The RFS is now available for the public to review on the Forest’s website (www.fs.usda.gov/mtnf); and the Forest is currently...
Good Samaritan Care Clinic (GSCC) is the recipient of a $5,000 grant from BKD Foundation Southern Missouri. The grant will be used to fund the clinic’s COVID-19 response. Since February 2004, Good Samaritan Care Clinic, Mountain View, MO, has provided free healthcare in over 34,000 patient...
A West Plains restaurant made national news this week when a receipt was posted on the social media site Twitter, causing a post or “tweet” to go viral. The restaurant, Kiko Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Lounge, was criticized for adding a $2.19 "Covid-19 Surcharge" to a $50.06 bill. The tweet...
To help mitigate some of the unexpected operational challenges created by the COVID-19 state of emergency, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources has suspended the training-hours requirements through June 15 for certified operators of public drinking water systems, wastewater systems, and...
Mark Twain National Forest has initiated a plan to reopen recreation sites that were temporarily shut down. Some sites will reopen by June 1.
Phase 1, sites to be reopened by June 1:
Eleven Point Ranger District (573-996-2153): Greer Crossing Campground, and multiple day use sites...