Local
State Representative Bennie Cook would like to extend an invitation to constituents from Texas County to come up to their Missouri State Capitol for an exclusive day dedicated to them. Scheduled for Tuesday, March 5, this event promises a unique opportunity for friends, neighbors, and...
State Budget Director Dan Haug announced today that net general revenue collections for January 2024 grew 6.3 percent compared to those for January 2023, from $1.37 billion last year to $1.45 billion this year.
Net general revenue collections for 2024 fiscal year-to-date decreased 0.2...
The Missouri Department of Transportation announced the selection of two consultants to lead an environmental study of the more than 250 miles of Interstate 44 from the Oklahoma state line to the Route 100 East interchange near Gray Summit in Franklin County.
The selected consultants, Hg...
Contractor crews continue work to improve U.S. Route 160 in Howell County. The project includes replacing culverts and adding a southbound turn lane at the Route BB intersection in West Plains, Missouri. Motorists should anticipate a lane reduction with a 10-foot width restriction.
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Excitement is building as the April 8 total solar eclipse approaches, presenting a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Ozarks. While the path of the eclipse stretches from Texas to Maine across the U.S., West Plains has the good fortune of being in the middle of it all and with totality...
On the morning of Saturday, Feb. 3, a female detainee was found unresponsive in a holding cell in the Texas County Jail. Jail staff attempted life saving measures. E.M.S. and Houston Police Officers responded to the jail as well. The female was transported to Texas County Memorial Hospital, where...
Willie Gene Day, 41, is charged with felony assault, burglary, and resisting arrest after an incident in Mountain View on Feb. 4.
A probable cause statement from Officer Kris Reinholdt states that Day allegedly tried to burglarize a home before assaulting the owners and attacking police....
Cybersecurity and web upgrades were the main topic at last Monday’s Howell County Commission meeting. The commission met with Mike Coldiron, Emergency Management Director, to review two new grants. The grants are part of a program called the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program and are...
Republicans
The Howell County Republican Caucus will take place Saturday, March 2 at the National Guard Armory located at 1315 Webster Avenue, West Plains.
The caucus replaces the normal Presidential Primary and is the mechanism the Missouri Republican party will use to send delegates...
The man who pled guilty to placing a camera in the women’s restroom of a Casey’s General Store was sentenced to six years in prison. Patrick Pitcher, 32, of Hartville, entered a guilty plea in November and was sentenced Wednesday in a Texas County Court.
Criminal charges originally filed...