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Ozarks Healthcare recently announced Terence F. Farrell, MHA, FACHE, has been appointed as the organization’s new Chief Executive Officer, effective September 9, 2025.
Farrell brings more than 20 years of executive leadership experience across investor-owned, not-for-profit, stand-alone,...
The Old-Time Music, Ozark Heritage Festival in downtown West Plains, will celebrate its 31st year Oct. 17 and 18. The signature event for West Plains, the festival seeks to celebrate, preserve, pass on and nurture an appreciation of the old-time music and folk life traditions distinctive to the...
The Board of Trustees of the Howell County Health Department have reported that the long-time Director of the Howell County Health Department, Chris Gilliam, will be retiring at the end of August.
The Board announced that Mr. Gilliam is being replaced by Justin Frazier of West Plains....
Robin McCollough has taken the opportunity to tell her side of the story. In response to a routine request for comment, McCollough responded with a lengthy letter written from her Shannon County jail cell. Hand-delivered by McCollough’s husband and granddaughter to the news office in Willow...
A former Howell County Sheriff's Deputy has been arrested and charged with two counts of felony stealing. Brian Jackson, 38, of West Plains is accused of deliberate time-theft, allegedly overcharging his time while working for the Howell County Sheriff's Office.
An Missouri State Highway...
The much-loved Bear City Fall Festival is returning to downtown Willow Springs for the 51st year! This year’s event, organized by the Willow Springs Chamber of Commerce, will be held on Saturday October 4th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
As always, the streets will be lined with vendors of all...
Spending on salaries at the Willow Springs R-IV School District has been under a microscope since the district announced in early August a critically low reserve balance of funds. As the community reacted, administrator salaries in the district became a talking point immediately.
The focus...
A statement from Howell County Sheriff Matt Roberts:
"On August 13, 2025, the Howell County Grand Jury indicted former Howell County Sheriff's Office Sergeant Brian Jackson of Cabool, Missouri, on two counts of Stealing Over $750, a Class D Felony.
This case began in April 2024 under former...
A special thanks to South Central Ozark Council of Governments (SCOCOG) for being a sponsor at the 5th annual Business Women's Expo.
The expo is a shopping experience featuring 40 plus women-owned businesses. Eat, shop, network and have a blast on Saturday, Sept. 20 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00...
The Fourth Annual West Plains Folds of Honor Golf Tournament was held on June 20, at the West Plains Country Club in tandem with an online auction hosted by Sexton Auctioneers. A new milestone was reached by raising $32,000, the highest total in the event’s history since its inception in 2022....