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City of Mountain View Mayor John Krasuski has appointed yet another alderman to the board after Alderman Murray Anderson resigned due to health reasons at the last regular meeting.
In a special meeting held on Tuesday, Dec. 26, Mayor Krasuski appointed Judi Colter. Colter, who has served on...
Nicholas Briscoe and Kelly Werry of West Plains, MO, are the parents of a baby girl, Iris Rose Briscoe. She was born Dec. 18, 2023, at 7:45 a.m. at Ozarks Healthcare. She weighed 9 pounds 5 ounces and was 20 and 1/2 inches long. Here sibling is Chole, 9.
Jacas and Nicole Wallace of Houston...
Born on January 2 at 3:30 a.m., Waylon Cooper, was the first baby born at Ozarks Healthcare in 2024. He measured 22 inches and seven pounds, bringing boundless joy to his proud parents, Braylen Thompson and Andrew Cooper. Waylon was delivered by Dr. Jeffrey Roylance from Burton Creek Rural Clinic...
The Greater West Plains Area Chamber of Commerce Christmas Assistance Program coordinated with Ozark Action Inc., has been successfully completed.
Applications were processed from 173 households to include 450 children through the age of 14 years. To assist as many individuals as possible,...
A Mexican national in Branson, who has been deported five times pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally reentering the United States.
Oscar Ignacio Lopez-Ortega, 40, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to one count of illegally reentering the United...
This morning, at approximately 11:30 a.m., the Guaranty Bank at 1905 West Kearney Street in Springfield was robbed by an unknown suspect. The suspect displayed a black pistol and fled the bank with an undisclosed amount of currency. There were no injuries. The suspect was described as a male,...
On Thursday, Dec. 28, Benjamin Boucher was named in a probable cause statement filed by Detective Sergeant Aaron Galiher of the West Plains Police Department as a suspect of statutory rape and enticement of a child.
According to the statement, Boucher’s victim, who is a blood relative,...
On Saturday, Dec. 23, Jason Sanders was charged with first degree robbery, assault, and armed criminal action.
According to a probable cause statement filed by Officer Nathaniel Siegrist of the West Plains Police Department, Sanders allegedly attempted to steal a pair of Puma shoes from the...
The Public Safety Advisory Committee determined its first project will be suggesting ways to improve the public image of the police and fire departments. At their meeting on January 2, the PSAC reviewed the ordinance that governs its powers and purpose. The ordinance that created the committee...
West Plains residents hold mixed opinions about the parklet installed on Washington Avenue in December.
The parklet is currently located outside of Ozark Pizza Company. Michelle McGlaughlin, owner of the business, said, “We’re excited to be able to be the first ones to trial it. We can’t...