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Area veterans and their dependents interested in using their military education benefits to earn a degree from Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) are invited to attend an informational session May 16-19 in Hass-Darr Hall Room 104.
No appointment is necessary. Veterans and dependents...
As we approach the end of the 2022 legislative session, the Missouri Senate took two major actions that will have a direct impact for all Missourians. In one vote, the Senate pushed back against private companies that attempt to take private property by force. Another bill before the Senate will...
I once clerked at the Supreme Court. Over the years, I’ve litigated there too, and I’ve never seen anything like the leak of the Supreme Court’s draft opinion in the abortion case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Justice Alito’s draft majority opinion is powerful, overturning Roe...
On May 5 at 7:49 a.m., officers with the West Plains Police Department were dispatched for a traffic crash. The caller advised two vehicles had crashed and some of the parties involved were injured and entrapped. Witnesses said the crash happened on U.S. Highway 63 near Bill Virdon Boulevard in...
Contractor crews will soon begin work to improve U.S. Route 160 in Ozark and Howell Counties. The project includes pavement overlay and adding rumble strips from south Missouri Route 5 in Ozark County to Missouri Route 101 in Howell County. Motorists should anticipate a lane reduction with a 10-...
The Howell County Commission met on May 5. All county offices were closed May 9 for Truman Day.
On May 5, the agenda included reviewing and approving the February 7 through April 28 commission records.
The commission was again scheduled to appoint a board member to the Health Department...
Candidate for U.S. Senate Vicky Hartzler spent two days touring southeast Missouri on May 3 and 4. After a whirlwind tour of Ava, Gainesville, and Houston on Tuesday, Hartzler ended the day at Cattlemen’s Steakhouse in Willow Springs. Wednesday’s agenda featured stops in West Plains, Alton, and...
The Willow Springs Alumni will hold their festivities on Saturday, May 28. Anyone who attended Willow Springs Schools is invited to attend.
Approximately 564 letters were mailed, emails sent, Facebook posts completed, nametag blanks ordered and the menu set. The event will be held at the EAA...
The lawsuit to remove Janet Crow from the ballot for Howell County collector will proceed to a hearing, a judge has decided.
In a hearing on May 6, the Honorable Steven Lynxwiler denied a motion to dismiss the suit. Mark Collins, a contender for the collector’s seat himself, filed a lawsuit on...
A radio operator from Willow Springs’ Troop G of the Missouri State Highway Patrol was among those honored at a statewide awards ceremony April 29.
Lori Wood received the patrol’s Lifesaving Award at The Masters ceremony and banquet in Columbia. Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the...