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On May 5 at 5:43 a.m. officers with the West Plains Police Department were dispatched for a hit and run traffic crash. The caller advised a bicyclist had been struck by a red car on U.S. Highway 63 near Elmore Drive in West Plains, MO.
The officers that arrived in the area found a 19-year-old...
Area youngsters entering grades two through eight are invited to participate in the Grizzly Basketball Camp June 20-22 at the West Plains Civic Center.
The camp is being hosted by Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) Grizzly Basketball Head Coach Jared Phay, Assistant Coach Jason...
A West Plains, MO, man was sentenced in federal court yesterday for distributing methamphetamine and illegally possessing a firearm.
Dale Wayne Martin, 50, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 240 months in federal prison without parole.
On June 24, 2021, Martin pleaded...
Jan Howard is a native of West Plains, Missouri. She was a female star in Nashville when it was not popular for a woman to be in the country singing business. Most women were used a backup singers for men. Jan became a solo artist singing about heartaches as she knew about only too well....
As lower trends in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue across Ozarks Healthcare’s region and surrounding states, the health system is adapting the masking policy for staff in non-patient care areas.
Beginning Sunday, May 1, Ozarks Healthcare staff members who are fully vaccinated...
The Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) University/Community Programs (U/CP) Department will host three lifeguard courses this spring at the West Plains Civic Center.
The classes are for those who would like to work at the West Plains Civic Center indoor pool or the City of West...
Ryan and Caitlyn Harris of West Plains, MO, are the parents of a baby boy, Daxtyn Alan Harris, born April 1, 2022, at 10 a.m. at Ozarks Healthcare. He weighed 7 pounds 15 ounces and was 21 and 1/2 inches long. His sibling is Corbyn, 1. His grandparents are Donnie and Valerie Coursey of Mountain...
The first 5K at Galloway was recently held, presented by Explore West Plains and the Galloway Park Board. Melinda Ray of West Plains was the women’s overall winner with a time of 24:29:67, and Ryken Gunter of West Plains was the men’s overall winner with a time of 26:15:35. Full race results are...
As a member of the Missouri Senate, I’m expected to be in Jefferson City while the Legislature is in session. Occasionally, events conspire to make that impossible. I had one such occasion this week as I needed to be in Point Lookout, Missouri, to fulfil my duties as a member of the Board of...
Several criminal defendants recently pled guilty to federal felony offenses investigated within Ozark National Scenic Riverways.
Darryl W. Maberry, age 61, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, pled guilty to one felony count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to court records, Maberry...