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Ryan Brawley and Samantha Rutledge of Winona, MO, are the parents of a baby boy, Liam Joseph Brawley, born Aug. 3, 2021, at 6:39 a.m. at Ozarks Healthcare. He weighed 7 pounds 4 ounces and was 20 and 1/2 inches long. His siblings are Troydon, 3, and Hudson, 2. His grandparents are Bill Brawley of...
The West Plains City Council met in regular session Monday, August 24, 2021.
Council passed a pair of Ordinances during the meeting. Both were approved unanimously.
Ordinance 4689 authorizes Mayor Mike Topliff to execute a municipal agreement between the City of West Plains and the Missouri...
This month is the annual “Sleepers in September” collection. Too many babies do not have enough clothing or blankets to keep them warm during these cold winter months.
Newborns In Need is doing that for them in the best way they know how: sewing and knitting sleepers or sleep sacks to ensure...
Officer Ryan Boyle is back in uniform for the Willow Springs Police Department. A member of the Willow Springs High School Class of 1995, Office Boyle began his career in law enforcement in 2004. He has since served at the Howell County Sheriff’s Office and on the South Central Drug Task Force...
The first week of September marks the tenth anniversary of the day Vintage Floral first opened its doors. What is now a fixture of the downtown business community began as a flower shop operating out of the original location of Bailey Chevrolet. In its original form, Vintage Floral was a florist...
Bring your old computers, printers, and other electronics to the E-Waste Collection event September 18 in Willow Springs.
The South Central Solid Waste District and the City of Willow Springs is pleased to offer this service free of charge to residents of Howell, Douglas, Oregon, Ozark,...
On August 26, Texas County Deputies were driving on Y Highway in the Clear Springs area and observed a suspicious subject near a cellular telephone tower. Deputies attempted to contact the subject, who was later identified as Nathan Rodman.
As deputies approached Rodman, he was sitting in a...
Nearly two miles of trails at Galloway Creek Nature Park are being paved with completion expected early next week.
Funding for paving the trails was awarded to the City of West Plains by a Recreational Trails Program grant through the Land Water Conservation Fund.
“Galloway Park is a hidden gem...
UPDATED: September 1, 2021, 12:44pm
The owner of dozens of Mexican restaurants in several states, along with the company’s president, CFO, controller and sales manager are among 19 defendants charged in a federal racketeering conspiracy to hire undocumented workers. Also among those charged are...
David Little has been playing the Missouri Lottery’s Show Me Cash game for the past four years, keeping track of past winning numbers and choosing a new set of numbers each time he plays.
Little consulted his notebooks before choosing his numbers for the July 5 drawing: 12, 13, 24, 26 and 31....