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The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded contracts for Southeast District projects during an electronic ballot process held on June 3. Awarded contracts include conduit installation, two bridge replacements, slide repairs, pavement marking and sidewalk improvements.
Contracts...
The Willow Springs Public Library will be open to the public again beginning June 23. The library will have shortened hours of 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Masks will be recommended but not required. The library will continue to offer...
Whetstone Boys Ranch is taking orders now for quality grass-fed & finished beef. Burger, rib-eye, brisket, and fillets are available by the pound.
Pickup began June 3.
Every purchase directly supports the agriculture program where boys learn livestock handling, pasture management, fence...
Amanda Sympson, 41, of West Plains, was air-lifted from the scene of a one-vehicle crash on Missouri Route KK five miles west of Pottersviller at 7:45 p.m. on May 31. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Sympson’s injuries were serious.
The crash occurred as Sympson’s Chevrolet Tahoe...
Ordinance 4659 was approved on May 1, 2020 to provide guidance to help safeguard employees and the public following the expiration of the Stay at Home Order.
The Mayor has signed an extension to continue it, which went into effect at 12:01 am Monday, June 1, 2020, and will continue through 11:...
Two previously announced probable cases were confirmed to be positive, said the Shannon County Health Center on June 2. The two cases were direct contacts to the third case. The patients' identities have remained confidential, and their symptoms have not warranted hospitalization.
On June 5,...
The Thayer Chamber of Commerce is preparing for the annual Fourth of July Celebration. This is always a huge event bringing thousands of visitors to town. The event has a huge economic and social impact on the town.
The Annual Fourth of July Celebrations annually features, skydivers,...
The Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program is a nutrition program that provides benefit vouchers for fruits and vegetables to low-income senior households. For more information, contact Meghan or Joy at the West Plains Senior Center at 417-256-4055.
To verify qualification, applicants must...
In the election June 2, Larry Rothermich prevailed over Keith Schachel with a vote of 59 to 12.
In the municipal election on June 2, Troy Yonker ran unopposed in the second ward. He received 69 of the 72 votes cast. The other three were write-in votes.
In Ward 1, incumbent Alderwoman Susan Rackley was reelected to her seat with a victory of 110 to 28 over challenger Reggie Fulbright.