Business
Simmons Bank’s contribution to West Plains Council on the Arts will support the 2021 Brewfest
Passport which is available for purchase and use at participating vendors. Brewfest proceeds will be used to award the annual Gatewood Family Fine Arts Scholarship to a local student and promote arts...
On March 25, the Greater West Plains Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a member’s mixer for The Farmer’s Wife, a medical marijuana dispensary set to open this April in West Plains. Though Missouri voters passed a constitutional amendment to legalize medical marijuana statewide in November 2018,...
Waggoner’s True Value in Willow Springs donated over $2,400 in pet supplies to the Willow Springs FFA. The FFA received a grant that will match their donations in pet supplies. All supplies will be donated to a local animal shelter.
FFA is still collecting pet items. They have a goal of...
Highway 60/63 Marketplace closed permanently on February 28, ending a legacy of antique malls in that location. According to owner Travis Tooley, the building will not sit vacant for long. Instead, Tooley plans to reopen this spring with an event center and auction house.
Highway 60/63...
“Go Farm” Farmers Market says they are dedicated to remaining open year-round on Saturdays from 9 am – 1pm. 18 winter vendors offer local meats, limited fresh produce including a large variety of microgreens and mushrooms, delicious baked goods, jams, jellies, syrups, honey, sorghum, eggs,...
The Ozarks Small Business Incubator (OzSBI) worked with the Howell County Commissioners and the Small Business Development Center to administer the Howell County CARES Small Business Relief grant to 62 small businesses in the county, distributing $547,529.27.
“The Howell County Commission...
University of Missouri Extension offers a three-night class on estate, succession and retirement planning for farmers and business owners at locations throughout the state and online.
Darla Campbell, MU Extension agricultural business specialist in Lancaster, Missouri, said the goal of the...
Kim Fredrick (center), Branch Manager for the Willow Springs Branch of West Plains Bank and Trust Company in Willow Springs, Mo., recently graduated from the Missouri Bankers Association’s Banking Leadership Missouri program. Congratulating Fredrick on her accomplishment, from left, are: West...
In a year of economic downturn and uncertainty, Lakeland Pharmacy made an investment in Willow Springs by moving to a newly-built location on Bear Crossing Dr. at the South Junction.
In an interview with Howell County News, owner Mike Stuart said, “We have every intention of remaining in...
West Plains Bank and Trust Company Liberty Branch will host a fundraiser to benefit the F.E.E.D. Program in Mountain View, Mo., Oct. 15 through 31, 2020. This is the eleventh year for the bank to support the cause and all donations are being matched.
“We’re entering a time of year when...