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First Place – Buster Graves
Second Place – Sharry Lovan
Third Place (tie) – Sean McCormick and Craig Acklin
Fourth – Gavin Graves
Bakers aged 16 and under were judged on their brownies. Khylee Sanders (not pictured) took first place for her white chocolate chip walnut brownies. Second place went to Ryleigh Romine (not pictured) for chocolate ghost brownies.
Spectators circle the racetrack for the first-ever Doxie Dash in Willow Springs. Pictured is the second of the three heats that determined the winner. Six dachshunds race toward their owners – some more attentively than others.
Kelly Rando (left) is crowned Coffee Queen by Ann Hines (right). Festival go-ers voted for the best cup of coffee to determine the winner. This year, the honor goes to Southern Kels.
Deborah Kyano took first place for her “Year of the Pepper” entry (pictured). In the pickled category, Katherine Lightfoot took first place for her pickled pumpkin (not pictured.) This year’s contest was sponsored by Main Street Wellness Center.
Ozark cultural heritage will be highlighted at Alley Spring on October 5, 12, and 19. From 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day, demonstrators will show off pioneer skills and traditions.
Ozark pioneers were hardy and resourceful, using raw materials to produce essential items that were not readily...
Starting in October, the city of West Plains will no longer accept utility payments made at banks after the 15th of each month. This change is being made to allow enough time for processing before the utility payment due date on the 17th, the city announced September 26.
This change is only...
The annual State of the University address hosted by Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) has been rescheduled to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 4, at Hass-Darr Hall on the MSU-WP campus.
The presentation was originally scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Oct. 3, but university officials said it was...