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Grant applications for juvenile justice programs, hazardous moving violations (HMV), and DWI enforcement were approved by the Howell County Commission during their final meetings in February. The grants are all annual requests, and the grant presenters made note of how the grant money from 2023...
Veterans and their loved ones gathered on February 28 at the Veteran's Memorial in West Plains to honor those who served and those lost during Operation Desert Storm. This date marked the 33rd anniversary of the end of Operation Desert Storm, the combat phase of the Gulf War that began on January...
There are two contested races in the August Primary after the opening week of candidate filing. Two men are running for Howell County Sheriff so far. Both are Republicans. Incumbent Sheriff Brent Campbell filed for reelection on February 27. The same day, a lieutenant in the department, Matt...
Construction crews have begun work on the McAlister's Deli location in West Plains. The new 3,200 square foot restaurant is being built in the 10Box parking lot at the northwest corner of Broadway Street and Kentucky Avenue.
McAlister's Deli serves sandwiches, soups, salads, “spuds” or...
Virtually every hand was in the air. Moments before, caucus Chair Dennis VonAllmen had asked for a show of hands to indicate first-time participation in a party caucus. For decades, Missourians have gone to the polls to indicate presidential preference in the primaries. This year, there was no...
A West Plains woman faces first degree arson charges after setting fire to a home where two adults and three children slept. Heather Boswell, 33, is accused of starting a fire at a residence on W. Olden St. in the early morning hours of February 23.
Romantic jealously may have been a...
Social media giant Meta is down today, Tuesday, March 5. Users of both Facebook and Instragram are unable to log into their accounts nationwide.
Users began reporting outages by the hundreds of thousands this morning at approximately 9:15 a.m., reports downdetector.com. The same source reports a...
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Experience two rare events at once on April 8 when the Smokey Bear Balloon and a total solar eclipse will both be visible in the sky above Big Spring —and visitors can get much, much closer to the Smokey Bear Balloon than the sun or moon!
How about some solar eclipse trivia? The sun is...
Artwork by area elementary students will take the spotlight during the 23rd annual Art Around Town exhibit. The event is set for March 19-28 on the mezzanine at the West Plains Civic Center, 110 St. Louis St., in West Plains. It is sponsored by Missouri State University-West Plains' University/...