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Ozarks Healthcare Therapies was recently able to gift a pediatric patient, Stetson Clayton, a new wheelchair thanks to a fund established by David Zechman, former Ozarks Healthcare President and CEO, and his family through Ozarks Healthcare’s Foundation. Stetson is the son of Jared and Haley...
Texas County Memorial Hospital will start administering Monoclonal Antibody (mAB) infusions beginning Wednesday, September 15.
“As we continue to see a high number of COVID cases within the community, we will begin offering mAB’s to hopefully reduce the likelihood of hospitalization, recover...
The final day to day to enjoy the Splash Pad at People’s Park will be Sept. 21, the last day of summer. The Pad will be shut down until spring of 2022. An official opening date will be announced later.
“In the last five months, we have seen a large number of area youths utilize the Splash Pad...
Following a tremendous history of providing patient assistance in over 36,000 clinical visits, the board of directors of Good Samaritan Care Clinic in Mountain View made the difficult decision, based upon multiple factors, to close the free health clinic by the end of 2021. Since it was...
Both at home and in Jefferson City, firefighters from Willow Springs paused on Saturday and observed the 20th Anniversary of 9/11. Three members of Eleven Point Rural Fire Department traveled to Jefferson City to participate in the Missouri State Fire Marshal 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb.
Eleven...
Veterans in Defense of Liberty’s Liberty Riders of America Division is hosting the Third Annual Missouri Vietnam Wall Run 2021. This veterans’ motorcycle event on Friday - National POW/MIA Recognition Day - and Saturday, September 17 and 18 will honor America’s POW-MIA’s, fallen and all Vietnam...
A Caulfield man has been charged with three felonies after multiple interactions with West Plains Police on September 4. Brent Turner, 29, faces one count of first degree property damage and two counts of resisting arrest for a felony.
The Howell County Prosecuting Attorney’s office filed two...
Two miles north of Pomona on highway 63, a mural now stands as a sign of gratitude toward first responders and those who serve our country. This 12x20 painting on the side an outbuilding features an arrangement of iconic images: the American flag being raised during the battle of Imo Jima, a...
The doors opened at Willow Springs’ latest retail store at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 9. The long awaited Family Dollar/Dollar Tree location has been under construction since last fall and saw a lively influx of shoppers on its first day in business. Howell County News took a tour of the...
WEST PLAINS, MO – Ozarks Healthcare has expanded its nutrition services for its hospital patients with the organization’s recent hire of Kurstin Koch, registered dietician. Registered dieticians provide nutrition therapy for patients, assess their nutritional needs, develop and implement nutrition...