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The town of Mountain View received this week word of the approval of an $850,000 grant to alleviate flooding of their downtown area. It also includes funding to place a new asphalt overlay on Oak Street after completing the flooding mitigation work. The Storm Water Mitigation Grant from the...
West Plains' own Bill Virdon will turn ninety in less than a month. He visited his hometown this past Friday and was greeted warmly by his friends and fans at the Ozark Heritage Welcome Center at the north end of West Plains.
Following an introduction of Bill and his wife Shirley, author David...
A West Plains man, Alexander Dean Harris, was arrested and charged with second degree assault in the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 19, at a West Plains park. The victim, who was unknown to the accused, told West Plains police officer Corporal Shannon Sisney, that she was sitting at a...
In the regular meeting of the Willow Springs City Council held Thursday, May 20, thirty-eight-year-old Vance Farmer of Willow Springs was named Fire Chief of the Willow Springs Fire Department. Farmer is a 2002 graduate of Willow Springs high School, and has been serving as Assistant Fire Chief...
Following the legislature's decision not to fund Medicaid expansion, Gov. Mike Parson announced Thursday that the state would withdraw plans to add about 250,000 Missourians to the health care plan.
"Although I was never in support of MO HealthNet expansion, I always said that I would uphold...
A vote on a highly anticipated gun bill in the Missouri Senate turned into a wider debate on domestic violence and the Republican majority's priorities Thursday, with Senate Democrats engaging in a lengthy filibuster before the bill ultimately passed.
The Republican-backed House Bill 85, which...
The Story of Esther
Tuesday Study Club met at the beautiful home of Geneva Moody for their April 20 meeting. After the club’s business was taken care of, Geneva gave the program.
The story of Esther is about a Jewish girl who became Queen of Persia and saved her people from a plot to destroy...
The Law Enforcement Torch Run was held Wednesday, May 26 from Willow Springs to West Plains. Lieutenant Jerry Elliott with the Missouri Department of Conservation and officers from several agencies will be conducting the local 12th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run. The run will begin at 8:00 a....
The Missouri Bicentennial Time Capsule is seeking submissions from clubs, schools, community groups, businesses and government agencies to commemorate Missouri's bicentennial this year. The deadline to submit to the time capsule is August 10, Missouri Statehood Day. All Missouri-based profit and...