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On December 11 at approximately 6:57 a.m., the West Plains Police Department received a report of a single vehicle motor vehicle crash on North US Highway 63. Upon arrival, officers observed a red Dodge passenger car that had sustained major damage resting in the driveway to James Gang Towing...
To expand its energy resources while lowering costs for West Plains utility customers, a massive project will soon be underway to ensure the City of West Plains’ ability to provide sufficient power for the foreseeable future.
That project – a solar farm – will be located on 40 acres of...
The new watercraft launch at North Fork Recreation Area will be open for users this summer. This project will enhance user safety, as it will provide a waterplay area separate from where watercraft are launched.
On December 1, the North Fork Recreation Area closed for the season, with the...
West Plains City Administrator Tom Stehn has informed the City Council and City staff that he will retire from the City of West Plains effective April 30, 2021.
Stehn, who has held the position since September, 2011, announced his decision this week after deliberation with family and...
On December 1, West Plains Police Department officers responded to a residence on Jackson Street for a report of court order violation. Justin Stiner, 31, of West Plains, violated a restraining order, and entered a residence. The female resident shares children with Stiner. He assaulted her,...
The honorary sponsor of the Willow Springs Salvation Army for 2020 is H&M Ranch Store on Main Street.
According to WSSA President Larry Simon, collections in the red kettles around town are down this year. The kettles can be found at five stores around Willow Springs: H&M Ranch...
Whitney Stein, 31, of West Plains, faces two felony charges after a hotline call brought Howell County Sheriff’s Deputy Devon Mendenhall to her residence on State Route ZZ.
Deputy Mendenhall interviewed Stein at her residence on November 5. The mother admitted to “whooping” her seven-year-...
Jesse Snelling, 34, of West Plains was charged with two counts of terrorist threats in the first degree after calling Ozarks Healthcare multiple times in early November.
According to a probable cause statement filed by Officer Brad Jones of the West Plains Police Department, the...
The Clear Springs Fire Department held a gun raffle and accepted monetary donations to raise $900 for Texas County Shop With A Hero.
"I would like to thank Clear Springs Battalion Chief Sonny Holden, Fire Chief Troy Bradford, Clear Springs Fire Board President Linda Bradford and the...