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The Chaos Closet, a 501(c)3 nonprofit located in West Plains, was created to meet the needs of children in foster care in Missouri’s 37th Judicial Circuit. When a child enters foster care, it is often with just the clothes on their back. The Chaos Closet was designed to help foster families meet...
Willow Springs Alderwoman and Mayor Pro Tem Kim Rich was appointed last week to a national advisory committee of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The 34-member Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) makes policy recommendations to the federal agency.
Rich was appointed to a...
Main Street Willow Springs, LLC has a contract with a contractor to repair their downtown building, but do not yet have the funds to honor it, heard the Board of Aldermen last week.
Citing public safety concerns about the bulging and crumbing north facade, the City of Willow Springs has...
Damian Henry has been acquitted of murder charges after a Howell County jury found he acted in defense of a friend when he shot a man in April. Henry, 23, of West Plains was charged first degree murder and armed criminal action in April 2022.
Since his initial interview with police on April 6,...
In a time when marketing has slowed down after the holiday rush comes a concept new to downtown West Plains. The Ozarks Small Business Incubator (OzSBI) has hatched a temporary storefront, also known as a pop-up shop. The concept behind pop-up shops became popular in the fashion industry to...
Dozens of community, business, and law enforcement leaders attended a ribbon cutting for Ozarks Healthcare's Crisis Stabilization Center Friday morning.
"[The large community presence] tells me that the need is great, but that also we have the community backing us. If we have a need, the...
Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after being selected to serve as the Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means for the 118th Congress:
“It is deeply humbling and an honor to be selected by my colleagues to serve as the next Chairman of the House Ways and...
In late 2022, the North American Vexillogical Association (NAVA) asked its members and the public to rate the designs of 312 known flags. From September 1 to November 30, 2,852 people participated in the online survey: 308 NAVA members and 2,544 public participants. They rated the design of each...
Two West Plains High School students recently raised $1,000 for foster families as part of their project for FCCLA. Alexis Inman and Brylee Bonham held a diaper and donation drive benefiting The Chaos Closet, a clothing and diaper resource for area foster families to utilize when caring for...
Donna Ledbetter, 49, of West Plains, was airlifted from a crash on Jan. 10 for treatment of her serious injuries.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Ledbetter was a passenger when driver Steven Holt, 58, of West Plains, lost control on County Road 378, half a mile west of Grand...