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Randy Frazier of Mtn. View is accepting a donated guitar from Randy Reese of Ozark Trading Post, Mtn. View to be autographed by Sara Evans and to be sold at auction at the 36th Annual Cystic Fibrosis Concert featuring Sara Evans on Saturday, March 16 at the West Plains Civic Center.
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The business community in Mountain View gathered Saturday night for its first awards banquet since 2019. The center aisle of the community center featured a red runner representing the evening’s theme – Red Carpet. Plenty of tinsel, ballons, and sparkles festooned the community center for the...
Ozarks Pet Rescue, a non-profit based in West Plains, has helped over 250 pets in its first year of operation. The organization was founded by Tanya Meeks, Lorelei Shelton, and Brenda Callahan in March 2023. According to the founders, the organization has traveled as far as Osage Beach, Mo. and...
Candidate of Missouri State Senate Brad Hudson made a campaign stop in Willow Springs last Thursday night. He met with approximately thirty interested parties in the upstairs of the Ferguson Building for an informal Q&A.
Questions posed to the candidate ranged from federal infringement...
The man who led law enforcement through a multi-county pursuit on January 31, 2023 has been charged more than a year later for purse snatching prior to the chase. Samuel L. Houck, Jr., 36, of Willow Springs, is charged with felonies stealing – physically take and stealing - $750 or more for...
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...