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Candidates for Willow Springs R-4 school board answered five submitted questions Tuesday night at Grimes Auditorium. A representative of Missouri School Board Association (MSBA) was present to aid school staff and community members to organize and choose the questions asked by moderator Matt...
Under new leadership for only 34 days, the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce hosted a Wild West-themed awards banquet in the Community Center Saturday night. Attendees were encouraged to dress in costume, and many did. Zero-stakes saloon gaming tables were available to while away the pauses in...
Incoming West Plains City Councilman Crockett Oaks, III, hosted a listening session at The Lincoln School Thursday night. Oaks is running unopposed and scheduled the event as an opportunity to introduce himself and hear from the community before taking office.
“Before I get into office, I...
State Budget Director Dan Haug announced today that net general revenue collections for February 2026 decreased 2.5 percent compared to those for February 2025, from $879.1 million last year to $856.9 million this year.
Net general revenue collections for 2026 fiscal year-to-date increased...
The Sons of the American Revolution attended the Desert Storm Remembrance Ceremony on Friday, Feb. 27 at Peoples Park Military Memorial West Plains, Mo. The ceremony was hosted by The American Legion and VFW. The Josiah Howell Sons of The American Revolution were very thankful to be invited to...
For some people, an invitation to dine out brings anxiety instead of anticipation. According to the nonprofit organization Food Allergy Research & Education, one in four Americans are affected by at least one of the top nine food allergies.
Karen Funkenbusch, health and safety state...
In a special meeting held Wednesday, March 4, the West Plains City Council approved the reconstruction of Fire Station #3 and the construction services of SBI for the Provalus Project.
The city bid out the post remediation reconstruction project on Fire Station #3 after the mold remediation...
A four-month-old child suffered serious injuries that hospital employees recognized as the signs of a shaken baby. The child would go on to suffer multiple surgeries and survive with severe deficits. She was paralyzed and unable to speak or eat. At the age of 13, she died.
This week, an...
Brady and Hannah Jones of West Plains, MO, are the parents of a baby girl, Wrenley May Rose Jones. She was born December 31, 2025, at 5:26 p.m. at Ozarks Healthcare. She weighed 7 pounds 1 ounce and was 20 inches long.
Parker and Wendy Matteson of Mountain View, MO, are the parents of a...
A West Plains man was charged alongside two Winona residents for the 2018 death of Robbie Crites in the Jack Fork River. Zachary D. Watson, 31, faces a charge of second-degree murder after Shannon County prosecutors filed charges last week. Watson’s case has been filed alongside Austin Womack and...