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West Plains Police announced Monday morning the arrest of Russell L. Quinn, 20, of West Plains. Quinn is accused of leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in a death. On Thursday, officers with the West Plains Police Department responded to the 800 block of Lanton Rd. for a report of a...
Plans are underway to re-open the license office in Willow Springs. Local business owners Roger and Becky Shanks announced last week that they have been awarded the contract from the Missouri Department of Revenue.
The Shanks family has owned and operated MidOzark Insurance since 2012, and...
Willow Springs celebrated ten decades of Bears Football Friday night under the lights of Palenske Field. Dozens of football players came home to Willow Springs where players where recognized by decade ahead of this fall's Bears' shutout victory over the Cabool Bulldogs.
125 players and 12...
Howell County News won a total of 7 awards in the Missouri Press Association’s 2025 Better Newspaper contest. Owners Ron and Amanda Mendez traveled to Wildwood, Mo. To accept the awards on September 13 at the conclusion of the organization’s annual convention.
In the publication’s first...
State Representative Bennie Cook is pleased to announce and invite area high school choirs to participate in the Fifth Annual Capitol Choir Christmas Showcase at the Missouri State Capitol.
The annual event celebrates the holiday season and highlights the musical talents of students from...
The Mountain View Garden Club is pleased to announce that the September Yard of the Month has been awarded to Nicole Feller Laymen who resides on Ridgeway. The Judges were delighted to discover another garden that is truly a "Pollinator's Delight". As Laymen led the tour, the club saw her no...
Headliners have been announced for this year's Old-Time Music, Ozark Heritage Festival. The Creek Rocks will perform at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 17. The Wheelhouse Rousters will perform at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18. Both performances will be held in the Theater at the West Plains Civic...
On Friday, Aug. 22, Ozark Spring, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, (Ozark Spring, NSDAR) joined West Plains Mayor Mike Topliff as he signed a proclamation commemorating September 17-23 as Constitution Week. This year is the 70th anniversary of Constitution Week that...
In the first meeting of the Willow Springs Planning and Zoning Committee of the year, downtown business owners were seeking a change to zoning that would create a downtown business district from Walnut to Center St on Main, restricting ground floor storefront spaces to commercial use only...
With more than three decades of law enforcement experience, Todd Stovall has been named Chief of Police for the City of West Plains.
Chief Stovall brings 35 years of progressive law enforcement experience to West Plains, all of which he served with the Paragould Police Department in...