Business
A new agent will take ownership of the Farmers Insurance agency in Willow Springs effective October 1. Alicia and David Rosenbauer have acquired the agency from the current agent, Ethan DeWitt.
David and Alicia are the current owners of Rosenbauer Insurance , Inc in West Plains. They...
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced last week that USDA Rural Development has awarded Fuel Marketing Corporation of Willow Springs an $87,614 grant to enhance biodiesel infrastructure.
USDA is investing $26 million in 23 states through the Higher Blends Infrastructure...
Simmons Bank has made a donation in the amount of $1,500 to the Strong Y Fund, which will benefit the YMCA in Willow Springs.
Alton Bank is proud to announce the promotion of Kasea Ellet to Loan Officer at the Bank of Birch Tree. Kasea has been working as a loan assistant at the Bank of Birch Tree since June 2020 when Alton Bank opened the branch. Kasea started her banking career in 2007 with Landmark Bank as a teller/...
West Plains Bank and Trust Company Willow Springs Branch is accepting donations on behalf of Christos House and Willow Springs Head Start until Friday, August 6, 2021. The organizations are requesting the following items: disinfecting wipes, paper towels, disposable gloves, cleaning cloths, board...
The “Go Farm” farmers’ market is the visible arm of Ozark Farmers Agricultural Cooperative, a nonprofit whose mission is to address the Ozarks food desert. The market is held twice a week in the parking lot of Endurance Church in West Plains, and this summer young entrepreneurs are making the...
The Mountain View Chamber of Commerce held a 4th of July decorating contest. Votes were counted on Facebook.
Participating businesses were Dragonfly Bed and Breakfast, Angel Garden, and West Plains Bank- Liberty Branch. The winner was West Plains Bank with 61 likes.
West Plains Bank and Trust Company now offers full-service banking at its Houston Branch, 6783 Highway 63, Suite 2, Houston, Mo., Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The location first opened as a Loan Production Office in January 2021 and, after receiving approval from the State of Missouri...
Simmons Bank’s contribution to West Plains Council on the Arts will support the 2021 Brewfest
Passport which is available for purchase and use at participating vendors. Brewfest proceeds will be used to award the annual Gatewood Family Fine Arts Scholarship to a local student and promote arts...
On March 25, the Greater West Plains Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a member’s mixer for The Farmer’s Wife, a medical marijuana dispensary set to open this April in West Plains. Though Missouri voters passed a constitutional amendment to legalize medical marijuana statewide in November 2018,...




