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Ozarks Healthcare has earned the prestigious Primary Heart Attack Center (PHAC) from the Joint Commission and Primary Stroke Center (PSC) Certifications from the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC), recognizing the health system’s commitment to providing life-saving, high-quality,...
The Mayor of Mountain View, Charry McCann, signed a proclamation designating Saturday, Dec. 13 as National Wreaths Across America Day. The proclamation was signed at a recent board of aldermen meeting held on Tuesday, Nov. 18.
The Third Annual Wreaths Across America event will be held on...
November is the month that reminds us of the power of gratitude. Sometimes that’s tough. Sometimes it’s been a hard year and difficult to acknowledge anything good because the bad stuff is so glaringly bad. But if we allow the bad to outshine the good, soon we won’t remember the good at all. This...
Local auditor KPM CPAs, based out of Springfield and Branson, Mo., did not submit a proposal for services rendered to the city of Mountain View, the board heard last week. In the same meeting, current City Attorney Deedra Nicholson said that Cantrell & Nicholson, LLC, of Mountain View, would...
The West Plains City Council approved electric and sanitation rate increases during the Monday, Nov. 17 regular meeting.
Ordinance 4809, passed last week, increases electric rates for city utility customers by 5%. The flat rate for citizens will increase by $1.00, and however much is used...
More than 500 children, families, and community partners attended the annual Sensory Saturday event at the West Plains Civic Center, hosted by Children's Behavioral Services (CBS).
Designed to support learning through play, Sensory Saturday offered an interactive, hands-on experience...
After the resignation of former police chief James Perkins, the Mountain View Board of Aldermen voted to promote Stetson Schwien into that role on Tuesday, Nov. 18.
"It truly is an honor," said Schwien. "It’s something I do not take lightly. I grew up here. Both sides of my family have deep...
Five members of the West Plains community did not mince their words as they addressed the West Plains R-VII School Board last Tuesday night. They said first-term board member Jodi Purgason’s recent social media comments are, “hateful,” “racist,” “unintelligent,” and “cruel.” The five speakers,...
A West Plains man accused of burglarizing a Paula Dr. house has been charged with second-degree murder as well as first-degree burglary. Keith W. Geringer, 32, admitted to police he and his accomplice had been stealing things from the residence multiple times in the weeks leading up to November 8...
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