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Reflection Plaza dedication is May 17

The Lincoln School Project has announced the dedication ceremony for its Reflection Plaza will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. May 17 on the grounds of the historic Lincoln School, 1400 Pony …

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DG Market, a Dollar General store with expanded food choices including fresh produce and meats, is now open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily at 1156 Lincoln Ave. in West Plains. The business has a larger footprint than most Dollar General stores at 10,640 square feet, and took about seven months to build, starting from the approval of a site plan by city council members last October.

Dollar General Market opens on Lincoln Ave.

Dollar General has announced it will hold a grand opening event officially recognizing the opening of its new store, a DG Market located at 1156 Lincoln Ave. in West Plains. The store has an …

Decimal point typo prompts closer look at utility bill

West Plains City Utilities customers might want to take a close look at their bills, especially if they believe they are being overcharged.  The Quill recently received a letter from the …

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Tax credits open to Douglas Co. seniors A new Senior Tax Credit has been put in place in Douglas County to help ease elders’ property tax burdens, county officials announce.  …
This week concluded a two-week showing of artworks by His Place Christian Academy students at the West Plains Daily Quill. The works were displayed in the front window, coinciding with the first Thursday Downtown Stroll on April 3 and kicking off a rotating showcase of young artists in the community. On display through the next two weeks is artwork from students at Glenwood School. His Place artists’ works front row, from left: “The Amazing Robot Fort,” Noah Holt, fourth grade; “Old Rugged Cross, Jaylee (no last name given), fifth grade; and “God’s Promise,” Ethan Martin, third grade. Second row: “Inside Out” self portrait, Dixie Verral, third grade; “Spring,” Kyan Hudson, sixth grade; “Itsuka Kendo,” Hadassah (no last name given), seventh grade; and “Warrior Cat Encouragement,” Adi Worley, seventh grade. Mounted on easels in the back row are “Familiar Mill” by Megan Stout, 11th grade, and “Universe,” by Jackson Coffel, fourth grade.

Quill young artist display features His Place works

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FILE - Boxes containing signatures supporting a proposed ballot measure to scale back Arkansas' abortion ban are delivered to a room in the state Capitol, on July 5, 2024, in Little Rock, Ark. (AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo, File)

Lawsuit challenges new restrictions on initiative process in Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge was asked Monday to strike down several restrictions on the Arkansas initiative process in a lawsuit that accused the state of violating voters' …
People cross 31st Street in Kansas City, Mo., where the city implemented a "road diet" reducing the street from four lanes to two in an effort to reduce speeding and accidents, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Trump administration reverses long-held guidance on 'road diets' for traffic safety

A stylist was just starting her shift at a salon in Kansas City, Missouri, when a car smashed through the storefront window and landed in the waiting area a few feet away. Such crashes were so …

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Shea Giagnorio and her colleagues in Kansas City were let go in the latest mass firing ordered by President Donald Trump’s administration. (AP Video: Nicholas Ingram)

This Midwestern city has long been a federal hub. The pain from DOGE’s cuts is everywhere

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — In her 28 years working for the federal government, Shea Giagnorio provided day care for the children of U.S. soldiers, training for employees and oversight for safety net …
Shea Giagnorio and her colleagues in Kansas City were let go in the latest mass firing ordered by President Donald Trump’s administration. (AP Video: Nicholas Ingram)

This Midwestern city has long been a federal hub. The pain from DOGE’s cuts is everywhere

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — In her 28 years working for the federal government, Shea Giagnorio provided day care for the children of U.S. soldiers, training for employees and oversight for safety net …

Police: 2 dead in Oklahoma flooding as region remains under severe weather watch

MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Two people, including a child, have died in Oklahoma flooding as meteorologists warned Sunday of further flooding, thunderstorms and tornadoes from the Midwest to the South. …

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Florida head coach Todd Golden celebrates after Florida beat Houston in the national championship at the Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 7, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Florida's Todd Golden rounds out his coaching staff and officially fills 2 roster spots
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Todd Golden officially filled two open spots on his staff Tuesday by promoting analytics director Jonathan Safir and hiring New York University head coach …
FILE - Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava rolls out to pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Alabama, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA may have been 5-7 in coach DeShaun Foster's first season, but he's smiling now and the Bruins are suddenly feeling like winners. Former Tennessee quarterback Nico …
FILE - North Carolina coach Bill Belichick arrives for an NCAA college football press conference, March 5, 2025, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, file)
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU and North Carolina will play their 2026 opener in Ireland, which will come a year after coach Bill Belichick's debut with the Tar Heels at home against the Horned …
FILE - South Dakota State quarterback Mark Gronowski (11) roles out of the pocket in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma State, Aug. 31, 2024, in Stillwater, Okla. (AP Photo/Mitch Alcala, File)
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Mark Gronowski was on the losing side of what he jokingly calls “the greatest offensive game of all time.” Gronowski was South Dakota State’s quarterback when the …
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 22, 2025--DexCom, Inc. (NASDAQ: DXCM), the global leader in glucose biosensing, announced today the return of Dexcom U – its one-of-a-kind Name, Image and Likeness …

Women's flag football grows on college campuses, from startup clubs to varsity teams with NFL boost

Augustana University and Concordia University, St. Paul players compete during a women's college flag football game, April 7, 2025, in St. Paul. Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
ROSEVILLE, Minn. (AP) — The flyers started appearing around the Augustana University campus earlier this year, followed by the all-student email blast. A club team was forming for women's flag …

Coach: Errors costly, but Zizzers freshman baseball shows improvement

The West Plains Zizzers freshman baseball team is coming off a week of some rough games, beginning April 11 and 12 at the Rolla Ninth Grade Tournament, and most recently,  April 15, on the road …
People & Events

Annual Plant & Book Sale is Friday

The Friends of the Summersville Branch of the Texas County Library will hold the annual Earth Day Plants & Books Sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday at the library, 480 First St. in Summersville. …
The Mtn. View Garden Club is holding its annual Spring Plant and Bake Sale from 9 a.m. to noon May 3 at What Park, at the corner of First Street and Pine Street in Mtn. View. All of these plants are from the home gardens of the club members. “We appreciate your support, as these plant sales are our only form of fundraising throughout the year,” said member Robi Tanner. The Mtn. View Garden Club is a member of the Federated Garden Clubs of Missouri, the Central Region Garden Clubs and the National Garden Clubs. Visit the Facebook page @mvgc.mountainviewmo to see pictures of club events.

Annual MVCG Spring Plant and Bake Sale date set

Volunteer manager sought for Avenue Theatre

The Avenue Theatre, 307 Washington Avenue in West Plains, has put out a call for a volunteer theater manager to oversee the facility and events within. Anyone interested in the position is …

3 area students named to dean’s list at Wash U. in St. Louis

Three area students have been named to the dean’s list for the fall 2024 semester at Washington University in St. Louis, officials announced. Lily Johnson of Houston, Adison Burks of Mtn. …

De Serpentem show canceled

A West Plains Underground concert, De Serpentem, that was planned for April 26 at the Yellow House Community Arts Center has been canceled. Watch “West Plains-Underground” on …
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Ozarka College to host Red Cross blood drive

Ozarka College will host an American Red Cross Blood Drive on April 30 in the lobby of the John E. Miller Education Complex in Melbourne, Ark. “We’re excited to see our Ozarka …
Dallas Anderson, 8 years old, West Plains, harvested this tom at 8:20 a.m. Sunday while hunting with his dad Austin and brother Tyler. The turkey boasted an 11 ½ beard and 1 1/16 inch spurs.

Youngster scores mature gobbler on family hunt

Wood & Huston Bank of West Plains was a $250 contributor to local fundraising efforts to find a cure and treatments for cystic fibrosis. The donation was made in support of the 37th annual Cystic Fibrosis Concert that ultimately raised $79,000. Front row, from left: Cystic Fibrosis of West Plains volunteer Jessica Joice-Frazier, Wood & Huston Bank employees Ashley Young and Ashlynn Waggoner, and Cystic Fibrosis volunteer Katlyn Johnson. Back row: Wood & Huston Bank employees Zoe Mahoney, Karen Eggert, Belinda Kuntz and Kent Kelley, and Cystic Fibrosis volunteer Lois Frazier.

Wood & Huston contributes to CF cause

MU IPM issues pest alerts for black cutworm, true armyworm

University of Missouri Integrated Pest Management in Columbia has issued its first pest alerts of the growing season. MU Extension state field crops and forage entomologist Ivair Valmorbida says …
The West Plains Senior Center/SeniorAge Area Agency on Aging received an urgent-need grant of $2,900 in August 2024. The funds went toward a three-door commercial refrigerator. “We are so grateful to partner with Ozarks Food Harvest on this project,” said center Director Joy Pace. “Since we had a growing number of older adults coming into the center, we served even more desserts and needed more space to store those yummy desserts.”

Senior center gets new fridge with grant

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Dr. David Benalcazar

Honoring the dedication and impact of our physicians

On National Doctors’ Day, March 30, Ozarks Healthcare is proud to celebrate the dedication, compassion and hard work of its team of physicians. From providing exceptional patient care to …

Disaster relief group arrives; CFO opens fund to help

Officials with the Howell County Emergency Operations announced the Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Team is working in Howell County this week.
These two houses near Highway 17 south of West Plains are among those that show the signs of damage attributed to strong thunderstorm winds by the National Weather Service Storm Survey Team. The winds occurred during a Friday night storm that produced the confirmation of two tornadoes in the area, an EF-1 that touched down near Rover in Oregon County, and an EF-3 that touched down in Gamaliel, Ark., traveled through Bakersfield in Ozark County, and lifted up near South Fork in Howell County.

Storm damage

Friday night storms indirectly lead to stolen truck’s recovery

A series of unlikely coincidences set in motion by Friday night’s storms, which are being called "divine intervention,” led to the recovery of a stolen pickup truck just hours after it went missing.
Timber Craft Creations, owned by Ben Mapes, joins the "Go Farm" Farmers Market this Saturday with his handcrafted woodwork including planter boxes, windmills, wishing wells, stepstools and condiment carries.

‘GO FARM’ FARMERS MARKET: Warm weather brings new vendors every week

As the weather warms up, we have more vendors back and new vendors coming in every week. Ben Mapes, owner of Timber Craft Creations, joins the market this Saturday with his handcrafted woodwork including planter boxes, windmills, wishing wells, stepstools, condiment carries and so much more! Ben can also take special orders for you.  

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