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An Ava resident who claimed a soda was tainted with meth by his wife in order to cause him to fail a drug test has been arrested and charged with second-degree drug trafficking, a Class C felony.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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9/15/23
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A Summersville semitruck driver who was involved in a fatal 2020 crash in West Plains has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being found guilty of first-degree involuntary manslaughter. The crash had resulted in the death of a woman from Dora, Anna Hambelton.
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BY KIMBERLYLANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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9/12/23
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Residents of Howell and surrounding Missouri counties, including Wright County, are encouraged to bring old and worn-out electronics to one of three upcoming fall electronic waste (E-waste) collection events hosted by the South Central Solid Waste District.
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8/28/23
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POMONA — The South Central Ozarks Council of Governments (SCOCOG), headquartered in Pomona and serving seven counties has announced it has received two awards totaling more than $225,000 from the Delta Regional Authority (DRA).
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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8/17/23
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A thunderstorm with wind gusts measuring up to 68 mph Wednesday night downed trees and power lines across roads in Ozark County. While most of the damage seemed to occur in the western part of the county., the Ozark County Sheriff’s Office reported a driver in Bakersfield was unhurt when a tree fell on a moving car.
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BY ABBY HESS,
ABBYH@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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8/10/23
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After a severe storm blew through south central Missouri Saturday evening, West Plains and surrounding communities are getting a small break from the heat.
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BY ABBY HESS,
ABBYH@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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7/31/23
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A heat advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service office in Springfield for central and southern Missouri, in effect through 9 p.m. July 28 due to expected heat index values of up to 109 degrees and limited overnight relief.
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BY ABBY HESS,
ABBYH@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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7/26/23
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During this month’s quarterly meeting, the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission approved the FY 2024-2028 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), which lists transportation projects planned by state and regional planning agencies between July 1 of this year and June 30, 2028.
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BY ABBY HESS,
ABBYH@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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7/21/23
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An Ava resident who was being investigated after a complaint that he fired a weapon, striking a home, now has eight felony charges filed against him and a warrant with a $100,000 bond after law enforcement reportedly confiscated an alleged pipe bomb, firearms, ammunition, gunpowder and other ingredients commonly used to build explosive devices.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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7/19/23
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A late night call to law enforcement about the alleged assault of a teen by his father netted two arrests for the Douglas County Sheriff's Department July 9 and charges against Richard W. Litchfield, 41, Fordland, and his mother, Laurine K. Litchfield, 61, Vanzant.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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7/17/23
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A Douglas County woman is charged with 13 felonies after allegedly using caution tape in an effort to close a section of highway, then using a hammer to threaten motorists in three separate vehicles, reportedly damaging two of the vehicles after she was refused a ride.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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7/13/23
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A late-night crash on Saturday in Douglas County claimed the life of a 25-year-old motorcyclist from Hartville in Wright County.
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7/10/23
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The first membership meeting, intended to be annual, of the the South Central Missouri Prescribed Burn Association will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Dogwood 2 Room at the West Plains Civic Center, 110 St. Louis St.
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6/16/23
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In response to worsening drought conditions in the northern half of the state, Gov. Parson this week announced that the state is making provisions for family farms to use its resources to get emergency hay and water.
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BY ABBY HESS,
ABBYH@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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6/15/23
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Gregory S. Kinkade, 60, whose address in digital court records is listed as in Mansfield in Wright County, is charged in Douglas County after allegedly shooting a rifle at a vehicle on property off of U.S. 62, striking the vehicle several times and pointing a revolver at a person while threatening them.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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6/14/23
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Eleven area school districts, two of which have a fleet of more than 20 buses, earned impressive perfect scores in required annual bus inspections and thus, the eligibility to display the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Total Fleet Excellence sticker, announced patrol officials.
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BY ABBY HESS,
ABBYH@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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6/13/23
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A Douglas County woman has been charged with three counts each of second-degree domestic assault and child abuse, all felonies, after allegedly causing or allowing the injury of three preschool age children.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON
KIMBERLYL@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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6/12/23
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A 25-year-old man from Thornfield in Ozark County was killed when a trailer detached from a pickup truck at 1:30 p.m. Thursday on Highway 14, 11 miles east of Ava in Douglas County, the Missouri State Highway Patrol report.
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6/9/23
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It’s graduation time — and this year is especially exciting because more high school students from our region are crossing the stage to get their diplomas with strong plans in place for their futures.
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Sen. Karla Eslinger
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5/8/23
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