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. more

An Ozark County man is facing domestic assault charges related to two separate alleged incidents near and in West Plains this month. more

The Howell County Commission will meet for its regular semiweekly session at 10 a.m. Thursday in the conference room on the second floor of the county office building, 35 Court Square in West Plains. more

Howell County Commissioners are scheduled to meet at 11 a.m. Thursday with Trent Courtney of the South Central Ozarks Council of Governments regarding a Community Development Block Grant for Christos House. more

A Mtn. View man faces two felony charges after reportedly throwing a pipe bomb out of the passenger window when the pickup truck in which he was riding was stopped by a deputy early Sunday morning. more

The Howell County Sheriff's Department on Thursday evening announced the retirement of one of its K9 officers, Otis, from narcotics detection work. Officials with the agency said in a social media post the retirement was prompted by the legalization of recreational marijuana in Missouri by voters in November 2022 and the beginning of recreational marijuana sales in early February. more

The Howell County Commission will meet for its regular semiweekly session at 10 a.m. Monday in the conference room the second floor of the county office building, 35 Court Square in West Plains. The public is welcome to attend. more

Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla announces the names of students who made the honor list for the spring 2023 semester. To be included on the honor list, students must have carried a minimum of 12 hours and had grade point averages of 3.2 or above out of a possible 4.0. more

Two elderly West Plains residents suffered minor injuries when their vehicle rear-ended a pickup truck that had slowed to make a turn at 3:20 p.m. Wednesday on west U.S. 160, a mile south of West Plains, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. more

The results of an audit of Howell County by Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick was released Friday, showing a rating of "good" despite finding some concerns with the county's financial practices. more

Talisa E. Deshazo, 34, of Gainesville, has been charged with first-degree burglary, child abuse and one count each of second- and third-degree assault related to an incident on June 13 at a rural Howell County home in which Deshazo allegedly injured a 13-year-old. more

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Two recent West Plains High School graduates suffered moderate injuries in a rollover accident at 4:25 p.m. Sunday on Highway 14 in Douglas County, 20 miles west of West Plains, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. more

A representative of the Howell County Sheriff’s Office is scheduled to meet at 11 a.m. Monday with county commissioners for a new grant application conference. more

The Missouri Department of Transportation will soon begin work on U.S. 60 for erosion control. more

State legislation that affects local business was one of the topics presented at a Business Women First luncheon held Tuesday at the Ozarks Small Business Incubator in West Plains with keynote speaker Karla Eslinger, 33rd District Missouri state senator. more

EE Highway, about 10 miles northwest of West Plains, will be reduced to one lane on Wednesday while Missouri Department of Transportation crews work to seal the road with a rock-and-oil mixture. more

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. more

The University of Mississippi announced two area students have been named to the spring 2023 chancellor’s honor roll lists. more