Bids are due at 11 a.m. Thursday for road and asphalt oil to be purchased by Howell County for a time period that begins Thursday and runs through Sept. 1. more

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. more

Parts of highways in Ozark and Shannon county will be closed next week for pavement repairs and a portion of U.S. 160 in Mtn. View will be reduced to one lane starting later this month while crews add shoulders and rumble strips to the highway, announce Missouri Department of Transportation officials. more

The Howell County Commission is set to hold its semiweekly meeting 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

The carnival at the annual Heart of the Ozarks Fair continues at the fairgrounds on north U.S. 63 in West Plains through Saturday. more