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MV Council approves parking changes
MOUNTAIN VIEW – Mtn. View City Council members Judi Colter, Gail Wallander, Jennifer McAdams and Calvin Perry voted on the payment of several bills, granted a request for purchase of dumpsters … more
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Full Circle speaker today in WP, MV Samaritan’s Purse, the organization behind Operation Christmas Child’s global shoebox gift collection, will bring Yuri Lopez to speak today in … more
Willow Springs' 4th of July parade marshals announced
Willow Springs Chamber of Commerce officials announce the grand marshals of this year’s Fourth of July parade will be Willow Springs American Legion Post 384. “The American Legion is … more
For Missouri State University-West Plains student Viv Iaclovev of Willow Springs, what started as a college assignment turned into a senior research project and snowballed into a full-fledged video game undertaking. “Flightless Fighters,” a player vs. player game featuring combative penguins wielding weapons, is available for download in demo form, with the full version slated for release this summer.
Flightless Fighters: Local grad's gaming triple play
Over the last few weeks, millions of students across the country have graduated high school and embarked upon their adult lives. This accomplishment is not to be taken lightly. Navigating the … more
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Rabies alert issued for Howell County
On Monday, the Howell County Health Department announced Howell County has been placed under a rabies alert, due to an increased rate of positive rabies tests in skunks, bats and domestic animals … more
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WP R-7 enrollment office is open The West Plains R-& School District reminds families that student enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year takes place at the Centralized Enrollment Office, … more
Three West Plains residents charged after large meth seizure; cases progress
Updates have been made in the case of three West Plains residents arrested the evening of April 22 evening after a large quantity of methamphetamine was allegedly found in a home and a vehicle the … more
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FedEx driver charged with puppy theft
A Federal Express driver has been charged with stealing an animal and stealing property valued at $750 or more, both felonies, after allegedly taking a cane corso puppy while on his delivery … more
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Naveah Gerdes, 11, daughter of Justin Gerdes and Amy Roberts of Pottersville, flies around on the classic carnival ride, The Swing, on Friday at the Heart of the Ozarks Fair in West Plains. The fair concluded Saturday with a demolition derby after having Thursday’s truck pull and Friday’s truck and tractor pull canceled due to excessively muddy conditions. Fairgoers were admitted at half price both of those days. Not to leave fans disappointed, the promoters behind the events, Southern Crunch and Southern Missouri Truck & Tractor Pulling Association, respectively, have scheduled a demolition derby and truck pull for late July. The truck pull will be held at 7:30 p.m. July 25 and the derby at 7 p.m. July 26, both at the fairgrounds. Admission is $10 for attendees 13 and older, $5 for ages 6 to 12 and free for younger children. Watch the June 21 issue of the West Plains Daily Quill for the annual Fair Book.
Heart of the Ozarks Fair wraps up
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Best of West Plains inside The results are in! The Best of West Plains Reader’s Choice Awards have been published and results are inside today’s paper. Extra copies are … more
Toddler, elderly woman die in Tue., Wed. crashes
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported two fatal traffic incidents on Tuesday, involving a toddler and an elderly woman. A 2-year-old girl from Eminence is the victim of a fatal accident … more
WP woman faces arson charge a 2nd time
Tiffany D. Dusenbury, 39, West Plains, has been charged with felony second-degree arson after allegedly setting a fire in a Peace Valley area home and walking away from it without contacting … more
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Heart of the Ozarks Fair underway
Admission to the Heart of the Ozarks Fair is half price at $5 today at the fairgrounds on north U.S. 63 in West Plains, and the featured event will be a gospel concert at the grandstands given by … more
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Commission to consider cleaning bids Howell County Commissioners are set to review bids during their Monday meeting, which will begin at 10 a.m. in the conference room on the second floor of the … more
Cureall Cemetery meeting rescheduled
The Cureall Cemetery Association will hold its annual general meeting at 1 p.m. June 7 at the cemetery. The meeting was rescheduled due to inclement weather.  The cemetery is located off of … more
Steve and Cathy Driscoll, proprietors of St. Michael’s Nursery in Brandsville.
With St. Michael’s Nursery, Driscolls cultivate community
In September 1982, Steve and Cathy Driscoll escaped the suburban sprawl of St. Louis and settled in the Ozarks.  The couple purchased 40 acres a few miles southeast of West Plains. It was … more
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Trump approves disaster requests for spring storms
Gov. Mike Kehoe recently announced President Donald J. Trump approved two of Missouri's requests for a major disaster declaration in response to the severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that … more
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HCSO investigates report of suspicious person near Moody
The Howell County Sheriff’s Department reported Thursday afternoon a suspicious person had been reported in the Bakersfield and Moody area, and the reporting party said the man resembled Grant … more
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Mtn. View-Birch Tree Liberty High School awarded diplomas to 75 seniors the evening of May 16 at Liberty High School, the home of the Eagles, as hundreds of friends, family members, faculty, staff and district administrators congratulated seniors on their achievement and encouraged them in the next chapters of their lives. The ceremony began with the introduction and speeches of Salutatorian Landon Hines and Valedictorian Gavin Reese. Reese presented each of his fellow graduates with an uncirculated 2025 quarter, symbolic of their newly-minted status as adults.
75 Eagles take flight at Liberty graduation
MOUNTAIN VIEW – Surrounded by loved ones and district staff and administrators, degrees were awarded to 75 Mtn. View-Birch Tree Liberty High School Eagles on May 16 during a ceremony that began … more
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Mtn. View offers brush removal Beginning Monday, the City of Mtn. View will offer brush and limb removal. The service runs through Friday. Yard clean up needs to be set out no later than Monday, … more
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