Four area students have been named to the spring 2023 president's list at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, officials announce. more

Social Security helps you secure today and tomorrow with financial benefits, information, and tools that support you throughout life’s journey. If you don’t have enough Social Security credits to qualify for benefits on your own record, you may be able to receive benefits on your spouse’s record. more

“The music will be as cool as the historic Star Theater” at 7 p.m. Saturday when the Southern Ozarks Community Orchestra (SOCO) takes the stage to perform “From Beethoven to Elvis (and everything in between!),” promises the Willow Springs Arts Council, which is sponsoring the event. more

Missouri Department of Transportation crews will be making driving surface improvements Wednesday on AC Highway in Douglas County, closing the route to all but local traffic from Highway 14 to the Ozark County line. more

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Howell County Commissioners are set to meet at 10 a.m. Monday in the conference room on the second floor of the county office building, 35 Court Square in West Plains, with an 11 a.m. conference meeting scheduled with a representative of the sheriff’s office to set up accounting for a grant. 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