A West Plains man who reportedly expressed a wish to be "in prison" apparently ended up in the city jail instead after allegedly stealing a Jeep from an auto body shop on Missouri Avenue and using it to ram a fence at the business. more

The Howell County Sheriff's department arrested a suspect following a chase that began in West Plains, after a deputy spotted a vehicle failing to yield to a city officer. more

The West Plains R-7 School Board will hold a public hearing on the the setting of the annual tax rate levy in addition to its regular monthly meeting this evening. more

The Richards School Board will attend the fall regional meeting of the Missouri School Board Association on Tuesday. The meeting will be held at Mtn. View-Birch Tree Liberty Middle School, 402 N. Elm St. in Mtn. View. more

Local rock band Native Souls will perform Aug. 31 on the Avenue Theatre stage in downtown West Plains, and then a week later, the trio will play a Sept. 7 show at the Ramada Inn Convention Center in Mtn. Home, Ark. more

West Plains City Council will hold a special meeting at 5 p.m. Monday at City Hall, 1910 Holiday Lane. more

With heavy attendance and support for both sides of the issue, five people addressed West Plains City Council members on Monday, one opposed to a drag show held in June during the West Plains Pride event, and four in support of drag shows and LGBTQIA+ inclusion in general. more

The West Plains Fire Department will participate in the 70th annual Fill the Boot campaign, a nationwide initiative that has raised over $700 million for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) since its inception. This year’s event will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday with local firefighters stationed at three key intersections in West Plains to collect donations. more

Continuing its annual dinner theater tradition, the 37th Judicial CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) will present “How to Enchant a Bookshop” by Todd Wallinger on Sept. 7. more

A West Plains man is set to appear in court in September on felony charges of unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action after allegedly brandishing a gun. more

The Howell County Sheriff’s Office reported that on Aug. 10, skeletal remains were found, exhumed Aug. 15, and identification through the Missouri State Highway Patrol laboratory is pending. Following a request from the West Plains Daily Quill to the agency, a few more details have come to light. more

Due to the Labor Day holiday on Sept. 2, the deadline for advertisements, legal notices and classified ads intended to be published Sept. 4 will be 5 p.m. Aug. 29. more

Christos House, a domestic and sexual violence survivor support agency, has Domestic Violence Shetler or Rape Crisis Center Tax Credits available. The credits, say organization officials, will benefit victims of domestic and sexual violence as Christos House begins to plan for a new emergency shelter facility.  more

The Howell County Sheriff’s Office issued an endangered person advisory Saturday afternoon, for a 17-year-old girl reported missing from her home on County Road 9470 in West Plains. more

The Howell County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help in locating two people reported missing within the past week, 17-year-old Abby Lawless and 35-year-old Devin Daniels, both of rural West Plains. more

A West Plains man and former teacher sentenced to two years of probation last fall faces new charges after allegedly contacting the victim of the case for which he was previously sentenced, breaking conditions of his probation. more

In response to the recent storms that impacted the West Plains community, the City of West Plains Sanitation Department is accepting brush and storm debris free of charge at the city’s transfer station this week. more

severe thunderstorm that quickly blew in late Thursday evening with 60 mph wind gusts, as measured by Doppler radar, left in its wake significant tree damage, several downed poles and about 2,100 West Plains City Utility customers without power. more

An accidental fire Tuesday at West Plains Recycling Center, 2813 Holiday Lane, appears to have been caused by heat from equipment used at the business, which ignited one of the piles of materials, according to a report submitted by the West Plains Fire Department. more