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Old Time Music Festival
Ozarks Heritage Festival dates announced
The West Plains Council on the Arts this week announced a new date for the 31st annual Old-Time Music, Ozarks Heritage Festival. Traditionally held in June, the festival has moved to October 17 and … more
Dr. Dennis Lancaster
Public invited to Lancaster’s retirement celebration
After 33 years of dedicated service to Missouri State University-West Plains, Chancellor Dr. Dennis Lancaster will retire this summer. The Friends of the Garnett Library invite the community to a … more
Cameron Hutchison, a contractor for codefi, works on a project at his computer.
MSU-WP bridges gap for rural tech careers with codefi partnership
Missouri State University-West Plains has recently become the fourth higher education institution in Missouri to recognize the curriculum of codefi, a tech venture and workforce development firm … 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
Ark. man in custody after shooting at Holiday Inn
A Fayetteville, Ark., man has been charged after allegedly shooting at a car full of people in a West Plains hotel parking lot, striking one of them.  The West Plains Police Department, in … more
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A helper uses a drip torch to start the burn during a prescribed fire in February 2024 on a PBA member’s property in northern Howell County. Beforehand, the landowner had blown away leaves from the road, leaving bare ground, which created a fire break.
Prescribed fire workshop and field tour Saturday
An educational workshop and field tour about prescribed fire will be held Saturday in West Plains, hosted by the South Central Missouri Prescribed Burn Association (PBA). During the morning, speakers … more
Coaches Brittany Moore, far left, and Lane Schilmoeller, far right, join West Plains High School Speech and Debate student competitors for a photo at an early-year clinic held at Central High School in Springfield.
WPHS Speech & Debate seeks community support for student success
Lane Schilmoeller, a dedicated educator who has spent over a decade at West Plains High School, has been named head coach of the school’s Speech and Debate program. Currently an assistant coach … more
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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
Southern Bank was a $2,500 Silver Sponsor of the 2025 Masked Singer fundraiser, held May 31 to raise money for the Boys & Girls Club of Greater West Plains Area. The club offers after school, holiday, and summertime childcare and programs for local youth based on income and is funded by government grants, private donations, and partnerships with businesses like Southern Bank. To learn more about it or to donate, visit their website at bgcwp.com or the Facebook page @bgclubwp. Front row, from left: Southern Bank employees Weston Gant, Lindsey Peterman, Adrienne Thompson, Eva Heathington and club CEO Elizabeth Cawthon and staff member Ino Cencio. Back row: Southern Bank employees Andrea Atchison, Renee McFarland, Amanda Wallace, Brittany Pilgrim, Lesa Ehret and Tyler Martin.
Southern Bank sponsors BGCWP fundraiser
37th annual Wheels and Deals show is June 14
The 37th annual Wheels and Deals Car Show will be held June 14 at the West Plains Civic Center and the Quill is inviting classic car enthusiasts to drop by for a photo of their car, to be featured in … 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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In this Quill file photo snapped in June 2015, Meredith Sisco shows her garden’s bounty. Gardening, along with storytelling through prose and music, are among the passions she’s most well-known and admired by many for. Sisco was recently awarded a Missouri Living Traditions Fellowship by the Missouri Folk Arts Program.
Celebrating a life of art: Marideth Sisco honored as master storyteller
In these unprecedented times, humankind is seeking something to unify, to heal, to provide a sense of stability. Well, society needn’t look any further than one of the oldest artistic … 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
A 2025 Toyota Tundra Platinum Hybrid pickup truck is the top hole-in-one prize in the upcoming annual West Plains Kiwanis Club golf tournament, to be held beginning at noon Friday at the West Plains Country Club and benefiting local youth programs. Call 417-256-7197 to enter. Toyota of West Plains is a hole-in-one sponsor. Front row, from left: Toyota Salesperson Tray Whitsell and Kiwanis Cass Johnson, Tyler Martin and Scott Womack. Back row: Toyota sales staff Anthony Long and Bryan Forester and Kiwanis Jayme Wilson, John Plummer, John Grisham, Ron Grennan and President Weston Gant.
Annual Kiwanis golf tournament is Friday
The West Plains Kiwanis Club will hold its annual fundraiser golf tournament Friday at the West Plains Country Club. Proceeds will benefit local youth and fund scholarships, swim team activities and … 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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18-year-old faces felony assault charge
An 18-year-old West Plains man has been charged with a felony after allegedly taking part in an assault and punching a man after the victim had been knocked unconscious by a youth.  Gage A. … more
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