Republican candidate for governor and State Sen. Bill Eigel will be in West Plains on Wednesday for a meet-and-greet, just under a week ahead of the Aug. 6 primary election. more

Current 132rd District State Rep. and Democratic candidate for governor Crystal Quade introduced herself at a recent event held at the West Plains Civic Center, drawing a crowd of about 65 people interested in hearing her message and plan for the future of Missouri. more

All are invited to bring their appetites — and a lawn chair — to the Downtown Food Truck, Music, and Art Festival, scheduled for 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 3 in Mtn. View. more

This week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced that the federal government has approved Parsons’s request for a major disaster declaration in response to multiple severe weather systems that generated tornadoes, high winds and flooding across southern Missouri from May 19 through 27. more

An alleged parental kidnapping that resulted in an Amber Alert being issued by the Missouri State Highway Patrol just past midnight Wednesday morning ended with the child being found safe and the father being charged with parental kidnapping, a Class E felony. more

A public hearing pertaining to residential property rezoning held ahead of the regular session of the Willow Springs City Council on Thursday yielded no public comments or questions. more

The Howell County Board of Equalization will meet with county commissioners at 1 p.m. Thursday to hear appeals regarding assessed property valuations for 2024. more

The two candidates for Howell County Sheriff were posed 55 questions submitted by audience members during a debate July 16 that lasted about two hours, held before a full house at the Star Theater in Willow Springs. more

Leland E. Collins, 41, West Plains, has been charged after allegedly striking a woman with a piece of wood during a domestic altercation. more

Howell County Sheriff Brent Campbell has announced the department's participation in a program intended to help victims of property theft recover their items through partnership with ProtechDNA, a crime prevention technology company that offers products and a registry of property that can be accessed by law enforcement partners in returning stolen items items to their rightful owner. more

A man who was recently placed on supervised probation after shooting at a vehicle in Willow Springs, with children and other people nearby, now faces another felony charge, filed after an alleged assault in West Plains. more

A decades-old event that's been held during the summer has plans to move to the fall, starting next year. more

A West Plains man who is a registered sex offender was sentenced in federal court today for possessing hundreds of computer-generated images of child sexual abuse, announced the office of U.S. Attorney Teresa Moore, Western District of Missouri. more

MOUNTAIN VIEW - Mtn. View City Council members met in regular session July 9 and passed several ordinances, a resolution approving an agreement with the Mtn. View Chamber of Commerce and a code regarding primacy and sewer connection fees paid by the city to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources that needed to be approved. more

Texas County business owner Grant Heithold, a self-described “Christian conservative Republican” is running to represent Missouri’s 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. more

The Mtn. View City Council will meet at 6 p.m. today at the Community Center, 120 N. Oak St. in Mtn. View. more

West Plains city council members have approved the permanent closure of three streets off of Washington Avenue after hearing recommendations from the Planning and Zoning commission, downtown business owners and members of West Plains Downtown Revitalization. more

On Thursday, the Lincoln School in West Plains was abuzz with political discourse as a moderated discussion took place between three candidates vying for the role of 154th District Missouri House Representative, centered around Howell County. more

With the help of the FBI, a forensics expert at the University of Florida School of Medicine and family members of the victim, the Missouri State Highway Patrol has identified a woman who was found dead in Shannon County more than two years ago, and charged her brother with first-degree murder.  more

The 10th annual Bridges Back-to-School and Health Fair will take place as a drive-thru event from 9 to 11 a.m. Aug. 12, supplemented by a clothing giveaway. more