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Missouri abortion-rights campaign turns in more than double the needed signatures to get on ballot
Advocates have turned in more than twice the needed number of signatures to put a proposal to legalize abortion on the Missouri ballot. The campaign turned in more than 380,000 voter signatures on … more
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Arkansas lawmakers approve $6.3 billion budget bill as session wraps up
Arkansas lawmakers have given final approval to legislation outlining the state's $6.3 billion budget for the coming year. The House and Senate on Thursday approved identical versions of the … more
Defendant Thomas Kinworthy Jr. sits in the courtroom during his first-degree murder trial on Thursday, May 2, 2024, in the 22nd Circuit Court in St. Louis. Kinworthy was found guilty of first-degree murder and other counts in the death of St. Louis officer Tamarris Bohannon, 29, who was shot and killed, and officer Arlando Bailey who was injured during a home invasion in August 2020. (Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP, Pool)
Man found guilty of murder in 2020 fatal shooting of Missouri officer
A man charged with killing a St. Louis police officer in 2020 has been found guilty of murder. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that a jury convicted 46-year-old Thomas Kinworthy of murder and … more
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks at a news conference next to former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines at the state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., Thursday, May 2, 2024. Sanders spoke before signing an executive order stating that Arkansas won't comply with new federal regulations intended to protect the rights of transgender students. (AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo)
Arkansas governor says state won't comply with new federal rules on treatment of trans students
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders says her state won't comply with a federal regulation that seeks to protect the rights of transgender students in the nation's schools. Sanders on Thursday signed … more
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Big Smith
2024 Old Time Music, Ozarks Heritage Festival headliners announced
Headliners announced for this year’s Old-Time Music, Ozarks Heritage Festival are CJ Newsom’s Classic Country from Branson with Terry Wayne Sanders, performing at 8 p.m. June 7, and Big Smith of Springfield, set to play at 8 p.m. June 8. Both performances will be held in the West Plains Civic Center theater.  more
West Plains recipients of the State FFA Degree, from left: Cody Jedlicka, Jaden Brotherton, Hattie Patillo, Ruby Hinds and Hallie Bunch.
West Plains FFA earns another Top Chapter Award, several individual awards
The Missouri FFA Association awarded the West Plains FFA Chapter a Gold Emblem and a Top Chapter Award once again during the 96th annual state convention held April 17 through 19 in Columbia. West Plains placed 16th out of 362 chapters. Only 10% of state chapters receive a top chapter designation annually, officials pointed out. more
FILE - The Missouri Capitol is seen, Sept. 16, 2022, in Jefferson City, Mo. A dayslong filibuster in the Missouri Senate ended Thursday, May 2, 2024, after a Republican faction allowed a vote on a more than $4 billion Medicaid program they had been holding hostage. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
Missouri Senate filibuster ends with vote on multibillion-dollar Medicaid program
A dayslong filibuster in the Missouri Senate has ended. Senators gave initial approval in a voice vote Thursday to a $4 billion Medicaid program that Freedom Caucus members had been holding hostage. … more
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Howell County 911 to get major upgrades with help from ARPA funds
Upgrades leading to better efficiency and accuracy of 911 services will soon be happening in Howell County and the surrounding area, thanks to grant funding appropriated through the American Rescue Plan Act and approved by the Missouri General Assembly and Gov. Michael Parson, supporting improvement projects in 65 counties in all. more
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The Mtn. View-Birch Tree School District was gifted an administrative office facility by Simmons Bank, plus office furnishings and a storage facility, and recently celebrated the occasion with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The building was formerly used as a bank, and unique elements like a vault and a night deposit box built into the wall remain, hinting at its history. From left: Mtn. View Assistant Superintendent Ryan Chowning, Simmons Bank Financial Center Manager Melody Cooper and community lender Lana Rector, school board member John Thompson, Simmons Bank Regional Community President Steve Vines, school board member Mikael Orchard, Superintendent Lanna Tharp and school board President Eric Wells and members Michael Smith, Josh Roberts and Shelly Mantel.
Simmons Bank gifts administrative building to Mtn. View-Birch Tree School District
MOUNTAIN VIEW — The Mtn. View-Birch Tree School Board recently celebrated the official opening of a new facility donated by Simmons Bank in Mtn. View, including administrative offices and furnishings and a 1,200 square foot storage building, located on Elm Street between Simmons Bank and Mtn. View Elementary School. more
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Eric Pinson, Mtn. Grove, left, is one of four students in the Eighth U.S. Congressional District of Missouri whose nomination to be appointed to a U.S. military service academy was accepted. The nomination was made by Rep. Jason Smith, right. Pinson is set to attend the U.S. Naval Academy. During a celebratory dinner held April 21 in St. James, Smith recognized all four appointees, including students from St. James, Sikeston and Farmington. “I’m incredibly proud of these bright young men for earning a spot at one of our nation’s highly competitive service academies,” said Smith in a statement to media. “All of these young men are exceptional students and leaders in school. On top of excelling in the classroom, they have also made a real difference serving and giving back to their communities. They will now take on the difficult but highly rewarding task of preparing for a career in military service. I know they have a very bright future ahead and I’m excited to see what they will accomplish.”
Mtn. Grove student appointed to U.S. Naval Academy
Arkansas lawmakers approve new restrictions on cryptocurrency mines after backlash over '23 law
Arkansas lawmakers have approved new restrictions on cryptocurrency mining operations in the wake of a 2023 law that prompted backlash from some communities. The majority-Republican House on … more
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Campaign to raise Missouri's minimum wage to $15 an hour confident it will get on the ballot
Missouri voters have gotten a step closer to getting to decide whether to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. The group behind the effort, Missouri Jobs with Justice, said Wednesday that … more
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26 Republican attorneys general sue to block Biden rule requiring background checks at gun shows
Twenty-six Republican attorneys general are suing the Biden administration over its new rule requiring firearm dealers to run background checks at gun shows and other places outside brick-and-mortar … more
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Beverly Short
Zizzer alumna returns to WP for theatrical benefit for Lincoln School
The Lincoln School is set to welcome former West Plains resident Beverly Short for a captivating two-day event featuring a book discussion and a theatrical performance. The events will showcase her multi-faceted career and her latest artistic achievements. more
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Texas County Memorial Hospital was recently awarded $177,292.50 in Department of Public Safety grant funding made available by the American Rescue Plan Act. The grant enables the hospital to purchase a new ambulance, replacing the ambulance in its fleet with the highest mileage, 514,506 miles.
TCMH receives $177K equipment grant for ambulance
Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston has been awarded a grant of $177,292.50 by the Missouri Department of Public Safety. more
FILE - Arkansas Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin is interviewed in his office at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., Jan. 16, 2015. Several transgender, intersex and nonbinary Arkansas residents sued the state on Tuesday over its decision to no longer allow "X” to be listed instead of male or female and to make it more difficult to change the sex listed on state-issued driver’s licenses or identification cards. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)
Arkansas' elimination of 'X' for sex on driver's licenses spurs lawsuit
Several transgender, intersex and nonbinary Arkansas residents are suing the state over its decision to no longer allow “X” to be listed instead of male or female on state-issued driver's … more
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FILE - Kansas City, Mo., Mayor Quinton Lucas speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, May 13, 2022. The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, took the unusual step of striking down a 2022 voter-approved constitutional amendment that required Kansas City to spend a larger percentage of its money on the police department. The state Supreme Court ordered that the issue go back before voters by November. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Missouri Supreme Court strikes down 2022 vote on KC police funding, citing faulty fiscal note
The Missouri Supreme Court has taken the unusual step of striking down a 2022 voter-approved constitutional amendment that required Kansas City to spend a larger percentage of its money on the police … more
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2 men accused of threatening women with guns in late-night weekend incidents
Two men have been charged in incidents that reportedly happened at almost the same time over the weekend at local businesses, each involving threats with a firearm. more
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Pie competition returns to Old-Time Music Fest
The 30th annual Old-Time Music, Ozark Heritage Festival will celebrate Missouri culture June 7 and 8 in downtown West Plains, and as part of the festivities, the pie competition will return for a fifth year. more
Mega Motorsports is a hole-in-one prize sponsor of this year's Greater West Plains Area Chamber of Commerce Caddyshack Classic Golf Tournament, to be held Friday at the West Plains Country Club. It is a three-person scramble with a noon shotgun start preceded by a golfer's lunch at 11 a.m. The hole-in-one prize is a 2023 Spartan 48-inch zero turn radius mower with a retail value of more than $5,000. To sign up to register, email info@wpchamber.com. From left are Chamber Ambassadors Shirley Butler and Greg Carter, Mega Motorsports employee Tim Lockett, owner Travis Olmsted, manager Luke Stokes, employees Brandon Creech, J.L. Huckabey, Mike Morrison, Jenni Wensted, and Chamber Board Chairman Eric Gibson.
Mega Motorsports sponsors Caddyshack hole-in-one prize
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