The Missouri Department of Transportation is conducting an environmental study, called Forward 44, of more than 250 miles of Interstate 44 from the Oklahoma state line to the Highway 100 east interchange near Gray Summit in Franklin County. This summer, MoDOT is holding a series of public meetings and encourages the public to give input on their concerns and observations along I-44.
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7/19/24
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On July 11, Gov. Mike Parson signed into law the expansion of the Missouri Veterans Recognition Program. The expansion allows for the creation of a new medallion and medal to honor Veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and Operation Allies Refuge. The Missouri Veterans Recognition Program, in conjunction with the Missouri Veterans Commission, is seeking new design submissions for the new medal and medallion.
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7/19/24
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7/19/24
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7/18/24
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7/18/24
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The Ozark Action Board of Directors will meet for dinner at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in Ozark Action Building 2, 720 E. Main St. in West Plains. Dinner will be followed by a business meeting beginning at 6 p.m., expected to last about two hours.
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7/18/24
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A 9-year-old West Plains boy riding on a motorcycle suffered serious injuries when the vehicle collided with a deer at 8:35 p.m. Saturday on east U.S. 160, 8 miles east of West Plains, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
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7/16/24
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Eastbound U.S. 60 in Texas County near Cabool will be reduced to one lane next week while Missouri Department of Transportation crews work on a bridge.
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7/15/24
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7/15/24
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Jesse Alan Williams, 24, Willow Springs, and Greta Marie Metroz, 24, Willow Springs, married June 22 in Willow Springs. Officiated by Tony Cook.
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7/15/24
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Minor injuries were reported by the Missouri State Highway Patrol for three teens in a crash at 7:40 p.m. Tuesday on P Highway in Oregon County, 6 miles west of Alton.
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7/11/24
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7/11/24
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7/11/24
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Minor injuries to a West Plains woman were reported following a crash at 8:20 a.m. Friday on Highway 14, three miles east of Gentryville in Douglas County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
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7/8/24
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7/8/24
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Jacob and Johna Aikey of West Plains are parents of a daughter, Jaycee Mae Aikey. She was born at 2:51 a.m. May 1. She weighed 7 pounds 11 ounces and was 20 and ½ inches long. Her grandparents are Rick and Jackie Wade of Alton, and Wilbur and Ruth Aikey of Willow Springs.
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7/8/24
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Three people were seriously injured in a four-vehicle crash at 7:07 p.m. Monday on south U.S. 63 at Oregon County Road 364, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
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7/2/24
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In their partnership to bring quarterly art displays to the West Plains Public Library, the library and West Plains Council on the Arts will host an exhibition of artwork by participants at Honest Imaginations Day Habilitation through September.
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7/1/24
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Levi David Hinds, 18, Willow Springs, and Rebecca Cheri Frescoln, 19, Mnt. View, married June 8 in Willow Springs. Officiated by Joel Hinds.
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7/1/24
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