On Friday, June 13, the FBI surprised Glen Moore with the FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award. Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Chris Crocker made the announcement at an FBI School Safety ...

Country Gospel Music has its biggest event of the year July 11, 12 and 13 as singers and musicians from all across America gather in West Plains for the International Country Gospel Music ...

The building will remain if the Family Dollar closes. This location opened in September 2021 after Guffey Development successfully sought Community Improvement District (CID) and Tax Incremental ...

For generations, the Spook Light has been the subject of newspaper articles (as early as the 1930s), magazines, tourist brochures, film documentaries, and TV shows. It has been a tourist attraction; a ...

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The West Plains Downtown Entertainment District bill, Ordinance 4769, is passed into law and brings with it an Open Cup policy. The district is set up to include most of downtown West Plains, the ...

Two men have announced their intention to run for the Missouri Senate seat soon to be vacated by Karla Eslinger. In December 2023, Eslinger announced her appointment to Missouri’s Education Commission ...

You can now listen to Amanda Mendez's "Speaking Personally" opinion pieces. Find the audio file at the top of the most recent edition: "Speaking Personally-Mea Culpa." ...

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On April 9, a teen girl was sexually assaulted by a 15-year-old boy in Scott’s residence. The child told Willow Springs Police that Scott provided her with alcohol that she believes was drugged. She ...

After nearly three years since his arrest, a former sheriff's deputy and school resource officer has been sentenced to a total of 50 years in prison for sex crimes committed with a child. Rob ...