The West Plains City Council took the first step towards a new indoor sports complex. On October 20, the council approved a resolution that will result in a feasibility study on the viability of an ...

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A promise to, “rain down hell,” on a probation office has resulted in three new felony charges for a new parolee residing in Willow Springs. Mark A.

After months of discussions, the city of Willow Springs is walking away from the purchase of the Third St. building that most recently housed US Bank. For now.

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With the construction of the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railroad completed, the exploitation of the virgin pine forests in Howell County could begin. The big timber was located in the northwest ...

Remarkably, Sandy’s talent at baton twirling, which began as a little girl, paid dividends in college. Anyone who has ever been to a college football game in Columbia, or seen Marching Mizzou on TV ...

The New Madrid Earthquakes of 1811 and 1812 are said to have driven several families westward into South Central Missouri. Land grants on the Upper Eleven Point River were awarded to a few victims to ...

Of the numerous curiosities and phenomena coming out of the Ozarks, the Spook Light of Hornet, Missouri, located in Newton County, may have the longest shelf life. Numerous eyewitnesses, from the ...

The Buck Hollow Ford was a popular meeting place in good weather and seems to have been used in all weathers into modern times as a baptizing hole. I can only imagine what a test of faith it was to ...

For the city of West Plains, the assessed valuation went up eight percent, so the tax rate has to be decreased to offset the impact on taxpayers. The city expects that the total revenue being raised ...