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Extra trash pickup offered next week in Mtn. View
Mtn. View will have extra trash pickup Monday through Friday and brush pickup June 24 through 28, city officials announce. more
The Willow Springs High School graduating Class of 2024
Willow Springs High School Class of 2024 graduates
Willow Springs High School’s Class of 2024 celebrated graduation exercises Saturday. more
Felony charges filed against man accused of assaulting children with belt
A Willow Springs man has been charged with eight felony counts after allegedly using a belt to assault two of his children. more
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West Plains R-7 welcomes new band director
The Zizzer Pride Band has a new leader. more
From left: Community Foundation of the Ozarks CEO Winter Kinne, Glenwood School representatives Stephanie Johnson and Tiffany Jens, and Jill Reynolds, chair of the Coover Foundation grant selection committee.
Glenwood, United Way awarded $34K in grants from CFO
Glenwood School and the Heart of the Ozarks United Way received more than $34,000 in funding from the Community Foundation of the Ozarks, in partnership with the Louis L. and Julia Dorothy Coover Charitable Foundation and Commerce Trust, on April 30, announce officials with the CFO. more
Massey sentenced to serve 2.5 years for MTNF tree theft
Justin L. Massey, 40, West Plains, was sentenced April 23 to two years and six months in federal prison, without parole, for illegally harvesting and stealing trees from Mark Twain National Forest, according to Western District of Missouri U.S. Attorney's Office Public Affairs Officer Don Ledford. more
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250 students to receive degrees, certificates at MSU-WP Commencement on Saturday
A total of 250 students will be candidates for graduation from Missouri State University-West Plains during the 2024 commencement ceremony Saturday at the West Plains Civic Center. more
Levi Rand acquitted of sex crime charges
The Quill has been informed by the defense attorney representing a West Plains teen that he has been acquitted of rape and sodomy after a 12-person jury found him not guilty. The trial of Levi Rand, 18, was held April 29 in Howell County, according to court documents. more
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More than 30 West Plains High School seniors are congratulated by West Plains R-7 School District officials for graduating with summa cum laude honors, the district’s highest academic distinction. The students attended a luncheon hosted in their honor by the West Plains Noon Rotary Club on April 29. Recognized, in no particular order, are Tyler Ames, Brylee Bonham, Emma Bontrager, Joshua Burgess, Serah Butler, Emma Chapman, Taylor Cobb, Peyton Cooper, Elias Curtis, Caleb DeShane, Dawson Fiorino, George Fisher, Kyla Harris, Ruby Hinds, Meagan Holesapple, Madison Hughston, Cody Jedlicka, Dagan Joiner, Kennedi Keller, Elizabeth Liimatta, Grant Mahan, Hattie Patillo, Abigail Peugh, Abigail Price, Jenna Rector, Addison Rogers, Aaron Ruhland, Paige Sheridan, Lauren Shipley, Basema Tekle, Aubrey Webers and Emma Worsham.
More than 30 Zizzer seniors earn summa cum laude distinction
The annual Bob Holt Jig Dancing Competition is a staple feature of the Old-Time Music, Ozarks Heritage Festival and draws dancers of all ages, as seen in this photo from 2015.
Jig dancing contest featured June 8 at Old-Time Music Festival
Traditional jig dancing will again be featured at this year’s Old-Time Music, Ozarks Heritage Festival in downtown West Plains. The Bob Holt Jig Dancing Competition will take place at 12:30 p.m. June 8, in the West Plains Civic Center arena. more
”Cowboy" Rick Hamby and his dedicated crew are gearing up for another historical stagecoach journey. On Friday, the team gathered at the West Plains Daily Quill office, where they were met by Missouri State 155th District Rep. Travis Smith who presented a proclamation to Hamby and his crew. Issued by the Missouri House of Representatives, the decree honors the group's cultural contributions through its unique pen pal letter delivery service. This year's excursion, titled "Dust in the Wind," takes a historic turn along the Smoky Hill Trail, straddling the borders of Kansas and Colorado with several planned stops for delivery of pen pal letters and locations of historical importance. Alongside student letters, the stagecoach will carry messages from the West Plains Senior Center to residents of various nursing homes. The Journey Stagecoach crew will hit the old dusty trail on May 17.
Journey Stagecoach set to ride again
Howell Co. Commission meets Thursday
Howell County Commissioners will meet in regular session at 10 a.m. Thursday on the second floor of the county office building, 35 Court Square. more
Mtn. View to hold special session Wednesday
The Mtn. View City Council will hold a meeting beginning with an open work session at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Mtn. View City Hall, 120 N. Oak St. The work session will precede a special session at 6 p.m. more
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WP Chamber move underway; office closed through May 20
The Greater West Plains Area Chamber of Commerce announces, after 25 years on Jefferson Avenue, the relocation to new office space in the building that formerly housed the Greater Ozarks Center for Advanced Technology is underway. more
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Ozarks Healthcare celebrated receiving a $1 million U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Program grant Monday with a groundbreaking ceremony for a new, updated clinic in Mtn. View. The facility will be located off of east U.S. 60 on the southwest corner of the shopping center lot near Apple Market, Sonic and Walmart. From left: Ozarks Healthcare Board Members Rob Stauffer and Steve Vines; Mtn. View Mayor Charry McCann; and Ozarks Healthcare Human Resources Vice President Howard Bycroft, Board Member Bill Wood, Chief Nursing Officer and Chief Operations Officer Lacey Carter, Mtn. View family nurse practitioners Reese Marriott and Dave McVicker, board Chair Melissa Stewart, President and CEO Tom Keller and Mtn. View Clinic Supervisor Tiffany Dale.
OZH breaks ground on new clinic in Mtn. View
MOUNTAIN VIEW —Work has officially begun on a new Ozarks Healthcare clinic in Mtn. View. more
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Patrol: Man's body found five days after floodwaters swept his truck off Warren Bridge
A Pottersville man drowned after his vehicle was swept off of the Warren Bridge in flood waters, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. 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
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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