The 39th annual Ozark Black Gold Walnut Festival in Alton will kick off this year's walnut buying season on Oct. 5, and will celebrate over 70 years of the local Strain/Mills family history of buying black walnuts.
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9/28/24
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The Willow Springs Chamber of Commerce has announced the events planned for the Bear City Fall Festival, set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 5 in downtown Willow Springs.
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9/27/24
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The Baxter County, Ark., Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing youth from Gassville.
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9/26/24
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The September meeting of the Willow Springs City Council included a discussion of how public safety and law enforcement response is handled on the stretch of highway from the south to the north junctions of the U.S. 60/63 bypass.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
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9/26/24
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A West Plains man who barricaded himself in his home Thursday when officers arrived to arrest him for the alleged rape of an underage girl is now facing additional felony charges related to the incident: resisting arrest for a felony and being a fugitive from out of state.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
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9/23/24
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Glen E. Trantham, 75, Koshkonong, was the victim of a fatal UTV crash at 5:10 p.m. Friday on east U.S. 160, 4 miles west of Thomasville in Oregon County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
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9/23/24
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Thunderstorm winds overturned a camper on Sunday afternoon, resulting in the death of a person staying at Cloud 9 Ranch Club in Ozark County, according to a local storm report provided to the National Weather Service office in Springfield.
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BY ABBY HESS,
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9/23/24
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A West Plains resident was arrested Thursday night after a several-hour standoff with the West Plains Police Department Strategic Response and Crisis Negotiations teams at a home on Tiffany Street.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WESTPLAINSDAILYQUILL.NET
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9/20/24
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A West Plains resident was arrested Thursday night after a several-hour standoff with the West Plains Police Department Strategic Response and Crisis Negotiations teams at a home on Tiffany Street.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WESTPLAINSDAILYQUILL.NET
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9/20/24
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The Howell County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help with an investigation into the death of a Willow Springs woman who was hit by a train Tuesday morning in West Plains.
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9/20/24
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Local rock trio Native Souls will perform in concert at 7 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Star Theatre, 205 E. Main St. in downtown Willow Springs.
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9/20/24
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Missouri 911 in Wright, Howell and Ozark counties has launched a tri-countywide geographic information system remediation project to update the 911 mapping to improve emergency services across the counties and the state of Missouri, officials announce. The project is funded by grants using federal American Rescue Plan Act funds.
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9/19/24
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The Willow Springs School Board of Education meet in regular session on Sept. 9 and took action to approve transportation routes, adopt the annual special education compliance plan and approve a drone usage policy for sports events.
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9/19/24
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A Mtn. Home, Ark., woman succumbed to injuries suffered in a crash at 11:21 a.m. Sept. 12 on Arkansas Highway 5 near Spring Road in Baxter County, according to the Arkansas State Police.
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9/19/24
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A minor from Fulton County died of injuries suffered in a crash at 7 a.m. Friday on U.S. 63 in Fulton County, Ark., according to the Arkansas State Police.
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9/16/24
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The 63rd annual Hootin an Hollarin Festival will be held Thursday through Sept. 21 on the square in Gainesville.
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9/13/24
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A Mtn. Grove man has been charged with four felonies and a misdemeanor after allegedly attempting to meet a girl he believed to be 11 years old for sex, and an investigation reportedly uncovered other attempts to meet underage girls, plus evidence he'd exchanged sexually explicit with girls he believed to be underage.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
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9/12/24
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Dr. Wes Davis, superintendent of the West Plains R-7 school district, was the featured speaker of the September Greater West Plains Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon, and gave a PowerPoint presentation showcasing improvements to facilities and safety measures, various academic and training programs, and the financial health of the district.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
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9/12/24
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Residents of Howell, Shannon and Texas counties who were affected by severe weather and flooding between May 19 and 27 have until Sept. 23 to apply with the Federal Emergency Management Agency for assistance with disaster recovery, officials announce.
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9/12/24
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The National Park service (NPS) has released figures showing the economic impact of tourism in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways area during 2023.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WESTPLAINSDAILYQUILL.NET
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9/10/24
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