The yearly Project Homeless Connect event, an outreach service day to put the area's unhoused and unsheltered into contact with assistance agencies and one-day services like medical care, haircuts and help with food and clothing, will be held 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 25 at the West Plains Civic Center, 110 St. Louis St. more

As the bitter cold continues through the first half of the week, and with a slight possibility of a further dusting of snow today, several area schools have called off in-person classes for Tuesday. more

A Seymour resident who is charged with 52 misdemeanor counts of animal neglect or abandonment, and has been charged with felonies related to an earlier arrest, has filed correspondence in court suggesting her constitutional civil rights were infringed upon when she was taken into custody on Oct. 14, 2023, for failure to appear in Ava municipal court for a traffic ticket. more

More than a dozen area school districts and Head Start programs canceled classes Friday ahead of a forecast that includes strong winds, a sharp temperature drop and the possibility of snow. more

Madelynne N. Prewett, 28, Winona, suffered moderate injuries in a crash at 9:42 p.m. Tuesday on County Road 450, 2 miles west of Winona in Shannon County, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported. more

A portion of Highway 76 in Douglas County will be closed next week while Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace culverts along the road. more

A Mtn. Grove resident was injured in a two-vehicle crash at 3:55 p.m. Tuesday on west U.S. 60, a quarter-mile west of Norwood in Wright County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol more

Sexual assault charges have been filed against two area men in separate Douglas County cases. Both cases are being prosecuted by Douglas County Prosecutor Matthew Weatherman. more

A Mtn. Grove woman suffered fatal injuries in a head-on collision at 3:20 p.m. Thursday on Highway W, 3 miles south of Vanzant in Douglas County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. more

The State Board of Education announced Tuesday that 33rd District Sen. Karla Eslinger, of Wasola in Ozark County, will assume the role as the state’s next commissioner for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) effective June 1, 2024, after concluding her work in the Missouri Senate during the 2024 legislative session. more

The alleged thefts of vehicles have led to felony charges for four area residents, filed in Douglas and Howell counties. more

To reflect estimated changes in the wholesale cost of natural gas as well as a change in the company’s Actual Cost Adjustment (ACA) factor, Summit Natural Gas of Missouri customers will see natural gas rates decrease under a filing that took effect Nov. 21. more

FF Highway in Douglas County will be closed through 5 p.m. Friday as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace culverts under the road.   more

Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Adam R. Johnson and Cpl. Johnathan R. Roberts have been named Missouri State Team Members of the Month for their life-saving water rescue of two campers, announce officials with the State Department of Public Safety. Johnson and Roberts serve in Highway Patrol Troop G, headquartered in Willow Springs. more

A Christian County woman suffered fatal injuries in a head-on crash at 10:54 a.m. Nov. 13 at the intersection of Highway 14 and O Highway in Douglas County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. more

An Ava resident has been charged for allegedly catching and keeping a "gross over-limit" of walleye on two separate occasions in March, the latest crime he is suspected of committing. more

A Wright County woman has been charged with six felonies after allegedly driving drunk and causing a rollover accident that resulted in paralyzing injuries for another driver. more

More than 4,500 locations in the U.S. are now open to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts for the Samaritan’s Purse project, including more than a dozen locally. Volunteers are standing by to collect shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, through Monday. more

A Douglas County woman has been charged with a felony after allegedly neglecting to secure an infant in a car seat, resulting in the baby being seriously injured in a July 18 accident in Howell County. more

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded contracts for the Southeast District during its regular meeting on Wednesday. Contracts included pavement resurfacing and tree clearing.   more