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The Ozark Spring, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) invites the public to help honor 195 veterans buried at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery as part of National Wreaths Across America Day.
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11/8/25
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The Mtn. View Chamber of Commerce will host a free breakfast for veterans and their families at 7 a.m. Tuesday. The breakfast will be held at the Mtn. View Community Center, 125 W. First St.
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11/8/25
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Howell County Presiding Commissioner Ralph Riggs has announced the successful realignment of the intersection of County Road 7110 and CC Highway, a joint project between the county and the Missouri Department of Transportation to enhance road safety.
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11/7/25
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Howell County Sheriff Matt Roberts has announced the conclusion of a drug trafficking investigation that lasted almost three years and on Monday led to the arrest of nine suspects on federal drug charges, including six West Plains residents, a Mtn. View resident and a St. Louis resident.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WESTPLAINSDAILYQUILL.NET
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11/7/25
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A Willow Springs resident who was sentenced to five years in prison after a second-degree assault plea in 2020 has been charged with three felonies after allegedly making a bomb threat, causing an alert to be sent out to law enforcement agencies and Willow Springs Elementary School.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WESTPLAINSDAILYQUILL.NET
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10/31/25
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Koshkonong Elementary School was recently recognized for outstanding student academic growth at the PRiME Center Growth Data Summit in Columbia. The summit, hosted by the PRiME Center at St. Louis University, celebrated Missouri schools demonstrating high student growth in English Language Arts and mathematics.
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10/28/25
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MOUNTAIN VIEW — The Mtn. View City Council voted this month to move forward with developing the city’s first comprehensive plan since 1982.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WESTPLAINDAILYQUILL.NET
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10/25/25
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Dan Singletary, manager of Howell-Oregon Electric Cooperative (HOEC) in West Plains, has received the 2025 Distinguished Service Award from the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives (AMEC). The award annually recognizes individuals who have tirelessly devoted themselves to the progress of rural electrification.
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10/17/25
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Services for Gunnar Kennedy, a 2023 graduate of Alton High School, will be held Oct. 25, in Alton.
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BY ABBY HESS,
ABBYH@WESTPLAINSDAILYQUILL.NET
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10/17/25
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After about a year and a half of crunching numbers and establishing new wastewater rates for customers, the city of Mtn. View has been awarded about $6 million in grants and loans from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources for wastewater collection upgrades.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WESTPLAINSDAILYQUILL.NET
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10/14/25
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WILLOW SPRINGS — Under clear blue skies with a cooling breeze Willow Springs celebrated its 51st annual Bear City Fall Festival on Sept. 4. The event, coordinated by the Willow Springs Chamber of Commerce, drew hundreds that came to see vintage automobiles, hear live music, enter a wide variety of contests and shop at dozens of vendor booths.
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By Kimberly Langston,
kimberlyl@westplainsdailyquill.net
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10/11/25
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Howell-Oregon Electric Cooperative has announced that CEO/General Manager Dan Singletary will retire effective Jan. 2, 2026, concluding a 40-year career with the cooperative. The HOEC Board of Directors has named Aaron Wheeler, the current assistant manager and a 19-year employee, as his successor.
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10/10/25
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