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At 11 a.m. Saturday, volunteers will lay wreaths on more than 20,000 graves in Veteran Cemeteries across Missouri to honor the nation's heroes as part of Wreaths Across America. Among the five Missouri cemeteries represented is the Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1019 E. Third St. in Mtn. View.
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BY QUILL STAFF,
NEWS@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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12/14/23
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Adam D. Bartlett Jr., 32, the subject of a high-speed chase in early October who was taken into custody after another chase by law enforcement about two weeks later, has had more charges filed against him in Ozark and Howell counties. His address in recent court filings are listed as locations in both Bakersfield and Mtn. Grove.
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12/12/23
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A West Plains woman who allegedly took two vehicles belonging to her deceased boyfriend after his death has been charged with two felony counts of first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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12/12/23
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The Willow Springs School Board will hold its regular monthly session at 6 p.m. today in the board conference room.
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12/11/23
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Mtn. View City Council members will convene for their regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Mtn. View City Hall, 120 N. Oak St.
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12/11/23
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Billy J. Compton, 49, Mtn. View, has been charged with first-degree domestic assault resulting in a serious injury after allegedly fracturing his wife's lower leg by punching it.
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12/8/23
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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.
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BY QUILL STAFF,
NEWS@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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12/5/23
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The alleged thefts of vehicles have led to felony charges for four area residents, filed in Douglas and Howell counties.
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12/4/23
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Two incidents Friday resulted in action taken to ensure school safety at the West Plains district school buildings and Willow Springs Middle School.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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12/4/23
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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.
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11/25/23
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Alex McHenry, 18, and Mike Owen, 19, arrived at Martha Vance Samaritan Outreach Center on Aug. 7; their son Finnegan Owen arrived Nov. 3, joining his young parents at the only home he's known so far.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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11/22/23
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An Ava man awaiting trial on felony charges in three Christian County cases is now charged with five felonies in Douglas County after allegedly beating two men to unconsciousness, one of whom reportedly became comatose.
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11/21/23
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Cattle farmer and small business owner Keith Elliott of Doniphan has declared his candidacy for the Missouri House of Representatives in the 153rd District, encompassing parts of Oregon, Shannon and Howell counties, as well as Ripley, Carter and Wayne counties.
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QUILL STAFF,
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11/21/23
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An attorney and Nixa resident with ties to the area has a case related to gun rights making its way through the federal appeals court system after it was rejected by the U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, headquartered in Springfield.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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11/17/23
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A West Plains area man has bonded out on a $50,000-bond Oregon County warrant issued Oct. 26 following a traffic crash near Rover, public court records show.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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11/14/23
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A West Plains area man is wanted on a $50,000-bond Oregon County warrant issued Oct. 26 following a traffic crash near Rover, public court records show.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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11/13/23
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Bids for a salt spreader bed, snow plow blade and bed liner to be used by the Northern Howell County Commission Road and Bridge Department are due to the commission by 11 a.m. and are on the tentative agenda to be opened and considered during the commission’s Monday session.
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11/10/23
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2023 Howell County tax statements are in the mail and County Collector Janet Crow is drawing residents’ attention to a new, updated look to this year’s forms. Crow’s office began mailing the statements today.
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11/3/23
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Howell County Commissioners are scheduled to meet with a representative of the sheriff’s office on Monday to discuss a grant to go toward election security enhancement.
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11/3/23
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The recently-formed South Central Missouri Prescribed Burn Association (PBA) held its first training session Oct. 20 at a member’s farm east of Gainesville in Ozark County.
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10/30/23
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