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The 62nd annual Hootin an Hollarin Festival will be held Thursday through Saturday on the square in Gainesville.
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9/20/23
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West Plains Bank and Trust Company recently donated $5,000 to the Lincoln School Project.
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9/19/23
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A team from the West Plains area will once again join other firefighters and civilians in honoring the memories of those that perished in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and help raise funds for support services provided to family members of all firefighters that die in the line of duty.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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9/19/23
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Officials with the Ozarks Healthcare Foundation announce a giveaway drawing to benefit Ozarks Healthcare’s Cancer Treatment Center Patient Emergency Fund.
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9/19/23
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This year’s Hootin an Hollarin festival will be the first without the familiar broad smile and steady laugh of John Harlin, a man who served Hootin an Hollarin every year since the very first festival in 1961 until his death on March 15 of this year.
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By Jessi Dreckman,
Ozark County Times
jessi@ozarkcountytimes.com
Reprinted with permission
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9/19/23
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Blake Osgood, 38, West Plains, has been charged with making a terroristic threat in the first degree, a class D felony, and resisting or interfering with arrest for a felony, a class E felony, after reportedly threatening his ex-wife, plus judges and attorneys, and trying to take his children from his ex-wife in defiance of a custody order.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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9/19/23
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The Avenue Theatre, a historic landmark that has stood tall for 73 years, was recently subjected to rigorous air quality tests, which it passed with flying colors, confirming the venue's healthy environment despite its age.
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BY QUILL STAFF`,
NEWS@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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9/19/23
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West Plains Council on the Arts will again sponsor the pumpkin competition during the Downtown Fall Block Party, which will take place from 11 a.m.to 4 p.m. Oct. 14 on and around Court Square in West Plains.
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9/18/23
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Tonight’s meeting of the West Plains City Council will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a public hearing regarding a transit project partially funded by the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission.
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BY ABBY HESS,
ABBYH@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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9/18/23
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The regular monthly meeting of the West Plains R-7 School Board will be held beginning 5 p.m. Tuesday at the West Plains High School library with a closed session to discuss possible personnel, student, legal and real estate issues.
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9/18/23
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The third annual Howell County Fire Engine Rally is set to begin at 10 a.m. Oct. 7, to be held in a new location this year, the parking lot of the Greater Ozarks Center for Advanced Technology, 395 E. Broadway in West Plains.
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9/18/23
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During its 10 a.m. regular session Monday, the Howell County Commission expects to appoint delegates to represent the county at upcoming meetings and hold discussions regarding two grants.
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9/15/23
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An Ava resident who claimed a soda was tainted with meth by his wife in order to cause him to fail a drug test has been arrested and charged with second-degree drug trafficking, a Class C felony.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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9/15/23
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Howell and Ozark are among several counties waiting to find out more about Missouri Senate Bill 190 (SB190), which freezes property tax rates for some senior citizens and was signed into law July 6 by Gov. Mike Parson.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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9/15/23
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A Caulfield woman and former teacher has been charged with three counts of second-degree statutory rape and one count of second-degree statutory sodomy, all felonies, after allegedly having a sexual relationship with a former student over the summer.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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9/15/23
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The community spirit was palpable, and the sky radiated with a shade of hopeful pink as the first home football game of the season turned into a beacon of hope.
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BY CHRIS HERBOLSHEIMER,
CHRISH@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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9/15/23
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The Heart of the Ozarks Bluegrass Association will hold its 39th annual Fall Bluegrass Festival Sept. 21 through 23 at HOBA park off of Lanton Road in West Plains. The festival is the last outdoor event of the season at the bluegrass park.
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9/14/23
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During Monday’s meeting of the Willow Springs School Board, members heard from high school students, considered guidelines from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) regarding a career ladder plan and finalized school bus routes.
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9/14/23
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