On July 1, Dr. Richard “Biff” Williams will become the 12th president of Missouri State University.
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3/7/24
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You may have seen some of them in your grandparents’ or great-grandparents’ storage boxes — aged photographs or postcards showing people and places from long ago that reveal a bit about life from a bygone era.
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3/7/24
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All patrons of Public Water Supply District No. 2 from the Junction Hill will have to boil their water until further notice as a precautionary measure beginning Monday, announced Operator Tyler Stephens.
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3/7/24
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About 2 miles of W Highway near Peace Valley will be closed March 25 through 29 as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform maintenance on a bridge over the Eleven Point River.
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3/7/24
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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is proposing a $6.3 billion budget for the coming year. Sanders' budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1 was presented to lawmakers on Wednesday as they …
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By ANDREW DeMILLO
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3/6/24
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Take note and start spreading the news: Ell Bennington, a junior at West Plains High School and a trombone player with the Zizzer Pride Band, has joined the ranks of accomplished musicians who have performed at Carnegie Hall.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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3/6/24
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More than 60 local grocers partnered with Ozarks Food Harvest for the 25th annual Check Out Hunger campaign, raising nearly $48,000 from customer donations to provide more than 142,000 meals across the Ozarks.
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3/6/24
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An employee of a rural Missouri boarding school is accused of bloodying a boy’s face while boxing. The man is the third person associated with the same school to be charged this month. …
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By JIM SALTER
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3/6/24
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Missouri Supreme Court declines to hear appeal of ex-Kansas City detective convicted of manslaughter
The Missouri Supreme Court will not hear an appeal from a former Missouri detective convicted in the 2019 shooting death of a Black man. The state Supreme Court on Tuesday denied former Kansas City …
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3/5/24
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Ozark Cafe will hold a cystic fibrosis fundraising day from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at 662 Missouri Ave. in West Plains.
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3/5/24
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Administration, faculty, staff, patrons and students of South Fork School have long been supporters of the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, raising funds for the facility each year. They outdid themselves this year by surpassing their $21,000 fundraising goal by about $1,000.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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3/5/24
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The Eminence community suffered a devastating blow Tuesday morning when a fire destroyed the Eminence Area Volunteer Fire Department (EAVFD) fire station, along with several trucks.
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BY ABBY HESS,
ABBYH@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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3/5/24
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Taylor Swift has not announced an endorsement in the 2024 presidential race, but the influential pop superstar is encouraging people to get out and vote. Swift reminded her vast army of followers …
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By The Associated Press
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3/5/24
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3/5/24
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Kansas City Star. March 1, 2024.
Editorial: Pregnant women in dangerous marriages need help. Update this Missouri law
Much has been made of Missouri’s archaic law that restricts a judge …
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By The Associated Press
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3/5/24
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Arkansas voters could make history in two races for the state Supreme Court in Tuesday's election. The race for chief justice could give the court its first woman elected to the post, and the court …
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By ANDREW DeMILLO
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3/5/24
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Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Womack hopes to fend off a longshot challenge from a state legislator in the GOP primary in Arkansas. Womack is running against state Sen. Clint Penzo in the primary for …
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By ANDREW DeMILLO
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3/5/24
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A Missouri Girl Scout troop that made bracelets to raise funds for children in Gaza was ordered to stop and threatened with legal action by regional scout leaders. Girl Scouts of the USA has said its …
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By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH
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3/4/24
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A West Plains woman awaiting the conclusion of a case involving a charge of third-degree domestic assault against her has been charged with felony first-degree arson after allegedly setting fire to a house on West Olden Street early the morning of Feb. 23 while five people, including three children, were inside.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WPDAILYQUILL.NET
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3/4/24
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