Editor's note: This is the fourth in a series of conversations between former Quill Sports Editor Dennis Crider, a Missouri Photojournalism Hall of Fame inductee, and former Zizzers head coach Greg Simpkins, who was recently inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. more

The government shutdown is triggering a wave of closures of Head Start centers, leaving working parents scrambling for child care and shutting some of the nation's neediest children out of … more

The recent sixth annual West Plains Rides for Pedal the Cause event raised a record-breaking $30,953 to go toward cancer research, bringing the total for all six years of the benefit bike ride’s fundraising to $120,000. more

West Plains city council members passed three resolutions at its regular October meeting. The first was an authorization for City Administrator Sam Anselm to enter into a lease agreement with the West Plains R-7 School District to allow student and staff parking at the city lot across from the Jimmie Carroll Winter Sports Complex, off of Olden Street at North Howell Avenue. more

Daylight saving time ends Sunday more

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has announced that WIC benefits will be available for redemption into November. more

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. more

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The Justice Department is investigating whether leaders in the Black Lives Matter movement defrauded donors who contributed millions of dollars during racial justice protests in 2020. That's … more

Ohio's Republican-led redistricting commission unveiled a proposed U.S. House map Thursday that could give Republicans a chance at winning two more seats in next year's midterm elections, bolstering … more

Editor's Note: This is the third in a series of conversations between former Quill Sports Editor Dennis Crider, a Missouri Photojournalism Hall of Fame inductee, and former Zizzers Head Coach and Athletic Director Greg Simpkins, who was recently inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. more

Christmas is just around the corner, and entries for the Mister and Miss Merry Christmas Pageant are now being accepted. As always, there is no entry fee for participation. However, a $5 fee will be charged at the West Plains Civic Center, where the pageant will be held, for audience members attending the show to help offset the cost of renting the venue. more

Jessica Scott of Thayer is no stranger to thrills, chills and things that go bump in the night. This year she channeled her love of horror and all things Halloween into a contest for a good cause as a participant in the Starlight Children’s Foundation “Face of Halloween” contest. more

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. more

A total of 1,997 students are enrolled this fall at Missouri State University-West Plains. more

The City of West Plains has implemented a temporary lane closure on Washington Avenue through Monday as part of a study for the Comprehensive Plan for Downtown West Plains. more

Residents in 20 Missouri counties, including Howell, Oregon, Ozark and Shannon, who suffered uninsured damage from severe storms between March 30 and April 8 can now apply for federal assistance. more