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St. Louis Post-Dispatch. June 6, 2024. Editorial: Missouri GOP just can’t stop trying to deny the voters their say Missouri voters on Nov. 5 will be given the choice to limit their own … more

By The Associated Press | 6/11/24

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6/11/24

In addition to chocolatey treats, Christos House’s Chocolate Festival, set for noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church in West Plains, will feature a live and silent auction with over 50 items to bid on. The items donated by local and regional businesses and individuals include St. Louis Cardinals baseball tickets, gift certificates, children’s toys, antiques, quilts and handcrafted fishing lures. Local contributors include C7 Wholesale, Hirsch Feed &amp; Farm Supply, Knockouts, Cattlemen’s Steakhouse and the Houston School District.

Christos House Chocolate Festival is Saturday; auction items announced

Chocolate lovers will have a lot to look forward to as the Christos House Chocolate Festival draws near. more

6/10/24

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6/10/24

Friday crash near Cabool claims two lives

Two people suffered fatal injuries when their vehicle skidded into the path of a semitruck at 2:40 p.m. Friday on U.S. 60, a mile west of Cabool in Texas County, according to the Missouri State highway Patrol. more

6/10/24

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6/8/24

WP Police announce two upcoming community events

The West Plains Police Department announces two upcoming events for the community: Cones & Cops and National Night Out. more

6/8/24

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6/8/24

Quilt Walk returns to the festival

Some of the most beautiful and practical items of Ozark life will once again be on display during West Plains’ signature annual event, the Old-Time Music, Ozarks Heritage Festival, organizers announce. The festival will be held Friday and Saturday, downtown. Admission to all festival events is free. more

6/7/24

County commission approves private cemetery plot

The beginning of the process to establish a new cemetery has been approved by Howell County commissioners, but the future inhabitants will be a select few. At Monday’s commission meeting, approval was given to a proposal that will allow a property owner to set aside a portion of their land for a family cemetery. more

BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON, KIMBERLYL@WESTPLAINSDAILYQUILL.NET | 6/7/24

June 19 fundraiser to help child with cancer

A fundraiser benefit to help pay for a child’s cancer treatment will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. June 19 at the Alton Fire Department, with giveaway drawings, craft and bake sales and face-painting. more

6/7/24

Three local groups awarded $500 grants for projects

Beautifying county fairgrounds, painting bleachers and picnic tables, and community park improvements are a few of the community projects that 4-H and FFA youth will be doing this summer as recipients of a Shaping Rural Missouri Grant from FCS Financial. more

6/7/24

U.S. 60 traffic in Mtn. View to experience 15-minute interruption Monday

Mtn. View drivers traveling on U.S. 60 should prepare for a brief disruption of their route Monday morning as contractor crews perform utility repairs for the Missouri Department of Transportation. more

6/6/24

WS Council welcomes Owens, OKs traffic changes

During the May 23 meeting of the Willow Springs City Council, Ward II Alderman Tyler Morris submitted his resignation to be approved by the board, and immediately following Mayor Brooke Fair recommended the appointment of Jennifer Owens to fill Morris’ seat for the remainder of the term. more

6/6/24

Charges filed two years after crash that claimed lives of mom and kids

Just over two years after a collision took the lives of a young mother and her two sons, three charges of first-degree involuntary manslaughter and one charge of second-degree assault have been filed against Clayton L. Rainwater, 23, Newark, Ark. more

BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON, KIMBERLYL@WESTPLAINSDAILYQUILL.NET | 6/6/24

Head-on crash on South 63 seriously injures one, kills another

Roy A. Martin, 55, Salem, Ark., suffered fatal injuries in a collision at 4:37 p.m. Wednesday on South U.S. 63, 4 miles south of West Plains, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. more

6/6/24

Home State Health, a health insurance company headquartered in St. Louis, recently donated about 1,000 diapers to the Diaper Resource Center (DRC) in West Plains. Organized in 2015 to provide diapers to struggling families via partnering agencies that distribute the diapers. The goal: to end diaper need. Distribution of diapers is currently done through His Place House of Worship, Martha Vance Samartian Outreach Center, Christos House, Howell County Health Department, 37th Division Children’s Services, Ozark Action Early Head Start, Pregnancy Resource Center and the Chaos Closet. Diapers may be donated by dropping them off between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays at 710 E. Main St. Email diapperresourcecenter@gmail.com or call 417-256-6147 to learn more about the organization or find out how to become a distributing agency. With Home State Health’s donation are, from left, company representative Jonna Lynch and DRC representatives Randa Hugg, Kay Mead and Alicia Tetrick.

DRC receives donation of 1,000 diapers

6/6/24

Arts Alliance programs highlight Old-Time Music, Ozarks Heritage Festival

The Old-Time Music, Ozarks Heritage Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The annual event in downtown West Plains celebrates Ozarks music and culture. Admission to all festival events is free. Music begins at noon. more

6/6/24

Missouri Department of Public Safety State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) Region G Coordinator Kent Edge spoke with Mtn. View City Council members and residents at a special meeting Friday. Edge gave an update on storm damage assessment and the involvement of SEMA in verifying eligible damage that may be compensated in cases where the property owner is uninsured or underinsured. He reminded property owners to document damage before starting cleanup, and to make claims with their insurance carrier first. He and other SEMA team members will not go door-to-door, he said, but may speak with property owners as they run across them cleaning up damage. In the background is Mtn. View Assistant Police Chief Stetson Schwien.

Mtn. View mayor gives damage report following May 26 tornado

MOUNTAIN VIEW — At a Mtn. View city council special meeting held Friday afternoon, Mayor Charry McCann addressed a small group of citizens and gave updates on storm damage, cleanup efforts and the final count on injuries and property damage and destruction. more

BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON, KIMBERLYL@WESTPLAINSDAILYQUILL.NET | 6/5/24

Carnival rides await the first wave of fairgoers to arrive Tuesday at the Heart of the Ozarks Fair on North U.S. 63 in West Plains. The fair continues through Saturday with $5 gate admission today. Gate admission will be $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 6 to 12 the remainder of the fair. Children 5 and younger are admitted free of charge. The Harper and Expo buildings will be open from 5 to 9 p.m. today through Friday and 3 to 9 p.m. Saturday. At 6 p.m. today, a gospel concert will be given at the Expo building by the Punches Family and 4Calvary. All are encouraged to bring lawn chairs. Carnival armbands are available for $25 each night and may be purchased at ticket booths; carnival rides are open from 6 to 11 p.m. daily. At 6 p.m. Thursday, a motocross race and exhibit will be held at the grandstand, and at 7:30 p.m. Friday, also at the grandstand, a truck pull will be held. Saturday’s grandstand show will be a demolition derby beginning at 6 p.m. Livestock shows include the Junior and Open Cattle Show and Bucket Calf Show beginning at 9 a.m. Friday and the Rabbit and Poultry Show at 9 a.m. Saturday.

Heart of the Ozarks Fair is underway

6/5/24