The Mtn. View Garden Club sponsored three Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl poster contest winners from Mtn. View Elementary school in 2022, who went on to compete in the Central Region contest. From the Central Region contest, posters submitted by Adalie Kruse and Madyson Southworth went onto the national poster contest. more

Where is the best place to buy that special someone a dozen roses? Where is the best place to go when you’re craving some barbecue or an adult beverage? What nonprofit do you think does the most for our communities? more

Howell County Commissioners are in session today, having convened at 10 a.m. in the conference room on the second floor of the county office building, 35 Court Square. more

Kiley Reid burst on the scene in 2019 with “Such a Fun Age,” which was longlisted for the Booker Prize. Her sophomore novel, “Come and Get It,” takes readers to the University of Arkansas, … more

Popular farm-humor columnist and speaker Jerry Crownover, who grew up in Mammoth, Ozark County, and graduated in 1970 from Gainesville High School, will speak at 10 a.m. Feb. 15 at the Ozark County Historium, 361 Main St. in Gainesville. The presentation is free and open to everyone. more

For the 2024-2025 school year, West Plains Elementary will host one full-day preschool class and two half-day preschool classes. South Fork Elementary will continue to be a full-day preschool with one class. more

Project Homeless Connect was held Thursday in the West Plains Civic Center to connect the area’s unhoused and inadequately sheltered individuals with resources for assistance. The event is held annually on the day following the Point in Time count, held each January to count the number of unhoused people in a single night, usually during one of the coldest times of the year. more

One of two detainees who escaped from a local jail in Arkansas has been captured. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office on Thursday said Noah Roush was captured at an abandoned house in Pine Bluff. … more

Two West Plains residents have each been charged with two counts of second-degree drug trafficking and a count of keeping or maintaining a public nuisance after a narcotics search warrant was executed by the West Plains Police Department Jan. 23 at a home on Allen Street. more

As the April 8 total solar eclipse approaches, the community is stepping forward to help make the “Party in the Path,” which is focused on the eclipse and planned to be a fun and memorable event. Support for the event comes from those who are volunteering to assist with the festivities, set for April 5 through 8, and the businesses sponsoring individual activities. more

Former Missouri State University-West Plains Grizzly Volleyball Head Coach Paula Wiedemann has been selected for induction to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame with the Class of 2024. more

Black River Technical College in Pocahontas, Ark., has announced the names of several area students who have been named to the president’s and deans’ lists for the fall semester.  more