|
ALTON — The Black Gold Walnut Festival, a celebration of the fall black walnut harvest, has been held for 40 years in Alton. This year’s celebration was held Oct. 4.
more
By Kimberly Langston,
kimberlyl@westplainsdailyquill.net
|
10/18/25
|
|
Dan Singletary, manager of Howell-Oregon Electric Cooperative (HOEC) in West Plains, has received the 2025 Distinguished Service Award from the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives (AMEC). The award annually recognizes individuals who have tirelessly devoted themselves to the progress of rural electrification.
more
10/17/25
|
|
Services for Gunnar Kennedy, a 2023 graduate of Alton High School, will be held Oct. 25, in Alton.
more
BY ABBY HESS,
ABBYH@WESTPLAINSDAILYQUILL.NET
|
10/17/25
|
|
The Missouri Library Association (MLA) has named the West Plains Public Library the 2025 Library of the Year. To celebrate, a community reception and ribbon cutting ceremony will be held 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at the library, 750 W. Broadway.
more
10/17/25
|
|
The Ozarks Healthcare Foundation's annual Blue Jean Ball raised a record-breaking $100,000 on Oct. 4 to support local healthcare. The foundation continues to recognize area businesses for their sponsorship of the event.
more
10/17/25
|
|
An Arkansas father accused of killing his daughter's alleged abuser is running for sheriff while awaiting his murder trial, saying he has seen the failures of law enforcement in his rural county.
…
more
By SEAN MURPHY
|
10/17/25
|
|
The Ozarks Healthcare Foundation’s annual Blue Jean Ball raised a record-breaking $100,077 on Saturday, Oct. 4, to support local healthcare initiatives and patient care. Nearly 500 community members attended the fundraising gala, which was held at Silver Springs Ranch.
more
10/15/25
|
|
West Plains High School football coaching legend Greg Simpkins will be honored at 11 a.m. today with an induction into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in Springfield. The induction is part of an annual football luncheon presented by Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr. Pepper at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds.
more
BY JOHN DEATHERAGE,
QUILL SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR
|
10/15/25
|
|
The sheriff in Missouri’s most populous county was jailed Tuesday and faced mounting calls to resign just 10 months into the job over accusations that he ordered deputies to handcuff the jail chief …
more
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH
|
10/14/25
|
|
A Missouri man is set to be executed on Tuesday for fatally shooting a state trooper more than 20 years ago.
Lance Shockley was condemned for killing Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Carl …
more
By JUAN A. LOZANO
|
10/14/25
|
|
Missouri man executed for 2005 fatal shooting of state trooper who investigated him for deadly wreck
Missouri man executed for 2005 fatal shooting of state trooper who investigated him for deadly wreck.
more
10/14/25
|
|
After about a year and a half of crunching numbers and establishing new wastewater rates for customers, the city of Mtn. View has been awarded about $6 million in grants and loans from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources for wastewater collection upgrades.
more
BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WESTPLAINSDAILYQUILL.NET
|
10/14/25
|
|
North Carolina Republican legislative leaders say they will vote next week on redrawing the state’s U.S. House district map, with the likely aim of securing another GOP seat within already …
more
By GARY ROBERTSON
|
10/13/25
|
|
WILLOW SPRINGS — Under clear blue skies with a cooling breeze Willow Springs celebrated its 51st annual Bear City Fall Festival on Sept. 4. The event, coordinated by the Willow Springs Chamber of Commerce, drew hundreds that came to see vintage automobiles, hear live music, enter a wide variety of contests and shop at dozens of vendor booths.
more
By Kimberly Langston,
kimberlyl@westplainsdailyquill.net
|
10/11/25
|
