Snorty Horse closed out the Old-Time Music, Ozarks Heritage Festival on Friday night, playing to a crowded lawn. This year’s festival was a return to pre-pandemic normalcy, with attendance and …
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6/7/22
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The West Plains Police Department is seeking applicants to join a community advisory committee intended to address police-community relations, improvement of the department’s operations and …
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6/7/22
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The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the husband-and-wife attorneys whose law licenses were placed on probation for pointing guns at racial …
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By JIM SALTER
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6/6/22
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Allison Skinner, behind the table at left, gives a Dutch oven cooking demonstration as West Plains Council on the Arts member and volunteer Terri Combs looks on, ready to give a hand. Cooking …
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6/4/22
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Howell County Road & Bridge crews will begin work Monday morning to replace a two-lane bridge on County Road 2570 just outside of West Plains.
Southern Commissioner Billy Sexton said first …
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6/4/22
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The Howell County Commission has two meetings scheduled during its next regular session, which convenes at 10 a.m. Monday in the Commission Room on the second floor of the county office building, 35 …
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6/4/22
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The Willow Springs Chamber of Commerce is looking for businesses, civic organizations, service organizations, churches, schools, veterans and community members to participate in the annual Fourth of …
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6/4/22
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Howell County Commissioners met Thursday to approve a grant application for the 37th Judicial Circuit Court Juvenile Division, which has faced challenges with people not showing up to court for abuse …
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BY LORI AMOS
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6/4/22
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During a recent regular session, the West Plains R-7 Board of Education heard an update on the budget for the upcoming school year and approved proposed tuition rates for the same time …
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BY LORI AMOS
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6/4/22
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A 30-year-old man has pleaded guilty to murdering the grandson of a woman whose St. Louis-area soul food restaurant was the setting for the reality show “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s.” Travell …
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6/3/22
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A former teaching assistant in suburban St. Louis has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for raping a second-grader at the school and exposing the child to the virus that causes AIDS. The St. Louis …
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6/3/22
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The Arkansas primary runoff election is Tuesday, June 21.
Poll close: 8:30 p.m. EDT/ 7:30 p.m. CDT
First …
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6/3/22
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The Old-Time Music, Ozark Heritage Festival in downtown West Plains celebrates its 27th year today and Saturday. The annual event celebrates Ozarks’ music and culture. Festival hours are …
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6/3/22
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The Main Street organization in Willow Springs continues its fundraising efforts to preserve and improve the historic building at the corner of Main and Center streets.
Board member of Main …
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BY LORI AMOS
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6/3/22
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Ozarks Healthcare’s Behavioral Health Center (BHC) is accepting registrations for a therapeutic summer camp to be offered in June and July for children in third through eighth …
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6/3/22
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Business Highlights: A summary of the day’s top stories in the business world.
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By The Associated Press
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6/2/22
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Ford will add 6,200 factory jobs in Michigan, Missouri and Ohio as it prepares to build more electric vehicles and roll out two redesigned combustion-engine models. The company says it will invest …
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By TOM KRISHER
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6/2/22
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Federal prosecutors say two current and one former St. Louis aldermen are facing charges accusing them of taking bribes and misusing their offices for personal gain. The U.S. attorney's office in St. …
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6/2/22
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Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up for select Arkansas stories. For up-to-the-minute information on AP's complete coverage of Arkansas and the rest of the world, visit …
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6/2/22
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A Kansas woman who was shot and wounded by Kansas City, Missouri, police last week has been charged with several counts. The Kansas City Star reports that Jackson County prosecutors have charged …
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6/2/22
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