Longtime Quill reporter Marideth Sisco dies at 82

Marideth Sisco, Missouri Master Storyteller, author, musician, and longtime West Plains Daily Quill reporter and columnist, has died at age 82. The death was confirmed to the Quill on Monday morning by close friends. Sisco, an investigative reporter for the Quill for two decades, was also known for her radio commentary, “These Ozarks Hills,” aired on KSMU, and her work with Blackberry Winter on the soundtrack of the 2010 blockbuster film, “Winter’s Bone.” The movie was based off a novel by another noteworthy West Plains author, Daniel Woodrell, who died in November. A full tribute celebrating Sisco’s life and legacy will be printed in an upcoming issue of the Quill.