FEATURED PET OF THE DAY- Meet Hulk! A 5-year-old Pit-Bull Terrier-Mix available for adoption through The Humane Society of North Central Arkansas! Hulk is a brave and calm demeanored pup who is always eager to please and happy to meet humans. To have lived as long as he has, it’s so strange to live inside […]

It is with great sadness that we offer our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Dr. Jessica Lynn Bacon, D.O. who unexpectedly passed away on Friday, October 23, 2026, in Cabool, Missouri. Jessica was born May 30, 1982, in West Plains, Missouri to John D. and Sharon L. (Brewer) Bacon and was 44 […]

The West Plains Zizzers Volleyball team will play for a district title tonight in Logan Rogersville versus Carl Junction. Liberty will host Licking in State Sectionals Thursday night. Winona will travel to Point Lookout to face School of the Ozarks in State Sectionals. The Dirt to Diamonds project through the West Plains Dugout Club will […]

The Shannon County Sheriff’s Office has recovered a work van that was reported stolen from the Eminence area and is continuing to investigate the case. In a press release, Shannon County Sheriff Steven Hogan said the van was recovered at approximately 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25. Hogan said the vehicle had been the focus of […]

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The West Plains Dugout Club Dirt to Diamonds Project is creating a ballpark West Plains and the surrounding areas can be proud of.  Many individuals and local businesses have joined forces to make the dream a reality.   One of the features you can see when driving through the area is the Taylor Grubaugh Field House.  […]

A Brixey man suffered minor injuries in a one-vehicle rollover crash late Sunday night in Ozark County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at approximately 11:50 p.m. Oct. 25 on County Road 310 about one mile north of Gainesville. A 2014 Jeep Wrangler was traveling on the roadway when it ran […]

A 36-year-old Oklahoma man suffered minor injuries in a rollover crash Monday night on U.S. 63 south of Licking. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred around 10 p.m. Oct. 26 when a southbound 2024 Kenworth traveled off the right side of the roadway approximately two miles south of Licking. The vehicle […]

West Plains, MO. – The Ozarks Heritage Research Center in West Plains is offering a presentation to the public that’ll blend the Halloween spirit with pieces of Ozarks history this evening. The speaker, Dawn Larsen, will present at 6:00 p.m. at the Garnett Library later today. This event is sponsored by the Ozarks Heritage Research […]

(The following is a press release from the Missouri Department of Conservation.) The Missouri Conservation Commission gave final approval at its Oct. 23 open meeting in Cape Girardeau to regulation changes from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) that would require campers to purchase a permit to camp on MDC areas starting in March 2027. […]