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• Locals Group Up to Bike for a Good Cause this Saturday October 9, 2025
  This Saturday is jam-packed full of activities taking place nearly all day, with this one taking place early in the day. Pedal the Cause is an activity that fundraises for cancer research organizations. If you wish to register, follow the link below. Click here. The post Locals Group Up to Bike for a Good Cause […]
  Daniel Williams
• Featured Pet of The Day- Patches October 9, 2025
  FEATURED PET OF THE DAY- Patches is a 5-month old Pitbull/mastiff mix who is available for adoption through The City of Mountain Grove, MO Animal Control. She has been at the shelter for over five months and continues to be looked over. She has been around small children, cats, and other dogs. This sweet girl […]
  Dylan Groves
• Mum’s the Word – The Green Thumb Chronicles October 9, 2025
    Fall in the Ozarks isn’t complete without a porch full of mums. They’re like pumpkins with petals; they’re festive, colorful, and a little needy if you don’t know their quirks. The good news? With a bit of attention (and a sense of humor), your mums can stay lush through fall and, if you play […]
  Quinn Ziliak
• Rhonda Marline Tharp October 9, 2025
  Funeral services for Rhonda Marline Tharp, 74, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, October 13, 2025, at Langston Street Chapel of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.  Mrs. Tharp passed away at 4:04 a.m., Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at Ozarks Healthcare. She was born May 3, 1951, at Hartshorn, Missouri, to Leland and Dorothy […]
  Administrator
• Singletary to Retire from Howell Oregon Electric Cooperative After a 40 Year Career October 9, 2025
  West Plains, Missouri – Howell-Oregon Electric Cooperative announced that Dan Singletary, CEO/General Manager, will retire from the cooperative effective January 2, 2026, after a remarkable 40-year career with the organization. Singletary joined the cooperative in 1985 after graduation from School of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Mo. He started as a computer programmer and quickly […]
  James Hurtt
• HLJ Foam Welcomes Arlee Home Fashions into Its Portfolio and Expands into West Plains October 9, 2025
  HLJ Foam, a leading manufacturer of foam-based consumer, industrial, and education products, has entered into a Strategic Asset Purchase Agreement with Arlee Home Fashions, Inc., a trusted name in home décor and pet products for over 50 years, a name locals have grown to trust. Through this acquisition, HLJ will integrate Arlee’s home and pet […]
  Drew Joice
• Carter County Sheriff’s Department Recovers Stolen Camper October 9, 2025
  On October 8, 2025, the Carter County Sheriff’s Office successfully recovered a stolen camper belonging to one of our citizens.   Working in partnership with the Ripley County Sheriff’s Office and the Missouri State Highway Patrol, our deputies assisted Ripley County in serving a search warrant just across the county line in Ripley County.   […]
  James Hurtt
• Fire Prevention Week Get Your Plans in Place October 9, 2025
  This is Fire Prevention week, a good time to make sure your smoke detectors and fire alarms are in working order and to make sure you have a plan in place in case of fire in your home or workplace. From West Plains Fire and Rescue: Can everyone in your household get out in under […]
  James Hurtt
• Garylee has sports October 9, 2025
    The West Plains Dugout Club is inviting the public to a College Baseball Construction tour and field preview Monday Oct 13th at 9am to 11am or 4pm to 6pm the location is 1410 Bill Virdon BLVD in West Plains.   Jim Cox Memorial Golf Tournament will take place Saturday Oct 18th with a Tee […]
  Gary Lee
• Governor Kehoe Orders Flags to Fly at Half-Staff in Honor of Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Cully October 9, 2025
  JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Today, in honor of United States Army Chief Warrant Officer Three Andrew “Drew” Gunnison Cully, Governor Mike Kehoe ordered U.S. and Missouri flags be flown at half-staff at government buildings in the State of Missouri for one full day on Saturday, October 11, 2025, from sunrise to sunset. “Missourians join Americans […]
  James Hurtt