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• Lowell Wayne Mangrum December 29, 2025
  Lowell Wayne Mangrum Funeral services for Lowell Wayne Mangrum, 86, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 3, 2026, in the Rose Chapel of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Mr. Mangrum was born on May 20, 1939, in Catoosa, Oklahoma, and passed away on December 22, 2025. His life was a testament to […]
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• Lois Edna Ellison December 29, 2025
  Lois Edna Ellison Funeral services for Lois Edna Ellison, 88, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at Calvary Pentecostal Tabernacle Church, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.  Lois Edna Ellison passed away peacefully on December 24, 2025, at Pleasant Valley Manor. Lois was born on August 9, […]
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• Featured Pet of The Day- Elvira December 29, 2025
  FEATURED PET OF THE DAY- Meet Elvira! A 2-year old Pit Bull-Terrier Mix who is available for adoption through The Humane Society of North Central Arkansas. Elvira is brave, sweet, and adventurous. She is good at protecting her four- legged friends and loves to play fetch as long as it means she gets to sniff […]
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• Planned Power Outage: Tuesday, December 30, 2025 @ 1:00 p.m December 29, 2025
  WEST PLAINS, MO- West Plains City Utilities will conduct a planned power outage during the hour of 1:00 PM. This will affect the following areas: • Luna Drive Subdivision • North Terra Subdivision •Portions South of West Abe Taylor Street   City Utilities predict the outage will take at least 30 minutes. Crews will work […]
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• Eva Lois Todd December 29, 2025
  Eva Lois Todd Funeral services for Eva Lois Todd, 82, Moody, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, January 2, 2026, at Free Union Church of Christ, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.   Mrs. Todd passed away passed away peacefully at her home at 8:30 a.m. on December 27, 2025. She was born November […]
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• Wayne Allen Pounders December 29, 2025
  Wayne Allen Pounders, 77, of Thayer, Missouri, passed away on December 26th, 2025, in his home. He was born on January 1st, 1948, in Lorain, Ohio, to Percy and Inez Pounders. Wayne married the love of his life, Mary Jane (Kirk) Pounders, in Florence, Alabama. They shared 42 years together with their children, Jodie Lee […]
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• Stockton Tigers Fall to Willow Springs Bears in Clutch Game December 29, 2025
  The Blue and Gold Holiday Tournament continued for Willow Springs today as they faced off against the Stockton Tigers. Willow Springs came out of the gate swinging, taking charge of the game early on, clearly aiming to take the consolation bracket. The Bears ended the first quarter leading the Tigers, 16 to 9. The Bear’s […]
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• Barbara Lou Gunter December 29, 2025
  Funeral services for Barbara Lou Gunter, 87, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 31, 2025, in the Rose Chapel at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.  Mrs. Gunter passed away at 9:45 a.m., Sunday, December 28, 2025, at her home. She was born November 18, 1938, at West Plains, Missouri, to Homer Ingram […]
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• Mountain View Man Facing Two Felony Charges Due to Domestic Assault December 29, 2025
  Mountain View, MO. – A Mountain View man is facing two felony charges after punching another man in the face. The probably cause affidavit states that this incident took place on Christmas Eve, December 24th. Officers were distpatched to Missouri Street to a call of an altercation, and found a victim reportedly covered in blood due […]
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• Bowen Anthony Tompkins December 29, 2025
  Bowen Anthony Tompkins, stillborn infant son of Cody and Taylor Tompkins, went to be with the Angels on December 20, 2025.  He is survived by his parents, Cody and Taylor Tompkins; one brother, Fallon Andrew Tompkins; grandparents, Johnny and Dana Tompkins; great-grandparents, Rosemary Tompkins and Brenda Mantooth; Aunts and uncles, Steve Tompkins, Colt and Sarah […]
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