FEATURED PET OF THE DAY- Meet Ellie! A domestic shorthair and tabby mix who is available for adoption through The Humane Society of North Central Arkansas. Ellie is a curious girl, loves to play and chase toys and sniff everywhere she goes. If you are looking for a companion who is bound for fun, loyalty, […]

The concert scheduled for November 18th at the West Plains Civic Center has been cancelled.  Ozark Radio News spoke to the West Plains Civic Center and they informed us that the promoter of the event cancelled this morning November 6, 2025. In a message that was posted online from etix, refunds will be available to […]

Louella Simpson Cox.October 13, 1928-November 4, 2025 Louella Simpson Cox was born October 13, 1928 on the family farm near Alton, Missouri. She was the oldest child of Lewis A.W. and Ella Blankenship Simpson. She died on November 4th, 2025 in the West Vue Greenhouses. Louella was married to Ralph Cox on January 3, 1947. […]

Nancy Jean Driskell Graveside services for Nancy Jean Driskell, 75, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, November 10, 2025, at Howell Memorial Park Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.  Mrs. Driskell passed away at 6:14 a.m., Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at Ozarks Healthcare. She was born November 9, 1949, […]

Barbara Louise Edwards, 95, West Plains, Missouri, passed away October 31, 2025 at Ozarks Health Center, West Plains, Missouri. She was born January 16, 1930 in Bellflower, Missouri to the late Durwood Eugene Edwards and Ruth “Copenhagen” Edwards. She is survived by three children, Martha Yarbrough and husband Chris, West Plains, Missouri, Kathleen Koppitz and […]

Around 7:25 Thursday morning a 17-year-old male juvenile from Caufield was injured when the 2010 Ford Explorer he was driving went off the right side of the roadway, struck a sign and an embankment. He was wearing a safety device and was transported to Ozarks Healthcare with minor injuries by private conveyance according to the […]

The Howell County Sheriff’s Office is alerting residents to a phone scam involving an impersonator claiming to be a deputy. On Wednesday, a citizen reported receiving a call from a restricted number by someone identifying himself as “Deputy Brian Whitlock.” The caller falsely claimed the woman had missed jury duty in October and needed to […]

MOUNTAIN GROVE, Mo. – The city’s Animal Control Officer has announced that the local shelter faces an unprecedented surge in pet relinquishments. In a public statement, ACO J. Vieths reported receiving seven calls in a single day from residents seeking to surrender a total of 12 animals—an unusually high volume for a community of Mountain […]

(This article comes courtesy of MissouriNet, written by Alisa Nelson.) The Missouri Department of Social Services says it has received official guidance from the federal government, allowing partial funding to issue November food stamp benefits. The agency says it is working with its vendor to distribute benefits quickly and will share more details soon. Further […]

  Class 2 District 9 2025 all district volleyball team. 1st Team Sophia Dotson, Jayne Thompson, Cambree Woodard all from Cabool. Loren Bojko from Fordland, Addie Alms from Gainesville, Elianna Wallce from Seymour and Izzy Campbell from Sparta. 2nd Team Lexi Miller from Cabool, Reese Holmes and Jayslynn Stalder from Fordland, Baylor Hewett from Gainesville, […]