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• Cledith Norma Hise December 30, 2025
  Cledith Norma Hise Funeral services for Cledith Norma Hise, 85, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, January 5, 2026, in the Rose Chapel of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.   Mrs. Hise went home to be with the Lord on December 23, 2025, while residing at Pleasant Valley Manor. She was born on November […]
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• Southfork CornerCo Gas Station Destroyed by Fire December 30, 2025
  Southfork, MO. – Early this morning, a fire took place at a gas station near West Plains, fully engulfing the structure and ending with a total loss. Fire crews arrived during the midnight hour to the location, found at the intersection of Highway E and Highway 160. No one was inside the building at the time […]
  Daniel Williams
• Two Drivers Seriously Injured in Head-On Crash December 30, 2025
  Edgar Springs, MO. – Two drivers, one from West Plains, have been seriously injured in a head-on crash in Phelps County. This crash took place yesterday, December 29th at around 6:48am, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The 48-year-old West Plains resident was driving a Chevy Silverado on US 63 near Edgar Springs when an […]
  Daniel Williams
• MSHP Reports Official Crash/Fatality Numbers for Christmas Holiday December 30, 2025
  Patrol Reports 10 Fatalities; No Drownings, Boating Crashes Over 2025 Christmas Holiday The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 10 people died in traffic crashes during this year’s Christmas holiday counting period–from 6 p.m. Wednesday, December 24, 2025, through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, December 28, 2025. There were no boating crashes or drownings. During the Christmas holiday […]
  Daniel Williams
• Ava Man Looking at Three Felony Charges After Domestic Assault December 30, 2025
  Ava, MO. – A 39-year-old Ava man is looking at 3 separate felony charges after being arrested for a domestic assault that reportedly took place last week. According to the probably cause affidavit, Sean Mason caused several visible injuries to a female victim while she was carrying their infant child, as well as took her phone […]
  Daniel Williams
• Missouri “First Day Hikes” to Take Place in Near Ava, Salem, MO. December 30, 2025
  Ava, MO. – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is inviting the public to the state parks available to them on January 1st for a “First Day Hike”, and two parks are available nearby. The two parks nearest to our area are Bryant Creek State Park near Ava, with their hike scheduled for noon to […]
  Daniel Williams
• Garylee has sports December 30, 2025
    Lady Zizzers falls to Marshfield 42-51. Lady Zizzers play for third place today at 4pm vs Republic.   The West Plains Zizzer Boys’ Cinderella run ended Monday night with a 65–38 loss to No. 2 seed Hartville in the Gold Semifinals. West Plains will play for third place today against Branson at 4 p.m. […]
  Gary Lee
• Sabers 4, Blues 2 December 30, 2025
  Blues continue to struggle fall to the Sabers 4 to 2. The post Sabers 4, Blues 2 appeared first on Ozark Radio News.
  Gary Lee
• Missouri Launches School Wastewater Testing Pilot to Detect Fentanyl and Other Drugs December 30, 2025
  (This article comes courtesy of MissouriNet.) A different kind of testing is underway in Missouri public schools this year. The state has kicked off a School Wastewater Testing Pilot from around a dozen schools. Mike O’Connell, communications director for the Missouri Department of Public Safety, told Missourinet that the testing is for signs of fentanyl […]
  Daniel Williams
• West Plains Zizzer Boys’ Cinderella Run Ends December 30, 2025
  The West Plains Zizzer Boys’ Cinderella run ended Monday night with a 65–38 loss to No. 2 seed Hartville in the Blue and Gold Semifinals. Hartville used outside shooting to build an early lead and went into halftime up 28–18. The Zizzers showed their trademark grit with scoring from Miller, Kraft, and Judd, but Hartville […]
  Jim Lambert