An Wasola man is facing charges following a fatal crash investigation that authorities say left a pedestrian dead along Missouri Highway 181. According to a probable cause statement, Ransom D. Uchtman is accused in connection with a collision that killed a man whose body was discovered in a ditch along Highway 181 north of U.S. […]

Funeral Services for Sunshine Francis Bales, Age 94 of Bakersfield, Missouri will be held on Friday, October 30th, 2026 at The Bakersfield Assembly of God, Bakersfield, Missouri, beginning at 10:00 AM. Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at 9:00 AM. Arrangements under the direction of The Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, West Plains, Missouri. […]

Graveside Services for Kenneth Gene Watson, Age 95 of West Plains, Missouri will be held on Thursday, October 29th, 2026 in The Howell Memorial Park Cemetery, Pomona, Missouri, beginning at 2:00 PM under the direction of The Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, West Plains, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made to The Gideon Bible Society, and may […]

Richard Bruce Gillstrom, 77, Eminence, Missouri, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2026, at his home. He was born July 17, 1949, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Robert and Doris Gillstrom. On August 14, 1976, he was married at Malvern, Pennsylvania, to Suzanne Jacobs. Mr. Gillstrom was a veteran, having served with the United States Air Force […]

Funeral Services for Owen Merl Kesner, Age 100 of West Plains, Missouri will be held on Friday, October 30th, 2026 at The Langston Street Chapel of The Robertson Drago Funeral Home, West Plains, Missouri, beginning at 2:00 PM. Burial will take place in The Udall Cemetery, Udall, Missouri. Owen Merl Kesner passed away Friday, October […]

Graveside Memorial Services for Linda “Kaye” Hicks, Age 77 of West Plains, Missouri, will be held on Thursday, October 29th, 2026 in The Howell Memorial Park Cemetery, Pomona, Missouri, beginning at 10:00 AM under the direction of The Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, West Plains, Missouri. To know Kaye was to know kindness, generosity, and joy. She […]

FEATURED PET OF THE DAY- Cupcake is available for adoption through Ozarks Pet Rescue Spayed young adult, possibly 1-2 years old. She is 20 lbs. Breed is unknown, but she’s a little darling. She is a little timid, and would love the comfort of a soft home that will take things at her pace. $150 […]

A Celebration of Life for Betty Jane Barton, Age 77 of West Plains, Missouri will be held on Thursday, October 29th, 2026 in The Rose Chapel of The Robertson Drago Funeral Home, West Plains, Missouri, beginning at 4:00 PM. Betty passed away Thursday, October 22, 2026 at NHC HealthCare. She was born in Kansas City, […]

Edward “Eddie” Joe Fletcher, 65, of Salem, Arkansas, passed away, Wednesday, October 21, 2026, in Mountain Home, Arkansas. He was born in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, on March 16, 1961, son of William Arther Fletcher and Betty Jean Hill Mask. During his working years, Eddie worked in roofing. He was of the Pentecostal Faith. Eddie is […]

Howard Vale Flynn, 84, passed away October 23, 2026. He was preceded in death by his mom, Velva Burrow Flynn, dad, Earl George Flynn, three brothers, Dell Flynn, Dempsey Flynn, infant Robert Wayne Flynn, and his loving wife of 60+ years, Frances Lurene Grooms Flynn. Howard is survived by his two daughters, Sonya Flynn (John […]