WEST PLAINS, Mo. — West Plains Downtown Revitalization is inviting local businesses and organizations to become part of a new Downtown Banner Sponsorship Program, offering year-round visibility while helping support the continued revitalization of downtown West Plains. The program allows sponsors to display their logo on decorative street banners throughout downtown for a full year. […]

Ozarks Healthcare is partnering with the Community Blood Center of the Ozarks for the “Chillin’ in the Ozarks” Community Blood Drive on Friday, August 21, from noon to 6 p.m. The event will be held in the Willard Hunter Classroom at Parkway Center. Organizers say every donation can help save up to three lives in […]

Two people were injured Saturday evening in a collision involving an ATV and a motorcycle northeast of Ellsinore. The crash happened at 6:40 p.m. on State Route N, about half a mile from town, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Troopers report a 2014 Harley‑Davidson Sportster, driven eastbound by a 30‑year‑old Ellsinore man, and […]

MVBT’s annual Back-to-School Kick-Off is back for its fifth year, bringing together one of the district’s largest community turnouts to welcome students into the 2026–2027 school year. The celebration will take place August 18 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Liberty Football Field, where staff, board members, local businesses, churches, agencies, and volunteers will […]

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Houston, MO— “The next time you come in here, you may not make it.”   Those were the words Les “Pops” Eyman of Success, Missouri, heard from Paul Schaefer, DO, Emergency Medicine Physician at TCMH. Although Eyman’s initial blood work did not indicate he was having a heart attack, Dr. Schaefer knew something wasn’t right. […]

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Mo. — A man has been charged with multiple felonies following an incident in which authorities say a fleeing motorcycle struck a Douglas County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle. Joshua Simmons was arrested July 29 by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office on charges of first-degree assault or attempted first-degree assault involving serious physical injury […]

                        OREGON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE                                                                             PO Box 265                                                                            Court Square                                                                         Alton, Mo. 65606 417-778-6611                                                                                       FAX 417-778-6641   Week of 08/3/2026 through 08/9/2026   Eric King, Sheriff                                                                                                                    Oregon County Sheriff – Arrest/Release On 08/05/2026, Oregon County Sheriff’s Office, arrested 65 year old Gary Crabtree of South Beloit, Illinois by court […]

Two people were injured Friday afternoon in a head‑on collision on U.S. 63, five miles south of Houston, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. Troopers say the crash happened at 12:50 p.m. on August 14 when a southbound 2017 Ford Focus, driven by a 22‑year‑old man from Willow Springs, crossed the centerline […]

A Wright County man is facing multiple charges after deputies found four young children walking alone toward a creek early Thursday morning and later heard allegations that he threatened to kill them and forced them out of their home. According to a probable cause affidavit filed August 13, Deputy Bradley Campbell responded around 8:15 a.m. […]