Libby Alderman Benson was born on October 29, 1947 in Natchez Mississippi. She is the daughter of Edwin and Rosalie Alderman.

State Budget Director Dan Haug announced today that net general revenue collections for June 2025 increased 1.5 percent compared to those for June 2024, from $1.26 billion last year to $1.28 billion ...

Take it from this transplant, there are few things more inspiring than an old-fashioned Fourth of July parade in the Ozarks.

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10 a.m. Old-fashioned Fourth of July Parade The parade route is running backwards this year. The parade will begin at Ferguson St. and wind down Main to Booster Field.

Arrests June 2 Colby Lee Crossley, 33, burglary – second degree Sasha Blue Ledbetter Potter, 28, burglary – second degree Victor N Plyushchev, 26, assault – third degree, resisting or interfering with ...

Justin M. Kimbell, 41, of Mountain View, is currently on probation for a DWI crash with injuries.

The 2025 All-SCA Softball honors have been announced. First Team - Pitcher: Hunter Strunk of Ava, and McKenzie Morris of Thayer.

Officer Shell and Officer Mingus responded to Hubert Redburn for a report of an assault in progress. They later arrested a subject and transported them to the West Plains Jail for booking and placed ...

Half of this month’s meeting of the West Plains City Council was dedicated to citizen commentary. Two men and one woman addressed the council on May 19.

The West Plains School District as released the dates of the 2025 Summer School weights schedule and assignments.

A group of young students from Willow Springs were kept safe during the tornado events earlier this month thanks to the quick thinking of their bus driver.