The Lady Zizzer basketball upset another State-ranked team, Logan-Rogersville, 58-56, last Thursday, January 24, to win the 32nd annual Gary Keeling Tournament in Bolivar.

December 8, 1948 – January 24, 2025 Larry Truman Shelley, 76, of West Plains, Missouri, passed away on January 24, 2025, after a courageous battle with illness.

At the January 2025 meeting of Chapter FW, P.E.O., members celebrated a 50-year member. Ruth Anne DeKrey (pictured left) and her sister, Jan Williamson, from Iowa, were both initiated into Chapter FW in 1975.

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5 days ago · Hello and welcome to Howell’s It Going. This is your weekly update on what’s happening in your community. I’m Amanda Mendez, and this is your news. At the January West Plains City Council Meeting, several residents spoke out against a rezoning effort seeking to build multi-family homes. A bill prompted by a petition from West Plains resident Avery Grant seeks to rezone four lots on ...

Jan 28, 2025 · Deputy First Class Talon Millard responded to a call of domestic incident on County Road 8040 near West Plains. They took the suspect into custody and placed on a 24-hour hold for domestic assault, unlawful possession of a firearm, and kidnapping pending formal charges and review from the Howell County Prosecutor's Office.

According to a press release from the Howell County Health Department, all five COVID-19 cases in the county are off isolation. According to the most recent information available at press time, testing results in the county are as follow: Number tested: 431 Negative results: 418 Positive...

Dec 18, 2024 · The average age for deaths in the county for the month is seventy-six. Women outnumbered men in deaths, 20 to 15. Women accounted for the largest number of older deaths, including the only death of a person over 100-years of age.

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