Kimberly Langston

Douglas County Sheriff Chris Degase has announced charges, including second-degree murder, filed in connection with the Dec. 20, 2020 hit-and-run death of Julia Hicks, 73, of Squires.

Former Howell County Deputy Rob R. Pilkington, 56, Pomona, has been sentenced to 50 years on sexual assault charges filed about three years ago, involving a victim who was younger than 14 at the time.

The West Plains Community Garden, in place on city property since the spring of 2010, has been a food and educational resource for people and organizations including the Boys & Girls Club of the Greater West Plains Area.

Former Quill publisher and editor Frank Martin III recently gave a lecture at the Lincoln School.

VANZANT — The Prescott Family Reindeer Farm, in rural Douglas County near Vanzant, is now open for its fourth season. The seasonal display and activities feature animals born and raised on the ranch year-round, including seven reindeer in addition to chickens, ducks, cows, horses, llamas, alpaca, a donkey and miniature horses and ponies.

Three West Plains residents have been charged with first-degree drug trafficking after a traffic stop and subsequent search of their vehicle allegedly uncovered hundreds of fentanyl capsules, meth and drug packaging materials.

Author Sean Jacques, born and raised in the Ozarks, has penned a tale with a theme of homecoming, tragedy, unresolved grief and grudges, all set within a place and time familiar to most rural Missourians.

Just Another Human, a volunteer community outreach group organized by Cammie Storm, began in October with a coat drive held for those in need. The main idea behind the organization is to be inclusive and welcoming to people who might otherwise be marginalized or underrepresented.

Undeterred by pouring, wind-driven rain, about 150 volunteers, representatives of military organizations and family members of veterans gathered Dec. 14 at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Mtn. View.

Some of Santa's helpers arrived Tuesday at the Boys & Girls Club of the Greater West Plains Area, in the form of UScellular employees, to deliver thousands of dollars in toys, sports equipment, musical instruments, arts and craft supplies, games and puzzles.