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How much rain did the Ozarks get?
It doesn’t take a meteorologist to tell you it rained a lot across Southwest Missouri and Northwest Arkansas from Thursday to Sunday. But just how much rain did we see in the Ozarks? It all depends on where you live. From Nevada, Mo. to Fort Scott, Ks. historically high amounts of rain fell from Thursday-Sunday. […]
MH City Council to discuss resolution requiring city to seek own real estate appraisal when purchasing property
Mountain Home City Council will be meeting at its regularly scheduled time this Thursday evening at Mountain Home City Hall at 5 p.m. Nearly two months after she voted against the purchase of the Mountain Home Police Department’s new station at 650 South Street in downtown Mountain Home, City Councilwoman Paige Evans is presenting a new resolution that may require the city to fund its own appraisal of any real estate property that it seeks to purchase.
Large layoffs see 176 Bass Pro employees let go
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Bass Pro Shops has implemented layoffs within its White River Marine Group boat manufacturing division resulting in 176 employees being let go. According to Bass Pro Shows communications, 176 employees were let go on April 18 at plants in Bolivar, Lebanon and Flippin, Arkansas. “Last week, we undertook the difficult task of […]
Q Farmer signs letter of intent
Three-time All-District, Three-time All Bootheel Conference, 1,000-point high-school career scorer and 2023-2024 Bootheel Conference Player of the Year Quamareous Farmer signs his National Letter of Intent to continue his successful basketball career at NJCAA Division 1 Region 16 Missouri State University-West Plains. Malden basketball head coach Mike Kilgore and staff are on hand to witness the event.
Marion County authorities rule cause of death of woman’s body found near boat launch ramp
MARION COUNTY, Ark. (KY3) - Marion County authorities say a woman’s death at a boat launch ramp was accidental. Residents in the area found the body of Sharon Rose Harris, 80, of Rowlett, Texas, floating in Bull Shoals Lake on April 11. The Arkansas State Crime Lab conducted an autopsy.
West Plains 12-year-old arrested for terroristic threats at middle school
WEST PLAINS, Mo. – A 12-year-old from Howell County has been arrested and charged with first-degree terroristic threats. According to the Howell County Sheriff’s Office, investigators received a tip that the boy was telling other students at the West Plains Middle School that he had a gun in his backpack on April 18. When searched, […]
West Plains man sentenced to prison for illegally harvesting trees in national forest
A West Plains, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court for illegally harvesting and stealing trees from Mark Twain National Forest. Justin Lee Massey, 40, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to two years and six months in federal prison without parole. The court ordered the federal sentence to be served consecutively to the unrelated state criminal convictions for which Massey is currently incarcerated. The court also ordered Massey to pay $30,000 in restitution to the U.S. Forest Service and to forfeit to the government $30,000, which represents the proceeds of his theft.
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