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• Search warrant nets two drug arrests January 27, 2020
  On January 24 the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department served a narcotics search warrant at the Foxtrot Apartments on Valley Avenue in Ava. The search warrant was the result of a covert narcotics investigation conducted by the Douglas County Sheriffs Office. Arrested at the time of search warrant was Jason Hesterlee, 39 of Ava, and Susanne […]
  Cody Sanders
• Town hall meeting/job fair Wednesday January 27, 2020
  In order to show support to the employees of Regal Beloit who jobs are going away and make certain these individuals, as well as local employers, are aware of  every benefit potentially available to them, community leaders have scheduled a town hall meeting for 9 a.m. January 29 in the West Plains Civic Center’s Magnolia […]
  Cody Sanders
• MSHP encourages use of Mo-Alerts January 27, 2020
  Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, encourages the public to subscribe to Mo-Alerts to receive immediate notification of AMBER alerts. On Friday, January 17, an AMBER Alert was issued using the new system to locate a two-year-old child who had been abducted by his mother. A citizen who received the […]
  Cody Sanders
• Electric Lineman Recognized January 27, 2020
  City of West Plains employees Shayne Eades and Nick Osborn were recognized at the January City Council meeting for their efforts to further their education towards journeyman lineman status. Eades has completed the four year program and received recognition from Missouri Public Utility Alliance (MPUA) and the U.S. Department of Labor and has officially received […]
  Cody Sanders
• MSU-WP named Bellwether Award finalist for GOCAT partnership January 27, 2020
  WEST PLAINS, Mo. – Missouri State University-West Plains has been selected as a 2020 Bellwether Award finalist by the Bellwether College Consortium for its participation in the Greater Ozarks Center for Advanced Technology (GOCAT) partnership. The university is one of 30 finalists selected for the highly coveted award. Bellwether finalists represent leading institutions of higher […]
  Cody Sanders