Lifestyle

Alton Fire Department pancake breakfast fundraiser will be held on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 7 to 10 a.m.

Free walking class is being offered by MU Extension Nutrition and Health Education Specialist, Stephanie Johnson. Those attending the Walk with Ease program will learn how to safely make physical activity part of everyday life. This class is a great way to exercise and can be adjusted to any physical ability. Participants will meet Monday, Wednesday and Friday beginning Sept. 26 through Nov. 4 at 9 to 10 a.m. in Galloway Park, 2183 CR 1770, West Plains, MO 65775. Class size is limited so register soon by calling 417-256-2391, or howellco@missouri.edu or visiting Howell County MU Extension, 1376 Bill Virdon Blvd., West Plains, MO.

“Are you troubled by strange noises in the middle of the night? Do you experience feelings of dread in your basement or attic? Have you or your family ever seen a spook, spectre or ghost? “If the answer is ‘yes,’ then don't wait another minute. Pick up the phone and call the professionals...” Now this may have been fromthe“commercial”played in the movie Ghostbusters, but it is exactly what we are going to be looking for.

Westbound U.S. 60 in Howell County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform concrete repairs.

On July 25, 2022, eleven team members with the 37th Judicial Circuit Drug Courts (Carter, Howell, Oregon, and Shannon counties) attended the four-day National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP) RISE22 Conference held in Nashville, Tenn. The event was attended by nearly 8,000 treatment court professionals from all 50 states and nine countries who specialize in all fields of treatment. The 37th Judicial Drug Courts were represented by Carter County Associate Judge Steven Lynxwiler, Shannon County Associate Judge Sandra Brewer, Howell County Prosecutor Michael Hutchings, Family Counseling Center (FCC) Therapist Melissa Meloy, FCC-Turning Leaf Clinical Manager Lee Brown, FCC-Turning Leaf Program Director Dr. Ken Tombley, Oregon/Carter County Case Manager Chris Johnston, Probation and Parole Officer Jessica Brown, Shannon County Drug Court Tracker Denise Bockman, 37th Judicial Circuit Drug Court Financial Manager Annie Vargas and Family and Drug Court Coordinator Lois Ann Price. The team returned with a renewed energy to serve the drug court participants of the 37th Circuit.

The Amelia Network, a local networking group for women in business and leadership positions in the West Plains area and surrounding communities, will be hosting its second annual Businesswomen’s Expo on Sept. 24 at the Ozarks Small Business Incubator (OzSBI) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Eastbound U.S. 60 in Howell County will be reduced to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation crews seal coat bridge.

Janice Richardson, Library Coordinator for the Oregon County Library District recently attended the Association of Rural and Small Libraries Conference. The conference was held in Chattanooga, Tenn. and featured live sessions on a variety of topics pertaining to small and rural libraries.

Producers are encouraged to tighten bio-security measures on their farms. Missouri poultry producers are encouraged to review and tighten bio-security protocols in light of the avian influenza virus confirmation in poultry throughout the Midwest.