Recently, a young pageant winner helped spread Christmas cheer at Hirsch’s Feed Store in Thayer as she helped to raise money for a local organization. No stranger to helping others, six-year-old Belle Baker, daughter of Jason and Holly Baker, rang the bell on Thursday, Dec.
Oregon County Sheriff’s Office Susan Rickert was arrested Nov. 7 on a West Plains warrant of nuisance violation.
Lacey Carter, Executive Director of Nursing at Ozarks Healthcare, has been promoted to Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) of the health system. As CNO, Carter will oversee the management and operations of all nursing services across Ozarks Healthcare.
The Ozarks Small Business Incubator (OzSBI) will host a holiday open house on Thursday, Dec. 8 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. The public is welcome to drop by and tour the building, see the art exhibits on display and meet OzSBI’s community of entrepreneurs and staff. Join us for cider, cookies and a chance to win a door prize. OzSBI is located at 408 Washington Ave in West Plains.
You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout, I’m telling you why. Santa Claus is coming to Echo Bluff State Park! Join park team members from 1 to 3 p.m.
Thayer Fun and Friends Senior Center will celebrate 45 years of being in service on Dec. 13. Stop by and celebrate with those at the center from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and enjoy some cake and ice cream.
For 37 years, Donna Hayes gave students in the Richards R-V School District the educational tools they needed to learn and grow. Now, she and her husband, Michael, are giving the school’s graduates the financial support they need to pursue a college education at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) or Missouri State University (MSU) in Springfield.
The offense of unlawful disposing of a dead animal is a Class C Misdemeanor. Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) Agents are asking hunters to not dump deer carcasses.
Melvin L. Steele, Jr., E.D., is the new regional business consultant for the Missouri Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) effective October 2022. He fills a vacancy that was previously held by Darrell Hampsten.
Ozarks Healthcare recently welcomed Dr. Ryan Vaisler, a board-certified family practice physician, to Ozarks Healthcare Family Medicine as a new provider. Vaisler joins providers Dr. Joseph Barnard, Dr. Samuel Evans, and Dr. Jen Lambert in providing compassionate, coordinated primary care backed by the total resources of the Ozarks Healthcare system.