Category Archives: Community Headlines
Residence, Business Addresses Should be Clearly Marked in Event of Emergency
Area first responders are asking for the public’s help to ensure their residences and businesses are clearly marked in the event of an emergency. Representatives from the City of West Plains Police and Fire Departments, Howell County 911, South Howell County Ambulance, and the Howell Rural Fire Department are working …
City Receives Grant for New Storm Water Detention Basin
The City of West Plains has been awarded a $764,212 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for the construction of a storm water detention basin at the North Fork of Howell Creek. As planned, the basin is meant to reduce peak flow volumes to limit the impact that significant storm events …
Council Sets 2019 Meeting Dates
1) Tuesday, January 22, 2019 2) Thursday, February 21, 2019 3) Monday, March 25, 2019 4) Monday, April 22, 2019 5) Monday, May 20, 2019 6) Monday, June 17, 2019 7) Monday, July 22, 2019 8) Monday, August 19, 2019 9) Monday, September 23, 2019 10) Monday, October 21, 2019 11) Monday, November 18, 2019 12) Thursday, December 19, 2019
City Council Approves Hire of Todd Harman as New Director of Finance

The West Plains City Council unanimously approved the hire of Todd Harman of Prairie Village, Kansas as the new Director of Finance during a special closed session meeting October 22. Harman, a Certified Public Accountant, began his professional career as a financial analyst at Ozarks Medical Center in 2006. From …
Sidewalk Work Continues in City of West Plains
Work continues around the City of West Plains on the construction of new sidewalks and the repair of existing ones, which city officials hope leads to a safer, more mobile, and healthier community. Since mid-July, Don Maggi Construction of Rolla, Mo. has been constructing nearly one mile of sidewalk on …
Microsurfacing, Chip and Seal
For more information, contact Todd Shanks, Community Marketing Director 417-256-7176 Nineteen Miles of West Plains Streets Treated with Microsurfacing, Chip and Seal That quick trip across town just got a little smoother thanks to some recently-completed road work around the City of West Plains. Beginning in mid-August, crews from Donelson …
Council Votes in Favor of All Inclusive Playground Proposal
City Council Votes in Support of All-Inclusive Playground at Butler Children’s Park With the future of the Butler Children’s Park in the balance, the West Plains City Council threw its support behind a proposal from the City of West Plains Monday night to construct an “all-inclusive” playground at the site, …