Jearline Evelyn Enterkin, 81, of Salem, Arkansas departed this life on October 25, 2019 in Salem, Arkansas. Jearline was born to the late William Henry Sechrest and Minnie Mae (Stacey) Sechrest on January 23, 1938 in Alley Spring, Missouri.
Jearline...
WEST PLAINS, Mo. — A six-week basic Sign Language class, sponsored by Ozark Independent Living recently concluded with 12 individuals from eight local communities completing the course.
West Plains resident Sue Cawthron provided the instruction.
The next Sign Language class has...
WEST PLAINS, Mo. — The West Plains High School FCCLA hosted the annual "Royal Day of Fun" fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis earlier this month.
FCCLA members invited children to have a day of royal fun with their favorite princesses. FCCLA...
by Jim Salter, AP
With a tornado bearing down on the small Missouri town of Sparta, the lone warning siren stayed silent because a downed tree kept the mayor from getting downtown to flip the switch that activates it.
Most tornado...
by Dave Skretta, AP
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have ruled quarterback Patrick Mahomes out for Sunday night’s showdown against the Green Bay Packers because of his dislocated right kneecap.
Mahomes, who hurt his knee last Thursday...
WILLOW SPRINGS, Mo. — West Plains Bank and Trust Company's Willow Springs branch recently presented a check for $1,000 to Terry Elmore with Willow Springs YMCA.
The donation was made as part of the annual fundraising drive.
West Plains Bank and...
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The University of Missouri athletic department has apologized and taken down a tweet intended to promote the NCAA’s “diversity and inclusion week” after receiving complaints that it was racially insensitive.
The original post, which prompted a...
MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. — Baxter County Forward recently received the 2019 Innovative Community Development Award from the Arkansas Community Development Society.
The award, given to communities with a population of 10,000 to 50,000, was presented at the 2019 Arkansas Community...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Authorities are looking for a motorist who took off after driving around a stopped school bus and hitting a 9-year-old boy.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the collision broke the ankle of Dylan Jackson, a...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Authorities have identified a 19-year-old who was killed in a St. Louis shooting that also wounded a 14-year-old.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that police said Friday that Cartrell Amos was the person found dead Wednesday...