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Better Business Bureau® (BBB®) has tips for what to do if someone pretending to be from a utility company knocks on your door. Utility impostor scams can happen any time of year, but are especially common during extremely cold or hot weather when people can’t go without their heat or air conditioning. In a utility…

Photo by Abbie Lankitus  Every year, Missouri farmers lose millions of dollars in valuable nutrients that wash away into rivers and lakes. These nutrients — nitrates and phosphates found in fertilizers — are crucial for plant growth, but they wreak havoc on aquatic life when they end up in waterways.  University of Missouri researcher Matthias…

The Missouri Department of Transportation’s Traveler Information Map is now accessible through internet browsers on mobile devices. The update allows the map to be displayed on mobile devices without having to download the Traveler Information Map App. The map provides the traveling public with traffic updates, road conditions and closures, as well as winter road…

Brandi Woosley, an OzSBI Mentee, has launched a new store on the Square in downtown West Plains: Life Phases Metaphysical Store. Life Phases offers a variety of products, including metaphysical books, crystals, jewelry, home decor and other items. They are located at #6 Court Square and officially opened for business on Monday, July 22 with…

Jimmie Lee Marler, PhD, is a distinguished biographee of Marquis Who’s Who. He was recently spotlighted in New York City’s Times Square on a 22-story screen that is passed by an estimated 1.5 million people daily. As in all Marquis Who’s Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are chosen from among a pool of the most…

Area residents interested in flying drones commercially can attend a workshop at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) Aug. 5-7 to help them prepare for the FAA certification exam. The workshop is set for 5 to 8:30 p.m. each day at the Lybyer Technology Center, 605 West Main St., in West Plains. Residents must pass the…

Bring your appetite (and your lawn chair) to the Downtown Food Truck, Music, and Art Festival, held 11 to 5 p.m. August 3rd in Mtn. View, MO. This free event will take place just south of First Street, outside the Mtn. View Chamber of Commerce and Southwest Baptist University, and is hosted by the Neighborhood…

The Missing In America Project (MIAP) in cooperation with the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home , AVA Missouri Missouri State Veterans Cemetery, Waynesville MO. Two (2) Veterans whose unclaimed cremains were located through the efforts of dedicated MIAP volunteers. These veterans served during WWI and Post Vietnam War Period. The interment will be held at Missouri State…

Missouri hospitals today defended Rep. Travis Smith (R-Dora) against false attacks, praising his leadership in protecting patients’ access to lifesaving medications. “Missouri voters should know the truth — Rep. Travis Smith stood up to big pharmaceutical companies and protected his constituents’ access to care and lifesaving drugs through their local pharmacies without using a dime…

Officials with the Ozarks Heritage Research Center (OHRC) at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) will preview the documentary “Ozark Karst Dramas” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13. The free event will take place at the OHRC inside MSU-WP’s Garnett Library, 304 W. Trish Knight St. Light refreshments will be served. The documentary, produced by journalist…