West Plains News

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The 51st national, competitive, annual exhibition of aqueous media painting, Watercolor U.S.A. 2012, opens at the Springfield Art Museum on June 9 and continues through Aug.

Fire destroyed a West Plains business Tuesday. Flames shot through the roof of the Ozark Treasurers Thrift Store on St.

The National Association of Letter Carriers will hold its 20th annual Food Drive on Saturday.

Missouri's top two youth volunteers of the year, Kelby Czerwonka, 17, of West Plains and Taylor Black, 13, of Warrensburg, were honored in the nation's capital on Monday night for their outstanding volunteer service during the presentation of The 2012 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.

The USMTS National Championship Series motors into Missouri for a doubleheader this weekend starting on Friday, May 4, with a return to the LA Raceway in La Monte, and then moving on to the long-awaited series debut Saturday at the historic West Plains Motor Speedway in West Plains, Mo.