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Jeff Goetzinger, a pharmacist with Orchard Hills Pharmacy, will leave for Haiti on Thursday on a mission to help distribute needed medication.
Man Spends Friday Nights at Track
Raymond King of Searcy is proud of his fourth-place finish in the standings at the Batesville Motor Speedway in just his first year of competing.
Lawmaker from West Plains talks about why he wants to ban 'fake pot' K2
It's called K2 and it's supposed to be burned as incense. Some people smoke it, however, because it's chemically similar to marijuana, and legal.
K2 Concerns: West Plains lawmaker wants to ban "fake pot"
Some call it "fake pot." K2 is a leafy green herbal blend that users say gives a high similar to marijuana.
New law would make 'spice' illegal in Mo.
Although the use and sale of K2, a smokable altered herb, has only recently been observed in Missouri, its increased popularity on the Internet has some health officials and lawmakers concerned for the safety of the state's young people.
Coca-Cola plant in Jonesboro to close, operation consolidating facilities
A Jonesboro Coca-Cola bottling plant is planning to close, putting 40 people out of work.
Eastern Ozarks roads far worse than Springfield area
KY3's Chad Plein and Photojournalist Tim Leimkuhler decided to take a trip to the eastern portion of the viewing area to see how bad the snowfall was Friday.
Kathryn Redburn Ritchie, 72, of Lebanon, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010, in her home, following a lengthy illness.
Snow covers roads south and north of Springfield, MO
Springfield--Snow is still falling across southwest Missouri and north Arkansas.
West Plains man travels to Haiti for air recovery
After finding out an air ambulance company in the Dominican Republic needed assistance with earthquake aftermath, a West Plains man went to help.
Freezing rain, snow in forecast
Springfield can expect a slight chance of freezing rain before noon today, and 4 to 6 inches of snow Thursday night and into Friday, according to the National Weather Service.
Provide a better environment for bees
Q: I have heard a lot of concern about decreasing bee populations and the impact that will have on our food supplies.
Charlie and Danielle Barnett of Thayer, MO, are the parents of a baby boy, Charles Easton, born at 4:24pm, January 10, 2010 at Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains.
Four charged in underage alcohol sales operation
Gene Lacy, State Supervisor for the Missouri Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control conducted 13 alcohol compliance investigations in Howell County on Tuesday.
A site review by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission will be at Missouri State University-West Plains on Feb.
Wal-Marts holding flu shot clinics
Wal-Mart health clinics are continuing to offer H1N1 flu shots in the coming week.
GHS Fbla hosts Career Day at high school
Career Day was held Dec. 16 for Gainesville High School juniors and seniors to help give students some ideas about what they might want to be once they graduate from high school.
Mercury Cleanup at West Plains High School
From the Department of Natural Resources: JEFFERSON CITY, MO, JAN. 15, 2010 -- Emergency responders from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources are investigating a mercury release at West Plains High School.
Proposed state bond issue would provide $104 million for MSU, OTC projects
JEFFERSON CITY - Missouri State University and Ozarks Technical Community College could get more than $104 million for campus improvement and construction projects under a $800 million statewide bond initiative being proposed in the state legislature.

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