Tony Nguyen

4 days ago | ozarksfirst.com | Bailey Strohl |Tony Nguyen

It seems the universe always finds ways to connect humans to each other. At Ozarks First, it only took a few minutes of chatter before we found several coincidences surrounding birthdays and other big occasions among coworkers, friends, and family. It all started with talk about Mother’s Day. Ozarks First Bailey Strohl shares the story of two former international students at Missouri State University in Springfield that share a rare connection between each other’s home countries.

5 days ago | ozarksfirst.com | Tony Nguyen

HOWELL COUNTY, Mo. — A West Plains woman who was on the Howell County Sheriff’s Office’s (HCSO) Wanted list was found and arrested. According to a press release from HCSO, Elizabeth Poole, 40, faces charges for failure to appear on charges of possession of a controlled substance and stealing a motor vehicle and an arrest warrant from Missouri Department of Corrections – Probation and Parole. According to a probable cause statement, on Sept.

5 days ago | ozarksfirst.com | Tony Nguyen

MISSOURI — The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) revealed photos of a new low-visibility marking feature on some of their vehicles. According to the MSHP Facebook page, the new feature—called ‘ghost graphics’—heavily hides the markings on a trooper’s car, blending it during the day but reflecting at night. Here’s an example of what it looks like:“These stealth vehicles help us monitor aggressive & dangerous driving more effectively,” said the MSHP Facebook post.

6 days ago | ozarksfirst.com | Tony Nguyen

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Humans are creatures of habit. We tend to stick to our morning routines, rewatch movies we’ve seen time and time again, and hit up the same tried-and-true restaurants when going out for a meal. In fact, 35% of Americans say they rarely or never try a new restaurant they haven’t been to before, according to a 2024 survey of more than 1,500 diners from TouchBistro.

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Tony Nguyen

WEST PLAINS, Mo. — The graduation class of 2025 from West Plains High School gave back to their community this morning. AdvertisementAdvertisementAs a part of Senior Service Day, the seniors came together to clean and prepare the Civic Center for graduation, cleaned up some local parks, cemeteries, the welcome center and washed some emergency vehicles. West Plains High School Graduation is Friday, May 9, at the West Plains Civic Center. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved.