Daily Digest

West Plains Daily Digest Friday, May 15, 2026

Ty McDuffey

15 May 2026 — 1 min read

Ty's Take

These aviation events don't come around often in Howell County, and Saturday's Flying Start at the EAA chapter is the kind of thing that plants seeds—maybe in a kid who's never been close to a plane, maybe in someone who's thought about flying but never took the step. West Plains sits in good country for that kind of dreaming, the kind where a teenager who grows up working cattle or fixing equipment can look up and see something different waiting. The Ozarks don't produce many pilots, but the ones who come through here tend to be the kind who remember exactly where the idea started.

Sponsor Slot AvailableReach West Plains Locals Every MorningGet your business in front of engaged local readers. Boat dealers, realtors, restaurants, contractors, home services your audience is reading this right now.Become a Sponsor

West Plains Daily Quill

EAA Chapter 1218 to host Flying Start aviation event Saturday

The Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 1218 is hosting a Flying Start event Saturday morning at 810 Bryan St. in Willow Springs to introduce aspiring pilots to recreational aviation. Attendees will meet local flight instructors, learn about pilot certification, and can take a free...

Mid-South Lookahead Digest

This article is a subscriber-only lookahead digest and does not contain publishable local news content.

Deep South Lookahead Digest

This article is a subscriber-only lookahead digest and does not contain publishable local news content.

Rural News Wire is a daily local news digest for West Plains and rural America. We aggregate and curate, original reporting belongs to the sources linked above. Support local journalism by visiting their sites.

Subscribe free to get this digest in your inbox every morning.

West Plains Daily Digest Sunday, May 24, 2026

Ty's Take The ACC numbers floating around this week—those $47 million payouts to member schools—remind you why a place like West Plains has to think hard about its own economy and what keeps the lights on. We're not in that conference, and we'

Truth or Consequences Daily Digest Sunday, May 24, 2026

Ty's Take Graduation day in Truth or Consequences always feels like the whole town is breathing out together—and this year's parade down Main Street is going to be something. These kids have made it through everything from water uncertainty to the usual small-town distractions, and

Pagosa Springs Daily Digest Sunday, May 24, 2026

Ty's Take There's something worth watching in how a small town keeps its culture alive, and this week Pagosa's got three chances to see it happening. A kid named Travers Vasek is playing a senior recital—that's the moment when a young

Las Cruces Daily Digest Sunday, May 24, 2026

Ty's Take There's a particular weight to a Tuesday morning when the paper leads with the names of people who won't be around to read it. George Jackson made it to seventy; Paul Lawrence to eighty-four—both solid runs in this valley where the