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Howell County is in southern Missouri.As of the 2020 census, the population was 39,750. [1] The largest city and county seat is West Plains. [2] The county was officially organized on March 2, 1851, and is named after Josiah Howell, a pioneer settler in the Howell Valley.
West Plains is characterized by four distinct seasons and is located near the northern border of a humid subtropical climate (Cfa), as defined by the Köppen climate classification system; as such, West Plains tends to be exceptionally humid in the late summer. On average, there are 44.6 days with highs over 90 °F (32 °C), 3.3 with highs over ...
KWPM (1450 AM, "1450 News Radio KWPM") is a radio station licensed to serve West Plains, Missouri. The station was created in 1947 by Robert Neathery. KWPM signed on for the first time on July 15, 1947. KWPM is now owned by Greg Hoskins, through licensee Better Newspapers, Inc., and airs a news-talk format.
The following are people born in or otherwise closely associated with the city of West Plains, Missouri. Pages in category "People from West Plains, Missouri" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
The International Shoe Company Building is a historic factory building located at 665 Missouri Avenue in West Plains, Howell County, Missouri. The one-story building consists of two wings, one constructed in 1946 and another in 1952. The 1946 wing contains 41,400 square feet; and the 1952 wing contains 20,736 square feet.
— Richard Annesley West, VC, DSO & Bar, MC, British Army officer (2 September 1918), killed in action during World War I "I am sorry to have been so much trouble; I shall never forget what you have done for me." [103] — Oswald Samson, English cricketer (17 September 1918), fatally wounded during World War I "I'm all finished. Give them hell ...
West Plains Elementary School is located in northeastern West Plains at the intersection of Allen Street and U.S. Route 160. The school serves pre-kindergarten through fourth grade before students move on to West Plains Middle School. South Fork Elementary School is located nine miles southwest of West Plains on U.S. Route 160. It serves pre ...
The Grizzly House is Missouri State-West Plains' University's first residential facility, located in the heart of campus on Trish Knight Street. On January 1, 2017, the Shoe Factory Lofts, 665 Missouri Ave., in West Plains, became Grizzly Lofts, and Missouri State-West Plains manage the facility, which can accommodate 274 students. [6]