Click HERE to watch the recording of the Dec. 5 Public Safety Community Forum.
The race for Willow Springs Mayor is contested for the first time since 2019. Incumbent Mayor Brooke Fair is not seeking re-election. Candidate filing for the soon-to-be vacant seat was open from Dec. 10 to 31, and two people have filed to run.
As previously reported by Howell County News,...
The violent rape and murder in 2007 of a 9-year-old Newton County girl returned to the headlines when one of the men tried for the crime, Christopher Collings, was executed in December. The other man - Rowan Ford’s stepfather? He is working for the Howell County Public Defender's Office in West...
A lucky Missouri Lottery player in Howell County will ring in the New Year as a million-dollar winner, if they claim their winnings. Someone who bought a Mega Millions ticket at Town & Country Supermarket, in Willow Springs, won $1 million in the Dec. 27 drawing by matching all five white-...
A New Year's Eve celebration turned into an altercation, leading to the arrest of a West Plains man on multiple charges. The Howell County Sheriff's Office took to Facebook to announce their New Year's holiday arrests and traffic stops on January 2 and made mention of an incident on County Road...
The Missouri law that bans using phones and similar devices while driving is now in full effect, with fines up to $500. The Siddens Bening Hands-Free Law was originally passed in August 2023 and went into partial effect in January 2024, allowing law enforcement to warn drivers about the potential...
Alderwoman and mayor pro tem Kim Rich filed to run for Willow Springs mayor on Dec. 13, confirms City Clerk Heather Tooley. Rich is currently serving an unexpired term as Ward I alderwoman. She has previously served as mayor from 2015 to 2017.
Incumbent Mayor Brooke Fair has not filed for...
Three West Plains residents were arrested and have been charged for trafficking fentanyl into the area. The Howell County Sheriff's Office, the South Central Drug Task Force (SCDTF), and the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) worked together to arrest Bradley Hale, Monica Kesling, and Samuel...
A fire destroyed a family home in Mountain View on Wednesday, Dec. 11.
The Mtn. View Fire Department was called out to 820 Harlow Road for a structure fire at 2:50 p.m. The call for mutual aid came out shortly after. Summersville Fire Department and 11 Point Rural Fire Department responded...
Levi M. Coffel, of West Plains, has been sentenced to serve two years in the Missouri Department of Corrections. On December 9, the Honorable Sandra Brewer handed down the sentence, which also recommends Coffel to a 120-day program. He is ordered to surrender himself to the authorities on Jan. 2...
