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Republican Calvin Wood  
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The Willow Springs High School Class of 1968 will have another feather in its illustrious cap Friday afternoon. Their Valedictorian, William "Duane" Benton, will be inducted into the 2024 Class of the Missouri Veterans Hall of Fame. 
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Howell County News / Laura Wagner
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Howell County News/Nate Hudson
Republican Calvin Wood   Wood is a sixth generation Howell County resident, with a member of his family still farming the same plot of land outside of Pomona. He has spent the last 24 years working with the county, as the Northern Commissioner since 2021 and as an employee with the Road...
The West Plains City Council discussed raising utility rates, TIF changes, and false alarm fees at their monthly meeting on October 21. The meeting started with a public hearing for the fiscal year 2025 budget. Written comments were received, but no one from the public spoke during the meeting. A...
The city of West Plains has been awarded $2,620,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to build new housing units to help address the housing shortage caused by the 2017 floods. The city was awarded the funds in two months ago for the Garner Villas Phase II project. This project...
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Community assistance helped local police identify a man suspected of breaking into a local private school. Jason Lynn Kassinger, 38, of West Plains, has been charged with one count of felony first-degree burglary and has been released without bond after pleading not guilty in court on October 22...
Howell County News / Laura Wagner
A home in Mtn. View was destroyed on Friday, Oct. 25. The Mtn. View Fire Department responded to the call on East 1st Street at approximately 5:40 p.m. The house was quickly fully engulfed with Eleven Point, Birch Tree and Pomona fire departments responding. The control time was called at around...
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The Willow Springs High School Class of 1968 will have another feather in its illustrious cap Friday afternoon. Their Valedictorian, William "Duane" Benton, will be inducted into the 2024 Class of the Missouri Veterans Hall of Fame.    "In my youth, Willow had many World War II veterans.  If...
A West Plains couple is currently out of jail on bond after receiving separate charges concerning the abuse of children. Cody Daniel Toten and his wife Emily Christine Toten, both 30, have received felony charges.    The Howell County Sheriff's Office began their investigation into this...
The Howell County Coroner's Office recorded thirty-two deaths for the month of September 2024. This number includes deaths in the county that were recorded by the county coroner and deaths that occurred at nursing facilities within the county. The number does not include Howell County residents...
Howell County News/Nate Hudson
Two firefighters received promotions during the monthly meeting of the Willow Springs Board of Aldermen on Thursday, Oct. 17. Firefighter Sam Waldron was promoted to Assistant Chief and firefighter Nick Tooley was promoted to Captain. Mayor Pro Tem Kim Rich read a declaration proclaiming October...
The Mountain View Board of Alderman met on Tuesday, Oct. 8 for the monthly meeting. They set the date for the annual trick-or-treating festivities in town. This year, Mountain View will celebrate Halloween on Saturday, Oct. 26. Trick-or-treating will be held in town from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m....

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The West Plains High School Cross Country team recently competed at the Ozark Mountain Conference Cross Country meet. Emily Ritter was named the OMC Champion. The following athletes were also named...
 
 

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