Business
On Wednesday September 16, 10 Box Cost Plus officially opened its doors with a ribbon cutting. The event was attended by many community foundations and members, including Mayor Jack Pahlmann, members of the West Plains Chamber of Commerce, and representatives of Community First Bank.
What was...
Due to the rising costs of postage and production, a single copy of Howell County News will cost 75 cents as of October 1, 2020. Newsstand customers will see the increase reflected on the October 7, 2020.
Subscribers will receive renewal notices with the new subscription costs after October 1....
On Friday September 11, Maxine Stark held a ribbon cutting at her party supply store, M&S Party Connection in Mountain View. Stark offers a variety of services, from the gift shop with various rental and purchase options, to their larger event center in Birch Tree. With discount days Monday...
Lakeland Pharmacy closed their former location on East Main St. in Willow Springs on September 4 and reopened on Tuesday, September 8 at their newly constructed location on Bear Drive. The new building is located in the strip mall near the South Junction. Lakeland Pharmacy joins three other...
For eight years, West Plains Bank and Trust Company has offered community debit cards to customers featuring designs for school districts where the bank has branches, and for Ozarks Medical Center (OMC). The total for the program in 2020 is up $9,454 over last year, coming in at $51,714. Across...
H&M Ranch Store will open their doors at their first retail location on September 4 in downtown Willow Springs. A Western decor and accessory store, the newest edition to the retail row will occupy 125 East Main St., the former location of the news office.
The business has been in operation...
The Ozarks Medical Clinic associated with Willow Springs Schools is presently closed, wrote media specialist Kim Wood in an email.
“We are working with Willow Springs Schools to see how we can best support them moving forward,” read the same email dated August 5.
Wood did not respond to a...
Technology is expected to play a large role this school year. With this in mind, West Plains Bank and Trust Company Willow Springs Branch has donated more than 800 pair of earbuds for use by students throughout the Willow Springs R-IV School district. Willow Springs Branch Deposit Manager Kim...
On Friday August 14, Bloom Day Spa held a ribbon cutting and Open House in West Plains. The calm and relaxing environment has been cultivated by Owner and Licensed Massage Therapist, Susie Eades, who has been working on the spa for about a year. Bloom Day Spa offers massage therapy and a range of...
With state and local governments reducing restrictions on business operations and public gatherings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, their public health strategy often relies on robust contact tracing to help slow the spread of the disease by informing people who have had contact with...