Community Events
Please join Willow Springs SDA Church on Wednesday, Dec. 31 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The church will bring in the New Year together after sunset. Prepare to bring your favorite Bible scripture to share how it helped you in 2025 or how you hope it can help you in 2026.
There will be light...
The mulching of plant debris resulting from the March 25 tornado has been successfully completed, announced the Howell County Commission. The mulched material is now available to the public at no cost.
The mulched debris is located at ODC Heritage Park at the intersection of ODC Road 1060 and...
The City of West Plains Sanitation Department will provide free pickup of holiday cardboard boxes and wrapping paper during the week following New Year's.
From Monday, Jan. 5 through Friday, Jan. 9, sanitation crews will collect cardboard boxes and wrapping paper at no charge. Residents are...
Texas County Memorial Hospital is hosting a blood drive on Friday, Jan. 9, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO) will collect blood donations in the Jayson Gentry Community Safe Room on the TCMH campus.
TCMH receives 100 percent of its blood supply from...
Route 137 in Howell County will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge maintenance.
This section of roadway is located from West Valley Street to Main Street in Willow Springs, Missouri.
Weather permitting, work will take place Monday, January 5...
A new festival for the community is being planned for April 10 to April 11, 2026. "Party with a Purpose," is a two-day celebration which will feature live music across several genres, a taco cook-off, food and drink, a variety of activities and games, local craft and artisan vendors, and more....
The City of West Plains will mail federally required service line notification letters to water customers next week as part of ongoing compliance with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Lead and Copper Rule.
The letters are informational and do not indicate that a customer's...
The Knights of Council 7442 will hold a Free Throw Contest on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. The contest will be for boys and girls, ages 9 to 14 (effective age as of January 1, 2026) and will be held at the Willow Springs High School Munford Gymnasium. The contest will begin at 10:00 a.m.
Since...
The Smith-Holloway post of the American Legion will host a Constitutional Speech Contest on Sunday, Dec. 14 at 2:00 p.m. This contest is the local heat of the 92nd Annual High School Oratorical Scholarship Program, a national program that started in 1934 in Missouri and within two years became a...
Join the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce at The Community Center for the Mistletoe Market December 12 and 13. Organizers promise a chance to get some early shopping done and have some good family fun. Crafts and local venders to shop from and pictures with Santa and ornament making provided by...