Community Events
Howell County News will host a contest for the BIGGEST PUMPKIN at the 2025 Bear City Fall Festival. A blue ribbon and cash prize will be available for the biggest, heaviest pumpkin entered during the fall festival.
In the meantime, we would love to see the biggest and best things you...
A series of 12 classes will meet once a month for a year to teach simple embroidery techniques to stitch quilt blocks of Missouri wildlife species. Examples include the spotted skunk, alligator snapping turtle, hell bender, and Ozark chinquapin.
At each class you will learn about the...
You'll find summer produce and fruit including Hideaway Farms apples and apple cider. The market is open on Wednesday and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The market is located at the Endurance Church parking lot, next to Hirsch Feed and Farm Supply.
Check the market's Facebook page (...
Willow Springs area residents will have the opportunity to donate blood at St. Paul Lutheran–Fellowship Hall, located at 701 Main on Thursday, July 31 from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m.
Donors will receive a day passport ticket to SuperSplash USA ($44.99 value), Summer-themed plush beach...
The Willow Springs American Legion Post 384 will hold a breakfast fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 9 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
The Willow Springs Boosters 5th Annual Pulled Pork Dinner and Auction will be held on Friday, Aug. 15 at Pine Meadows Venue.
Doors will open at 5:00 p.m. with the dinner at 6:00 p.m. Alpha Gal options will be available while supplies last. The auction will follow dinner. Tickets are $25.00...
U.S. Route 60 in Howell, Shannon, and Carter Counties will be reduced to one lane as contractor crews perform shoulder repairs. This section of roadway is located from Route AM in Howell County to Route Y in Carter County.
Weather permitting, work will take place Monday, July 21 through...
Missouri cattle producers can take a deep dive into essential topics at the Cattle Reproduction Short Course, hosted by University of Missouri Extension specialists Chloe Collins and Elizabeth Picking.
The program is 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, at the MU Extension Center in Texas...
The Willow Springs Chamber of Commerce announces the return of the fundraising event that supports the Willow Springs Police Department. The “I RAN FROM THE COPS” 5K event has a new date. This has traditionally been run on July 4, but the heat and early hour limited the ability for some to...
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