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A check for $600 recently was presented to Jennett Haynes with the F.E.E.D. Program in Mountain View, Mo. Half of the money was raised by employees of West Plains Bank and Trust Company Liberty Branch during a month-long drive in October where pumpkins were sold for a $1 minimum donation. A...
The City of Mtn. View is moving forward on the wastewater collection system rehabilitation project. The project, which began in 2019, is slowly moving forward after the board of aldermen voted on a rate increase.
The increase for the sewer usage rate (not water rate) is to be set at $26.00...
The Rotary Club of Mountain View recently donated $1,700.00 to help with disaster recovery efforts in the Southeastern United States. The donation was made possible by generous contributions from the local community. The Mountain View Rotary Club matched donations collected during the month of...
A West Plains man claimed the prize in the United Federated Republican Women’s (UFRW) annual fundraising raffle. According to UFRW President Elaine McGee, club members sell tickets all year long to raise funds for activities like monetary gifts to food pantries, the Pregnancy Resource Center of...
The MFA Oil Foundation has awarded a grant to the Willow Springs Fire Department to assist with purchasing firefighter PPE (turnouts and helmets). The MFA Oil Foundation provides support to nonprofit organizations that are working to improve communities where MFA Oil has a significant...
The Zizzer Gathering at Hammond Mill Camp was a success. The gathering raised $8,000 for Hammond Mill Camp in memory of the following Zizzers who are no longer with us. Many thanks to all who contributed to this unique and successful opportunity to benefit Hammond Mill Camp.
Jack McNevin-...
During a special meeting held Thursday, Nov. 14, the Mtn. View Board of Aldermen appointed Gary Yarber to the recently vacated seat of East Ward Alderman.
The announcement came Tuesday night during the board's regular monthly meeting. East Ward Alderman David Bauer had to step down because...
Seth and Destinee Brown of Mammoth Spring, AR, are the parents of a baby girl, Harper Cristen Brown. She was born Sept. 17, 2024, at 7:09 a.m. at Ozarks Healthcare. She weighed 8 pounds 5 ounces and was 20 inches long. Her siblings are Braxton, 8, and Greyson, 6. Her grandparents are Martha Helms...
Preliminary numbers from the Missouri Department of Conservation report that hunters harvested a total of 1,070 deer in Howell County during opening weekend of the November portion of the firearms season. 537 of these were antlered bucks; 114 were button bucks; and 419 were does.
Hunters...
Longtime Southern Commissioner Billy Sexton announced earlier this year that he would not run again for the position he has held since 2011. Sexton was first appointed to the position in 2011 and was the last person elected as a Democrat in the county. In 2014, he changed his party affiliation to...