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The City of Mountain View will hold a public hearing on Monday, August 26 at 5:00 p.m. The purpose of the hearing is to set the property tax levy for the 2025 tax year. The State of Missouri requires that school districts, counties and cities hold a tax levy hearing every year.
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A dedication for “Porter Wagoner’s Guitar” sculpture will be held at the Ozark Heritage Welcome Center, located at 2999 Porter Wagoner Blvd. in West Plains. The dedication will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28. The artist who carved the guitar, Jason Morton of Eagle Ridge Chainsaw...
The Howell County Commission covered many topics during their meetings last week. This included hearing concrete bids, requests for proposals, grants, and the approval of records, accounts, and more. Sitting in on Thursday's meeting was Brian Williams, who won his primary election for the...
A woman and two children were injured after their vehicle was struck by a hay bale on Thursday. The crash occurred at 1:48 pm on MO 14, ten miles west of West Plains, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol's online traffic crash reports.
A westbound 2014 Chevy Cruze driven by Kaela...
Bryan D. Hogan and David Scarbrough were recognized last Thursday for their completion of the Southwest Missouri Water/Wastewater Apprentice program. The apprenticeship program is offered by the Missouri Rural Water Association (MRWA). It takes over 140 hours to complete the program, on top of...
The discovery of two skeletal bodies last week sent shockwaves through the county as many assumed they were the long-sought resolution to the disappearances of Ira Briscoe and Limon Little. Briscoe and Little have been missing since December 2020. Briscoe’s disappearance has tugged at the...
Earlier this month, a Butler County jury found former law enforcement officer Rob Ruel Pilkington guilty on nine felony counts involving sexual activity with a minor and not guilty on four counts. He is being held on a half million-dollar bond while he awaits sentencing later this year. The jury...
State Budget Director Dan Haug announced today that 2025 fiscal year-to-date net general revenue collections decreased 7.3 percent compared to July 2023, from $898.7 million last year to $833.5 million this year.
GROSS COLLECTIONS BY TAX TYPE
Individual income tax collections
- Decreased 11...
Just in time for the back-to-school season, Ozarks Healthcare Mountain View has announced a change in hours. Starting immediately, the clinic will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., providing extended access to comprehensive health services. Reese Marriott, family nurse practitioner at Ozarks...
The Department of Economic Development's (DED) Office of Broadband Development (OBD) announced last week that Missouri's Initial Proposal for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program has been approved by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The...