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The Mountain View Police Department received a call on Friday, March 1 reporting a female making threats at Liberty High School. The female subsequently left the high school and went to the administration building.   Officers arrived on scene and located the female, who was parked across the...
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On Friday, Feb. 23, the West Plains Police Department held an awards banquet at the West Plains Civic Center outlining the excellent work performed in 2023 and honoring four individuals that were nominated by members of the department for these special recognitions. The nominations were then...
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West Plains Bank and Trust Company, a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (FHLB Des Moines), along with West Plains Housing Authority were chosen to receive a Competitive Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grant for $657,000 to help local families find a safe and affordable place to...
Westbound Route 60 in Howell County will be reduced to one lane with a 16-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform core drilling operations.     This section of roadway is located between Route RA and County Road 3200 near Mountain View, Missouri.    ...
Texas County Memorial Hospital’s community improvement district (CID) was established to support the completion of the hospital’s 6,000-square-foot surgery expansion project through the quarter-cent sales tax applied to purchases from retail businesses within the district, which was approved in...
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On Tuesday, Feb. 27, West Plains Police Department officers were investigating a burglary in the 2100 block of Hubert Redburn Drive in West Plains. Officers later observed the suspect vehicle in the area of Lynn Drive and attempted contact with the suspect. The suspect, identified as Brandon...
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Rose Marcum (left) accepts a donation to M.U.N.C.H. in the amount of $500.00 from Danny Brown. Brown is representing the John T. Kirk VFW Post 1828 in West Plains. M.U.N.C.H. is a food pantry and thrift store located in Willow Springs. The food pantry provides meals to hundreds of local families...
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Randy Frazier of Mtn. View is accepting a donated guitar from Randy Reese of Ozark Trading Post, Mtn. View to be autographed by Sara Evans and to be sold at auction at the 36th Annual Cystic Fibrosis Concert featuring Sara Evans on Saturday, March 16 at the West Plains Civic Center.   "Each...
Howell County News/ Amanda Mendez
The business community in Mountain View gathered Saturday night for its first awards banquet since 2019. The center aisle of the community center featured a red runner representing the evening’s theme – Red Carpet. Plenty of tinsel, ballons, and sparkles festooned the community center for the...
Howell County News/Nate Hudson
Ozarks Pet Rescue, a non-profit based in West Plains, has helped over 250 pets in its first year of operation. The organization was founded by Tanya Meeks, Lorelei Shelton, and Brenda Callahan in March 2023. According to the founders, the organization has traveled as far as Osage Beach, Mo. and...

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