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Submit a photo of yourself or your favorite veteran to be featured in the Veterans Day issue of Howell County News. Drop off your photos at the news office by November 7 at 5:00 p.m. or email them to editor@howellcountynews.com.
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As millions of Americans brace for the impact of missing federal food benefits this week, a beloved local institution has reopened its doors. MUNCH (Missourians United to Combat Hunger) is a food pantry and thrift store in Willow Springs that has been putting food on local families’ tables...
A license office in Willow Springs will open on December 3, confirms Becky Shanks. Shanks and her husband, Roger, won the bid for the office contract after three rounds of bidding. The Willow Springs office has been closed since May after the former contractor did not seek renewal of her contract...
A promise to, “rain down hell,” on a probation office has resulted in three new felony charges for a new parolee residing in Willow Springs. Mark A. Howell, 45, newly discharged from the Missouri Department of Corrections, is accused of texting threats to his parole officer.
On October 21...
As the Willow Springs R-IV school district navigates a perilous financial position, the board voted last week to hire Dr. Kelly Lowe, WSHS Class of 1990, as their new financial consultant. Since the August announcement of a reserve balance of less than five percent, the district has employed...
The Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives (AMEC) annually presents its Distinguished Service Award to someone who “selflessly and tirelessly devotes themselves to the progress of rural electrification.” This year the award was presented to Dan Singletary, manager of Howell-Oregon Electric...
On October 4, Rebekah McKinney, Chapter Regent, Ozark Spring NSDAR presented Rick Frazier with the Daughters of the American Revolution’s (DAR) Community Service Award.
The NSDAR Conservation Award is a one-time per recipient award – honor that recognizes adult and youth volunteers,...
Corporal Travis Willbanks, School Resource Officer from the Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III School District, pictured visiting the Mountain View Public Library on Wednesday, Oct. 15 with his patrol unit. Cpl. Willbanks read books to the children during story time so they could learn about police....
Nearly 500 community members came together in support of local healthcare at the Ozarks Healthcare Foundation’s annual Blue Jean Ball on Saturday, Oc. 4, at Silver Springs Ranch. The event raised an impressive $100,077 to benefit Ozarks Healthcare patients and local healthcare initiatives.
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Jasper Holdings, Inc. (JHI), through its philanthropic Associate-Owner organization, JASPER Endows Today & Tomorrow (JETT), proudly hosted the 2025 JETT Auctions on Friday, Sept. 26 in the courtyard of the River Centre in Jasper, Indiana.
The event brought together community members,...