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Headliners are announced for the Ozark Heritage Festival, now in its 32nd year. The festival will celebrate Missouri Ozarks music and culture on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 16 and 17 in downtown West Plains, Mo. Admission to all festival events is free. Festival hours are 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m....
A crowd of more than 70 filled Main Street Saturday night for the summer’s last Music on Main event in Willow Springs. Playing was Willow Springs native Brady Walton. Walton, backed by a band featuring his parents and childhood friend Jon Baker, performed a selection of up-tempo country classics...
Calling all volunteers! Join us Saturday, August 29 at 9:00 a.m. to paint sidewalk murals throughout downtown, as part of the Bailey Legacy Park project. If you can handle a can of spray paint, you can help! Local artist Garrett Melby has designed stencils for the murals that will line downtown...
An architectural firm’s needs assessment is the next step in the process that potentially replaces Howell County Jail with a new facility or justice center. In an update last week, Presiding Commissioner Ralph Riggs announced the commission, with input from Howell County Sheriff Matt Roberts, met...
Thirty percent of registered voters in Howell County turned out for the August primary last week, casting a total of 8,549 ballots. 85% of voters chose to vote a Republican ticket; nearly 11% voted in the Democratic races; nearly 3% voted nonpartisan, and 0.36% voted Libertarian.
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On Thursday, August 13 at 11:30 a.m., the Willow Springs Chamber of Commerce will acknowledge Howell County News for 25 years of business. A short presentation and photo opp will take place at the news office at 110 West Main, Willow Springs. Founder Kim Rich and current owners Ron & Amanda...
Texas County Memorial Hospital (TCMH) recently completed more than $550,000 in grant-funded capital investments, board members heard at their monthly meeting on Tuesday.
Bill Bridges, TCMH chief executive officer, reported on the capital projects that were completed noting that they help...
Criminal investigators with the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control (DDCC) are seeking the public’s assistance regarding the suspicious death of William "Bill" Sundermeyer, 68, of Rolla, Mo. A $10,000 reward is offered for information leading to an arrest. The death...
A Mountain View man faces a trio of felonies and a misdemeanor accusation of sexual misconduct after police say he beat his wife and exposed himself to his six-year-old stepdaughter.
Police arrived at a residence in the 200 block of Washington St at 12:38 p.m. on July 28 for a report of a...