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The past and present united on the deck of the USS Yorktown during a graduation ceremony held May 3, 2024 in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. It was not just any graduation ceremony. Robert Mantel III was graduating from the U.S. Navy's Nuclear Academy on the same ship where his grandfather,...
The era of an interim fire chief at Willow Springs Fire Department is coming to a close. Interim Chief Alan Lewis will step away from the position, and his position as Assistant Police Chief, with plans to retire by the end of the year. The exact date is to be determined, Lewis told Howell County...
Residents will start seeing ‘Southern Missouri Christmas Toy Drive’ boxes in the area this week. Several local nonprofits are collaborating to fill a holiday resource need in our community.
Always a Future for Kids, Birthday Blessings, Lincoln Project, Mountain View Missouri Community...
The United States Department of the Treasury has enacted new reporting requirements for both new and existing business entities. Effective January 1, 2024, most corporations, limited liability companies (LLC), and similar entities are required to provide information about the company, its...
Literacy is a word best described as the ability to read and write. National Family Literacy Day was established on November 1, 1994 by the 103rd Congress based on a request by the National Center for Families Learning (NCFL). The NCFL has set aside the month of November to concentrate and...
October cannot end without the traditional Halloween events of Trick-or-Treating and seeing children and families roaming the neighborhoods looking to scare up some sweet treats. West Plains Downtown held Scare on the Square from 5:30-7:30 on Halloween, Oct. 31. Hundreds of children, teens, and...
Families celebrating Halloween flocked to Booster Field on October 31. Willow Springs Chamber of Commerce hosted this year’s event which featured area businesses handing out candy, hayrides courtesy of the Willow Springs Lions Club, a costume contest, and a pumpkin decorating contest.
A West Plains man arrested last week has been charged with multiple felonies involving the alleged sexual assault of his fiancé. Danny Tyler Phipps, age 43, is being held in the Howell County Jail on a $100,000 corporate surety bond.
West Plains Police responded to a residence on Johnson...
Four members of the Mountain View Garden Club journeyed to Liberty High School on Wednesday, Oct. 16 to meet with Mrs. Nicholson's Agricultural Science 1 class to plant 200 Daffodil bulbs. Five of the trees, immediately in front of the high school, had been chosen as the area to receive these...
Once again, just in time for the holidays, the Willow Springs Arts Council is sponsoring a “Christmas Wreath Decorating Contest and Auction”.
Participants can pick up a free wreath at the Ferguson Building during regular business hours, Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.,...