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The Howell County Public Housing Authority has received a grant to help support the regional Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program.
The $12,000 grant, $9,000 of which is made up of 3:1 matching funds through the Impact Fund of the Federal Home Loan Bank in Des Moines, Iowa, was presented to...
A registered sex offender living in Willow Springs has been sentenced to seven years in the Missouri Department of Corrections after a recent conviction of second degree child molestation. Curtis Wayne Havens, age 41, was charged in July 2024 with six felony counts of second degree child...
Kaleb Hardman and Tatiana Montaivo of Willow Springs, MO, are the parents of a baby boy, Kian Roman Montaivo Hardman. He was born June 19, 2026, at Ozarks Healthcare. He weighed 7 pounds 5 ounces and was 21 inches long. His siblings are Jaxtyn, 6, and Haizley, 4. His grandparents are Jose and...
The Fifth Annual West Plains Folds of Honor Golf Tournament wasvheld Friday, June 26, at West Plains Country Club, raised $28,000 in support of Folds of Honor. Since the tournament began in 2022, the event has generated $145,000 to help fund educational scholarships for the spouses and children...
The city of West Plains announced last week the promotion of Dianna Locke to the position of West Plains Public Library Manager.
Locke brings more than 30 years of experience in education and library services to the position. Since joining the West Plains Public Library in May 2024 as...
The West Plains Police Department has issued an Endangered Person Advisory for a missing person last seen at 3592 US Highway 160 at 10:20 p.m. on August 10, 2026.
Mya Lynne McClung is a white female, aged 15. She is 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighs approximately 120 to 140 pounds, has brown...
The criminal case against a West Plains man accused of first-degree murder remains pending while the defendant seeks legal representation. Larry Lindeman, 78, filed a Motion to Continue on his own behalf, stating that he is attempting to sell real estate to raise funds to hire a defense attorney...
Twenty-five years in business is no small accomplishment for any business. For a newspaper it's truly something to be celebrated. In this day and age of social media, and the worldwide web at your fingertips - having a reliable source of information grounded in the roots of accuracy, impartiality...
The Mountain View board of aldermen moved swiftly through the lengthy agenda addressing city official conduct, and the 2026 tax levy in a regular session last Tuesday.
Mayor Karen Gaddy said on the topic of the code of conduct, "We have had some issues with conduct, and we have had a lot...