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Willow Spring’s iconic Ferguson Building has a refreshed façade this week. The structure, dating to 1893, has a freshly painted ornamental, stamped-metal façade, called a Mesker façade. The work took place over four days at the four-way stop. Bill Bunfill did the work, confirmed Willow Springs...
Jeff Conger, of Willow Springs, has never ridden a real bull before, but that won’t stop him from, as he put it, “eating some dirt,” for a good cause. Conger plans to hang on to a real rodeo bull for as long as he can. The spectacle will raise money to put a roof on the home of an elderly Willow...
Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 1218 hosted their Annual Fly-In/Camp-Out at the chapter hangar located at the Willow Springs Municipal Airport. The weather was ideal for a flying and camping event. Over forty aircraft visited or camped out over the weekend. Approximately two hundred...
Mountain View’s board of aldermen heard from Mason Vandevort with the Mountain View Fire Department about his plans for the department. During the board’s September 25 special meeting, Vandevort outlined the department’s trajectory following the resignation of the Fire Chief, Jason Taber. Taber’s...
The TCMH Healthcare Foundation has announced that its Annual Online Hospice Auction will take place from Nov. 27 through Dec. 6, 2025. The auction is one of the Foundation’s most impactful annual efforts to fund Hospice of Care, which provides medical, emotional, and spiritual support to patients...
Inspired by a Willow Springs High School student’s senior project, the board of alderman approved Thursday the town’s first Veterans Day parade. Josh Wiese, Class of 2026, approached the board of aldermen during their regular meeting to request street closures, use of police resources, and...
New flood maps are also a matter of concern in the city of West Plains. Planning Director Emily Gibson told Howell County News that the bulk of the city’s concerns the two new stormwater basins that were under construction while the new map was being created, and are therefore not reflected in...
Since 1965, the West Plains Housing Authority (WPHA) has impacted thousands of local families. On September 30, they are inviting the public to mark 60 years of service with a drop-in reception from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
A vote of the West Plains City Council established the West Plains...
During the September 15 meeting of the city council, West Plains Mayor Mike Topliff signed a proclamation for Missouri Good Neighbor Week September 28 through October 4.
"Today, we celebrate the power of neighboring. Because a neighborhood isn't just streets and houses. It's people and...