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Fri, 03/06/2026 - 3:40pm
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Dear Editor:
As we begin seeing early indications for the looming political upheaval of 2026 and the electoral apocalypse of 2028, what exactly might the "Grand Old Party" have done to avert inevitable disaster?
A few simple corrections might have been prudently made.
Unquestionably, we needed to...
Dear editor,
Congratulations to WSHS Senior Josh Wiese. Mr. Wiese stepped up to the plate for his Senior Project. Saturday Nov 8, at 11 am was the First Annual Willow Springs Veterans Parade. Sometimes it takes a young person to wake the rest of us up. It is obvious to me after watching the parade...
Dear editor,
I would like to say a “Big Thank You” to the Radiation Dept. at Ozarks Health Care in West Plains, Mo. I recently received 33 days of radiation for a rare cancer after surgery. OHC should be very proud of these Radiation Therapists, Angie, Brittni, and Kristy. These ladies are...
Dear editor,
The Salvation Army needs board members. There will be three openings. We have one meeting a year, and one weekend of setting up bell ringers. Without members, the may not be able to continue to serve. We ask churches and organizations for assistance. All interested in bell...
Dear Editor,
This letter concerns the Board at MUNCH in Willow Springs, Mo. We, the volunteers, would like it known that the men on the board did almost nothing to tear down and fix the floor leaking through the back wall at MUNCH. Rose Marcum and the women volunteers had to contend with the...
Dear editor,
I comment the Willow Springs and surrounding communities for the great support of Willow Springs first ever Veteran’s Day Parade held Saturday, November 8. The parade idea and organization was spearheaded by Josh Weise for his Senior Project. Josh needs to be congratulated on a...
Thumbs UP to O'Reilly's for moving to an empty building in town and not going out of town to build another.
Thumbs DOWN for eliminating the capital gains tax for wealthy Missourians.
Thumbs DOWN to low attendance at the first Willow Springs Veterans Day parade.
Thumbs...
Representative Matthew Overcast (R-Ava) issued a strong statement defending Missouri’s legal hemp producers following the release of a report by the Missouri Marijuana trade organization, calling it “a coordinated propaganda effort by the marijuana lobby to crush lawful federally regulated...
The Fulton Sheen Council of the Knights of Columbus say thank you to everyone who came to the recent fish frys. Thanks for stopping by and for supporting our work and thank you to everyone who helped.
-Knights of Columbus Fulton Sheen Council, Willow Springs, Mo.
This month, I had the opportunity to serve on the state task force for school safety. It’s an honor to make sure that a rural school perspective is heard. In Willow Springs and other small towns across Missouri, the school is the heartbeat of our community. So much of a town’s identity is...