In a district rocked by financial crisis, the Willow Springs R-IV school board heard an encouraging update at their July 13 meeting. After a year of budget cuts and drastic staff reductions, the district is on target to put more than $632,000 in reserves. The annual audit of the district takes...
Voters in the city of West Plains will decide on August 4 whether to accept a proposed sales tax increase of one percent. According to West Plains City Administrator Sam Anselm, the increase is necessary for the city to meet the needs residents identified in the city’s Comprehensive Plan, adopted...
The board of aldermen in Mountain View have received four bids for buying a new skid steer. Two bids received were from S & H Farm Supply and Hayden Machinery in West Plains during the city council meeting on July 14, and two bids received during last month’s council meeting. The board...
The appeal process for the new Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) began July 15, and the city of Willow Springs encourages citizens affected by the new maps to participate in the appeals process before the maps are adopted.
As previously reported by Howell County News, City Administrator...
Jerry Miller attends lunch at the Willow Springs Senior Center once a week to spend time with his brother, Ralph Miller. He is a part of the nonprofit organization Veterans Helping Veterans, based in Northeast Arkansas. This nonprofit organizes fundraisers to provide statues for veterans of all...
Molly Clair Corman was in fourth grade when she first saw Rhonda Vincent, the “Queen of Bluegrass”, perform at the Silver Dollar City theme park in Branson. She was immediately drawn to the music and the sparkly dress Vincent was wearing, launching interest in bluegrass.
Corman, 19, is a...
Recent budget cuts by the state of Missouri threatened access to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library for kids statewide. For young readers in the Willow Springs School District, the local Rotary club is making up the difference.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library provides free books to...
Fundraising for a community center in Willow Springs received a significant boost. A single donor, a company that wishes to remain anonymous, has pledged $500,000 towards a new YMCA facility, said Ozarks Family YMCA Board Member Derek Fredrick.
The company is an area employer, Fredrick...
West Plains is home for Second Lt. Brock Larsen, 23, who holds the honor of being a West Point graduate. The United States Military Academy located in West Point, New York is one of the most prestigious military schools in the world.
Larsen was inspired to go into service by his father, a...