Click HERE to watch the recording of the Dec. 5 Public Safety Community Forum.
Candidates for Willow Springs mayor Adam Webb and Kim Rich addressed the Willow Springs Chamber at the February luncheon last Tuesday. They answered questions from the business community. Rich touched on her miliary service and long-standing history of service on the board of aldermen. She is a...
The Willow Springs Senior Center will have coffee and donuts on Friday, Feb. 14 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Please bring a Valentine with a nice compliment on it to give to someone. The Senior Center will be crowning their Valentine King and Queen. This event is sponsored by Simmons Bank. For...
Plan to attend a candidate Q&A for candidates for West Plains City Council. Ron Grennan and Jarryd Alsup are running for the same seat and will be present at Ostermeier Brewing Company at 1872 US-63, West Plains, on March 6 at 6:00 p.m. to meet with the public and answer questions. The event...
The first budget of Howell County Sheriff Matt Roberts’s first term projects expenses of approximately $6.723 million out of an overall $7.096 million budget. This year’s budget is an increase of $277,796.25 over the 2024 budget with revenues expected to increase slightly.
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A West Plains man was arrested after leading Sheriff's deputies on a high-speed chase on Thursday night. During the pursuit, two law enforcement vehicles were damaged, allegedly by the suspect, before the man crashed his own vehicle.
On Thursday, Feb. 6, at 9:56 p.m., Deputy Brandon Meacham...
If your farm has been in your family since Dec. 31, 1925, you can apply to have it recognized as a Missouri Century Farm.
To qualify, the same family must have owned the farm for 100 consecutive years. The line of ownership from the original settler or buyer may be through children,...
The Willow Springs School District Board of Education held a special session last week to speak to the public about possibly moving to a four-day school week. Willow would be joining many other nearby schools, such as Mountain Grove and Cabool by moving to a four-day week, with over a quarter of...
The annual awards banquet held by the Willow Springs Chamber of Commerce introduced two never-before-seen awards.
“We are always looking for ways to recognize more of our businesses for their outstanding commitment to our community,” said Chamber President Mary Aye. “The Community...
The Ozarks has been hit hard with absences as influenza runs through local school districts.
On Thursday, Jan. 30 the Mountain View-Birch Tree School District announced it would have an AMI Learn and Return Day on Friday, Jan. 31. The reason was due to "the high number of sick students and...
