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Ozarks Healthcare is bringing bears, balloons, and big excitement to Willow Springs as the community gathers to celebrate the grand opening of its new clinic location on Tuesday, June 9 at noon with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new clinic located at 816 East Main Street, formerly the location...
The city of West Plains is submitting a proposition to the voters for a one percent sales tax. Voters will decide on August 4.
Bill 4821 to become Ordinance 4821 was approved after the second reading, by the West Plains City Council on Monday, May 18 during a regular meeting. The bill,...
Hannah Harper Day in Willow Springs was May 6. As previously reported by Howell County News, a crowd greater than the town’s population poured into Palenske Field for a hometown concert for the American Idol contestant who went on to win the contest.
City Administrator Beverly Hicks...
The pocket playground on Main Street now features a mural celebrating its namesake. A 20-foot mural celebrating Wendell Bailey, of Willow Springs, was installed last week at Bailey Legacy Park. The mural is hand-painted by local artist Tammy Schulz and features seven portraits of Bailey from high...
The Willow Springs city pool leaked more than 20,000 gallons of water overnight when city workers filled it this year. Schematics of the facility built in 1972 do not match the plumbing configuration workers encountered as they ran a camera through the lines, confusing attempts to locate the...
A Main Street business has recently completed an expansion and is prepared to host an open house. Main Street Wellness Center offers the kind of treatments and services that people are willing to drive hours to receive. From a hyperbaric oxygen chamber to SoftWave treatment, to live blood testing...
The City of Mountain View approved several large expenses during the Tuesday, May 12 regular meeting. Those requests included a new HVAC unit for the community center, two patrol units for the police department, and an invoice from the city's attorney.
The replacement of the Mountain View...
The West Plains Police Department has arrested two juveniles in connection with a shooting investigation that began on May 1, 2026.
Officers responded to the 600 block of Shuttee Street after receiving a report of a male victim who had been shot with an air gun. Upon arrival, officers...
The 87th Annual Meeting of Howell-Oregon Electric Cooperative, Inc. (HOEC) was held Friday, May 1. The meeting was held at the West Plains Civic Center and more than 800 people attended the meeting.
Hamburgers and hotdogs with chips and drinks were available and kids enjoyed the inflatable...
Rural volunteer fire departments in Howell County recently received a donation of fire protection equipment from the Win-Bur-Sew Fire Protection District in Winnebago, Illinois, led by Chief Charles Cunningham.
Karen Smith, sister-in-law of Gary Larrow, Chief of the Pecatonica Fire...