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Candidate filing for local elections closed today. In Willow Springs, there are two seats up for election in the city goverment: Alderman Ward 1 and Alderman Ward 2.  The Ward 1 seat is currently occupied by Susan Rackey, and Ward 2 is held by Alderman and Mayor Pro Tem Troy Yonker. Neither of the...
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On Monday, December 20, at approximately 5:51 pm, West Plains Police Department responded to the area of Walker Street for a report of gunshots heard in the area. Officers found no evidence of any shots fired and were not contacted by any witnesses in relation to the initial call. Approximately...
Josh and Brandi Frazier of West Plains, MO, are the parents of a baby girl, Lily Ann Frazier, born November 10, at Ozarks Healthcare. Her grandparents are R.L. and Carol Gevoln and Mark and Mary Frazier, all of West Plains.  Zackery McCormack and Angela Rouse of West Plains, MO, are the parents...
A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system that began scanning patients in 2006 at Texas County Memorial Hospital has recently been upgraded with the latest in MRI technology.   The installment of a 1.5T Vantage Orian from Canon has been completed and the hospital offers the most advanced in...
Howell County News/ Amanda Mendez
The Willow Springs City Council approved four contracts to support local organizations at the regular December meeting. Contracts to support the Willow Springs Public Library, the Fire Department, and Ozarks Family YMCA mirror those passed in years past. The library will receive $39,000 from the...
Flash flood warnings were issued in Northern Howell County and the surrounding areas as more than six inches of rain fell. Unseasonable thunder and lightning also caused damage and loss of livestock in Willow Springs.  One Willow Springs man lost his life in a high water accident, dozens were...
Missouri Employers Mutual has awarded Willow Springs Ambulance $10,000 to help fund the purchase of new equipment to help transport patients: a power cot with a lifting and mounting device. “The grant will help us be safer,” Jeff Ward, administrator with the ambulance district said. “The new...
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Mountain View VFW Post 3009 members James Gould and Dan Goff brought in a donation of $250 to the Mountain View Police Department to purchase Christmas gifts for the local children of the area. The donations came from local veterans and members of the Post.  The donation from the VFW and...
Two West Plains, Missouri, residents were sentenced in federal court for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute large amounts of methamphetamine in Howell, Greene, and Texas counties. Shirley J. Hicks, 64, and Shaun M. Ross, 44, both of West Plains, were sentenced in separate hearings before...
Howell County News/ Amanda Mendez
In the wake of the December 10 tornadoes that killed dozens and spread destruction across Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, and Kentucky, a group of locals gathered a relief truck full of supplies and drove it to Mayfield, Ky. Pictured are organizers “KJ” (on the truck) and Christina Coutu (middle...

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