Columns
Why did you buy the newspaper in your hands?
Whether you are a subscriber or you picked up this copy from a newsstand, the last answer I would suspect is because of the legal notices inside. Of course not, right? I work hard to put original content on every page of this publication – from...
Interesting! I’ve made the newspaper again!
1. I bid everything out that I do- even though I don’t have to.
2. The Tax Sale listing has been fully printed to state Statute in a newspaper in the county of general publication.
3. Bid print amounts were .50 cents per word vs. $5.75 a...
Last week, I reported that former Alderman David Collins stepped down and has been replaced with Tyler Morris as the Ward II Alderman in Willow Springs. It was a very tame transfer of power – exactly the kind of regime change that characterizes a healthy democracy. If you’re looking for a scoop...
The issue in your hands features something new to us: a Flag Day pullout section. On page three, there is an American flag printed on the full page. I encourage you to keep this flag and display it proudly this week. I hope you tape it up in a window and reflect on what those stars and stripes...
Four folding chairs in the shade on the side of the road is a very low-key setting for powerful people to talk about an ambitious plan. Nonetheless, that’s where I found myself Thursday afternoon as I, the least significant or powerful person in the circle, listened to a community pillar, a state...
I asked, and you answered. Two weeks ago, I asked for my readers to tell me what they care about and what they think I should investigate. As I expected, the answers surprised me.
I am, however, a woman of my word, and I have spent the last week looking into the issue my readers seem to care...
If it takes a village to raise children, it takes a community to feed them. That is the mission Tender Ramsey feels she has been called to do. For this West Plains native who grew up in the Hoco area, the highest point in Howell County, Tender has been sharing seeds for those in need or who...
This edition of Howell County News contains the 80th installment of The Way We Were, which is Lonnie Whitaker’s column. Congratulations to Lonnie, who has been an absolute asset to this publication since his first submission!
Big, round numbers like eighty (80!) tend to put me in a...
For centuries, sourdough bread has been a staple for many. Dating back to 1500 BC, it's a heritage from our past that is just as modern today. During the quarantine a few years ago, the craft of making sourdough bread had everyone doing it. For one local family who has been making their own...
She has been compared to the famous father of nature, Euell Gibbons for her work in the wilds of the Ozarks. But for Sasha Daucus, it's more of a trust, a bone-deep connection to the land and the plants that live here. Deeply struck by the raw beauty of this region after a family visit to...