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Did you see a green menace delivering pizza in Willow Springs this holiday season? The Grinch, chauffeured by firefighters from Eleven Point Rural Fire Protection District, delivered 90 pizzas for Pizza Americana in December.
The Grinch didn’t need a side gig- he was raising money to...
Stephanie Beltz-Price, pictured, is the first Grand Prize winner of the Great Christmas Giveaway. She claimed her prize on Jan. 3. Stephanie shopped at Vintage Floral and turned in receipts worth seven tickets to Main Street Wellness Center on December 4. She won $500 to spend with the sponsors...
The race for Willow Springs Mayor is contested for the first time since 2019. Incumbent Mayor Brooke Fair is not seeking re-election. Candidate filing for the soon-to-be vacant seat was open from Dec. 10 to 31, and two people have filed to run.
As previously reported by Howell County News,...
The Howell County Commission had a busy month in December. The commission heard and accepted bids on concrete low-water crossings, election equipment, and heard bids for road & bridge materials for 2025. This was also the last month for Billy Sexton as Southern Commissioner. On Dec. 31, Bruce...
The Mountain View Garden Club had an unusually busy month, the club announced in a release. The making of the SWAGS always starts off the month. The group created 100 of the 5-foot high Christmas decorations that were hung by the Mtn. View City employees around the city. Gentlemen, we couldn't...
The violent rape and murder in 2007 of a 9-year-old Newton County girl returned to the headlines when one of the men tried for the crime, Christopher Collings, was executed in December. The other man - Rowan Ford’s stepfather? He is working for the Howell County Public Defender's Office in West...
A lucky Missouri Lottery player in Howell County will ring in the New Year as a million-dollar winner, if they claim their winnings. Someone who bought a Mega Millions ticket at Town & Country Supermarket, in Willow Springs, won $1 million in the Dec. 27 drawing by matching all five white-...
A New Year's Eve celebration turned into an altercation, leading to the arrest of a West Plains man on multiple charges. The Howell County Sheriff's Office took to Facebook to announce their New Year's holiday arrests and traffic stops on January 2 and made mention of an incident on County Road...
The Missouri law that bans using phones and similar devices while driving is now in full effect, with fines up to $500. The Siddens Bening Hands-Free Law was originally passed in August 2023 and went into partial effect in January 2024, allowing law enforcement to warn drivers about the potential...
State Representatives Tara Peters and Bennie Cook are pleased to announce the addition of two new members to their office for the upcoming 2025 legislative session.
Jacob Brown joins as Legislative Assistant (LA), and Isabella Englert steps in as the office’s intern.
Brown began his...