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Jordan McClanahan and Bonnie Wheeler of Alton, MO, are the parents of a baby boy, Cooper Cole McClanahan. He was born Jan. 8, 2024, at 7 a.m. at Ozarks Healthcare. He weighed 7 pounds 7 ounces and was 19 inches long. His siblings are Abrianna, 14, Jaxon, 7, Sabastian, 7, Ethan, 6, and Oliver, 4...
The Willow Springs Chamber of Commerce hosted a “Boots and Bling” themed banquet over the weekend and distributed their annual awards. Taking place at Pine Meadows Venue for the second consecutive year, the event featured a meal by Leslie’s Catering and musical stylings by Willow Springs native...
There is always something special about a meeting in Mountain View. The last two meetings of the City of Mountain View Board of Alderman have been a hot topic of debate as board members bicker, question expenditures/budget, and fail to follow basic procedures.
A special meeting was held on...
Aden Lee Johnson, 20, was named in a probable cause statement as a suspect of first-degree property damage following an incident at Richards School.
Deputy Timothy W. Gordon stated that he was dispatched to the school after reports of a truck doing donuts in the parking lot and causing...
A West Plains man last seen December 2, 2023, was found deceased by Howell County Sheriff’s deputies on January 29. Deputies are still investigating the circumstances that led to the death of Levi M. Gunter, 41. Gunter was reported missing to the sheriff’s office on December 20. Law enforcement...
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft announced that his office has awarded over $390,000 in additional funding for 49 summer library program grants distributed to several Missouri libraries. The West Plains Public Library West Plains Public Library Summer Reading Adventure Begins Here! was awarded $7,...
Stanley Michael Reeves, 72, of West Plains, has allegedly sent a series of threatening letters to Walmart and Jones Eye Center before police intervened.
Walmart employees contacted West Plains Police Department after they received several disturbing letters implying terroristic threats,...
A group of football parents in Willow Springs are circulating a petition in support of former head football coach Travis Payne. Organizers say they have nearly 125 signatures in support of their goal – to overturn the decision to remove Payne as head football coach.
“The kids wanted to...
Expenditures have been a subject of major concern of the current board of aldermen for the City of Mountain View for months, yet the sum of money taxpayers has paid to the city attorney has soared. Billing statements from the city attorney, Deedra Nicholson, billed to the City of Mountain View...