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A Salem, Mo., man is facing charges of assault-third degree and property damage-first degree after an incident at a horse show on June 8, 2024.
Deputy J. Three-eagles with the Douglas County Sheriff's Department responded to a call for service at the Fox Trotters' event in Ava, Mo. He made...
The Howell County Commission discussed project priorities for the year during a public hearing last week. They also experienced a slight panic earlier this week concerning the federal loans and grants fiasco.
The county government had a scare earlier this week when after a memo from the Trump...
December claimed more lives in the final quarter of 2024 than any other month. A total of 46 people passed away during the month. These numbers come from the records of Howell County Coroner Tim Cherry. The majority of people that passed were on hospice, 19, followed by 16 in the county and...
Newly hired fire chief Andy Logan is Willow Springs Fire Department’s fourth chief in five years. A hiring committee recommended Logan out of the seven candidates who applied, and the board of aldermen confirmed that decision on Jan. 16. He started work officially on Tuesday, Jan. 21.
Chief...
While out shopping, a Missouri Lottery player stopped by a lottery vending machine at Town & Country Supermarket in Willow Springs to check if the Mega Millions ticket she had purchased for the Dec. 27 drawing was a winner, says a press release from the Missouri Lottery.
“The screen...
The Willow Springs School District Board of Education held a special session last week to speak to the public about possibly moving to a four-day school week. Willow would be joining many other nearby schools, such as Mountain Grove and Cabool by moving to a four-day week, with over a quarter of...
The annual awards banquet held by the Willow Springs Chamber of Commerce introduced two never-before-seen awards.
“We are always looking for ways to recognize more of our businesses for their outstanding commitment to our community,” said Chamber President Mary Aye. “The Community...
The Ozarks has been hit hard with absences as influenza runs through local school districts.
On Thursday, Jan. 30 the Mountain View-Birch Tree School District announced it would have an AMI Learn and Return Day on Friday, Jan. 31. The reason was due to "the high number of sick students and...
West Plains High School named Brock Kenega the Head Coach for their 2025-2026 high school football season. Kenega has 28 years of coaching experience under his belt. He served as an assistant coach for Buffalo High School before spending 27 years back in his hometown at Liberty High School, where...
West Plains Council on the Arts (WPCA) has issued a call for submissions for their juried 2-D and 3-D exhibit for Current and Retired Art Teachers. WPCA will host the exhibition of works in the Gallery at the Center, West Plains Civic Center from May 17 through June 21. The Gallery, on the...