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Mark Twain National Forest invites the public to review the draft Eleven Point Wild and Scenic River Comprehensive River Management Plan (CRMP). The Eleven Point River had the honor to be among the first group of rivers in the nation to be designated when the Wild and Scenic Rivers (WSR) Act was...
American Legion Post #41 and the Piney River Quilt Guild of Houston honored local veterans at Texas County Memorial Hospital in Cardiopulmonary Rehab on Thursday, January 13 with commemorative pin and quilt presentations.
A national commemoration was authorized by Congress for a Vietnam...
Missouri State Highway Patrol is offering boating safety courses to inform and motivate boaters to prepare for the boating season. These approved courses meet the national boating educational standard.
“Missouri's many rivers and lakes offer a variety of boating opportunities," said Col. Olson...
The Willow Springs City Council considered bids for used mowers for the Thomas F. Benyo Municipal Golf Course during the January meeting.
City Administrator Beverly Hicks provided the council with a bid from TurfWerks for a used fairway mower at $26,000.00 and a bid from Toro for a used rough...
A routine public hearing that should have been a feather in the cap of Mountain View’s municipal administration was clouded in tension Wednesday morning. Citizens in attendance were outraged at the meeting’s lack of publicity. Without exception, the citizens gathered for the hearing had only...
Missouri Farm Bureau members returned to their traditional annual meeting December 5-7 at the Lake of the Ozarks. The organization’s 107th meeting theme, Planted With Purpose, focused on the importance of county Farm Bureau leaders and the development of Farm Bureau policies for 2022.
During...
Wayne M. Sechrest, 25, of Mountain View, faces two felony charges after fleeing from police on January 14. The pursuit ended in a crash on Highway WW and the arrest of two subjects.
Police were called to N. Ash St. at 7:40 a.m. on January 14 for a report of Sechrest attempting to break into...
The Howell County Commission met in regular session on January 20 and 24. The agenda was the same for both meetings. A work session took place for the Commissioners to meet with county officeholders to discuss their requests for the 2022 budget. Agendas also include approving any accounts payable...
A Howell County Sheriff's Deputy of nearly 25 years’ service succumbed to injuries sustained in an off-duty motor vehicle accident. Corporal Michael C. Wall passed away on January 20, confirmed Sheriff Brent Campbell in a statement.
Cpl. Wall was in a multi-vehicle crash on December 27 on...
The West Plains City Council met in regular session January 18. During the meeting, the council approved a cooperative agreement between the city and the West Plains Public Library Board of Trustees and selected bids for all-inclusive playground equipment. The council unanimously approved...