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At the regular City Council meeting on September 17, the Board of Alderman in Willow Springs unanimously passed an ordinance allowing Mayor Brooke Fair to execute a contract between the City and a new trash provider, Dugger Trash Service, LLC. After years with WCA, City trash services will switch...
On September 18, at approximately 10:09a.m., West Plains Police Department officers responded to the 1400 block of Second Street for a report of a suspicious male looking in vehicles and being on house porches. When officers arrived in the area, the man was found to have unlawfully entered a...
Two Mountain View teens have been charged with theft following their arrests in connection with a string of theft and vehicle break-ins from September 9 through 12 in Mountain View.
According to a probable cause statement filed by Officer Gregory Abney of the Mountain View Police Department,...
The first-ever Back the Blue fundraising event in Willow Springs took place on Saturday, September 19 at Booster Field. Organized by Krista Thomas, wife of Willow Springs Police Department’s Officer John Thomas, the event featured craft and product vendors, a silent auction, and grilled burgers...
On September 11, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings calling for the removal from the platform of Cuties, a controversial new film that depicts preteens engaged in sexually explicit dance routines. In the letter, Senator Hawley asked why Netflix chose to...
On September 6, at approximately 8:24 p.m., Texas County Deputies responded to a report of a shooting on Hayes Drive near Houston. Deputies arrived on scene to discover a male subject suffering from a gunshot wound. The shooter was present as well. The victim was transported for medical...
Billy Messex, 28, of Willow Springs, has been charged with first degree burglary and felony possession of a controlled substance following an interaction with the Willow Springs Police Department in the early morning hours of September 6.
According to a probable cause statement filed by...
One of the projects that the MV Garden Club enjoys doing annually is welcoming the new teachers to the Mountain View-Birch Tree School District. Members grow and present these houseplants to each of the teachers for their new desks. Joining the teaching staff this year, from left to right are:...
The Mountain View City Council met August 24 in a special meeting. The council considered a resolution to replace former city administrator Mike Wake as director of the Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission and adjustments to the city budget.
The council briefly discussed...
Family, friends, and sympathizers gathered at Palenske Field on September 9 for a public memorial service after the sudden loss of Levi Grogan.
Grogan was 17 years old when his life came to a sudden end at his home outside Willow Springs. He was a member of the WSHS Class of 2021.
At the...