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You can make a difference in the lives of all who travel Missouri roads. The Missouri Department of Transportation has full-time maintenance positions and seasonal emergency maintenance equipment operator positions open across the state.
“Missouri travelers depend on us to treat and plow the...
West Plains Mayor Mike Topliff and members of the Howell County Commission will join members of the Diaper Resource Center next week to proclaim September 27-October 3, 2021, as National Diaper Need Awareness Week in Howell County. An initiative of the National Diaper Bank Network (NDBN), the...
City of West Plains Mayor Mike Topliff, joined by the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), has signed a proclamation honoring Constitution Week. Constitution Week is celebrated annually September 17-23. This celebration of the Constitution Week was started over 60...
Detectives with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jeremy Collins, 40, of Willow Springs, on September 9. Collins was placed on a 24-hour hold pending formal child molestation charges as a result of an investigation led by Detective Kobby Roberts and Detective Nathan Long with the...
The City of Willow Springs is nine years into a ten-year lease of the former MODOT buildings. The state agency vacated the buildings, but retained ownership of them. The City’s lease will expire in March 2022.
In a letter to the City Council members, City Administrator Beverly Hicks asked them...
Marie Head, RN, BSN, LNHA, Administrator of Willow Care in Willow Springs, has been awarded the David Duncan Administrator of the Year award.
“Marie has virtually been a part of our organization her entire life,” reads her nomination, “Marie started at Willow Care Nursing Home May 27, 1991...
The Mountain View City Golf Course will have access to new equipment after the Board of Aldermen voted on September 13 to switch lease agreement companies on September 13. The City’s current lease with Turf Works will expire in November and requires a monthly payment of $1,100.00. Entering the new...
The Mountain View City Council met on September 13. Mayor Donnie Pruett proposed an increase in the number of liquor licenses within the city to Board of Alderman. The current limit of ten licenses were all assigned prior to this decision. All present members were in favor of this increase to...
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Willow Springs Chamber of Commerce will postpone their Glow Golf Tournament to October 9, with a tee time of 4pm. As a result of the late change, the entry fee has been changed to $50/person and will include entry, a mulligan, and meal.
Wilfred Pierce, 50, of Birch Tree, faces two felony charges that stem from an interaction with Detective Stetson Schwien on September 4. According to a probable cause statement filed by Det. Schwien, he initiated a traffic stop when he observed Pierce driving while not wearing a seat belt as the...