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The Missouri State Highway Patrol is currently investigating a woman’s death in Shannon County. Reports indicate a man found his companion deceased on Wednesday, Sept. 20. The man, identified as John Herrelson, age 78, and a woman, identified as Mary McWilliams Fletcher, age 60, were camping...
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A West Plains man was charged this week with three counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Christopher R. Bean, 43, is facing three felony charges from an incident earlier in the month.  Court records state Bean allegedly forced two children out of his vehicle; they were found walking...
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported two fatalities on Sunday, Sept. 9. One occurred in Shannon County and the other in Ozark County. The Shannon County fatality was a two-vehicle incident that happened around 8:40 p.m. on Hwy. 60 at the Winona city limits. According to reports, a 2006...
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After four months of rigorous training at the Missouri LETI (Law Enforcement Training Institute), the Mtn. View Police Department welcomes Officer Alexis Johnson to the ranks. Officer Johnson will start FTO (Field Training Officers) soon and will be assigned to patrol. Officer Johnson is the...
The Howell County Commission met on Sept. 14 and Sept. 18. On Sept. 14, Howell County Sheriff Brent Campbell met with commissioners for a grant application conference for a cybersecurity and physical grant. The Commission approved Resolution Order 2023-R3 in recognition of Diaper Need...
West Plains Mayor Mike Topliff and members of the Howell County Commission will join members of the Diaper Resource Center (DRC) to proclaim September 18-24, 2023 as National Diaper Need Awareness Week in Howell County and the City of West Plains. An initiative of the National Diaper Bank Network...
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A two-vehicle accident occured on Wednesday, Sept. 13, in Mountain View that left an officer with minor injuries. According to reports, a female driver struck a patrol car head-on. Upon arrival of Chief Jamie Perkins, the female driver was determined to possibly be under the influence. She was...
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A Willow Springs man was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 12 as a fugitive from out of state, a felony. Christopher Dean Wake, 34, was arrested on a Baxter County, AR, warrant for revocation of probation, along with other warrants. Court records indicate Willow Springs Police were contacted around 1:00 p...
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The last public one-room school in Howell County (Noblett School) closed in 1963. A generation later, many living here once attended a one-room school, at least until the sixth grade.  Now the advantages of that experience have returned to Howell County through Neighborhood Christian Schools, a...
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Willow Springs Police report they were called to Love’s Travel Center on Thursday for a man who was threatening employees with a knife. Upon arrival, officers interviewed Jeffrey Matthews, 37, of De Funiak, FL. During the interview Matthews stated he had threatened a female employee with the knife...

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