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Howell County News/ Amanda Mendez
Smokin’ Sam’s has upgraded from a food truck to a permanent location on Seventh St. in Mountain View. Their grand reopening was May 12. The barbecue restaurant will be open from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. Their redesigned menu offers sandwiches, burgers, nachos,...
Missouri's Drought Assessment Committee will hold its first meeting to discuss a comprehensive state and federal response to the drought that is beginning to affect parts of the state. Executive Order 23-05, which Governor Mike Parson signed Wednesday, declares a drought alert and instructs the...
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Ozarks Healthcare is reminding teens they can be the difference between life and loss this summer through offering first aid and CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) training this summer.  Ozarks Healthcare's Education Department will offer the American Heart Association's Heartsaver® First Aid...
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Let your creativity flow like the Alley Spring itself! Ozark National Scenic Riverways will host an "Art in the Park" evening at Alley Spring on Saturday, June 10, from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.   Professional and aspiring artists are invited to paint, draw,...
Registration is currently open for the Second Annual Folds of Honor Fundraiser Golf Tournament, a 3-person, 18-hole scramble that will be held at the West Plains Country Club on Friday, June 23, 2023, with a shotgun start at 12:00 p.m. To register for the tournament, please visit www....
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A seemingly random act of violence in Mountain View led to assault charges for a Springfield woman. Trinity A.J. Merrill, faces one count of second degree assault and one count of leaving the scene of an accident, both felonies.  On April 1, Merrill attended a party on E. Third Street and left...
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The search of a popular swimming spot last week ultimately ended in tragedy when the subject of the search, Melinda Louise Wilkinson, was found dead Friday morning. The deceased had been missing from her home in Leadington since May 7, according to a release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol...
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A suspect in a 2020 murder remains in custody after a warrant arrest on June 1. Levi D. Gunter, 41, of West Plains was indicted by a grand jury on April 16 for two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, and one count of attempted possession of a controlled substance...
Howell County News/ Kacey Blunk
Country music fans packed the stands at the Liberty High School football field in Mountain View Friday night for the first Give Back Summer event featuring Aaron Tippin. Mountain View’s own Levi Moore and Billy Randolph were supporting artists, warming up the crowd ahead of the show.  “It feels...
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"In Flanders fields the poppies blow / Between the crosses, row on row .... " So begins "In Flanders Fields," written in 1915 by John McCrae, a Canadian poet and military physician.  "The hauntingly eloquent words of McCrae helped to immortalize poppy as one of the most recognized symbols...

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