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A fundraiser at the Twin Bridges firehouse raised $4,411 towards a new firehouse. The community, and its firefighting and first responder needs are growing. The fire department board established a building committee and have taken the first steps toward making the larger facility a reality...
A "Cozy Reading Alcove" has been established in the Mountain View Public Library. This new feature at the library was made possible by a gift from the Rotary Club of Mountain View. The Rotary Club secured a $700 matching grant through the Rotary Foundation that was used to purchase new books and...
Friday, March 14 a tornado touched down near Bakersfield in southeastern Ozark County. It continued north east skirting the south side of West Plains and continuing into Oregon County causing damage near Rover and Thomasville areas.
As the tornadoes moved north, north east across the...
A Willow Springs man was arrested last week following an incident on Center Street on Sunday night. Willow Springs Police responded to a residence on Center Street at 5:35 p.m. on March 23 regarding a vehicle crashing into a neighbor's car, according to court documents.
On the scene, police...
Bishop Edward Rice visited Sacred Heart Catholic Church for a Friday fish fry on March 28. If you missed it, there is one more change on April 11. The Knights will serve their final Lenten fish fry from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. $12 buys a fish OR shrimp dinner with all the fixings. Dine in at...
Ticks are a fact of life in rural Missouri. Whether you are a morel mushroom hunter or you never leave city limits, conventional wisdom is to be on the lookout for the eight-legged parasites in the spring and fall.
Freshman legislator Matthew Overcast (R-155) is living the reality that a...
She may not reside in Willow Springs, but her career in service to the community’s most vulnerable population is all the claim one Willowcare employee needed to inspire the town’s generosity. Susie Grooms is a certified nursing assistant at Willowcare in Willow Springs, and she lost her Fremont...
The Howell County Sheriff's Office has confirmed that the second set of skeletal remains found in a Lanton area cistern are, in fact, those of Limon Little. Little and his roommate, Ira Briscoe, went missing at the same time in December 2020. The remains were found in August 2024 near the missing...
As parents of students in the Mountain View-Birch Tree School District continue to circulate a petition and rumors abound, the district published a letter with some insight.
"We serve two great communities," stated Superintendent Lanna Tharp, "full of great people. It only takes a few...