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Residential trash rates and most other city services are expected to increase in 2023. The Willow Springs Board of Aldermen met for a work session for the 2023 municipal budget on Nov. 5.
The Willow Springs City Administrator Beverly Hicks has been meeting with municipal department heads since...
A West Plains man is facing multiple felony charges following an incident at a city residence on Nov. 3.
Andrew D. Carter, 35, is being held on a $100,000 bond stemming from gunshots fired from a residence on Ozark Street.
Court records state police were called to the area of Ozark and...
After claiming 57% of the vote in the Nov. 8 election, Janet Crow is the County Collector-elect. She will take office on March 1.
Crow stopped by the Howell County News office on Nov. 10 to discuss her win in the hotly contested election. When Crow initially filed to run for office, she...
The Willow Springs Police Department invites the public to a citizens' forum at the Star Theatre on Thursday, Dec. 1 at 6:00 p.m. All stakeholders in the Willow Springs community are invited to attend to raise their concerns.
The forum is a chance for citizens to ask their questions, raise...
Let's get straight to the point -- by the time you read this, it is still illegal to smoke pot for fun in Missouri. The majority has spoken, and that will soon change. Fifty-three percent of voters passed Amendment 3 to the Missouri State Constitution last Tuesday.
Nominally, Amendment 3...
For the third year in a row, The Chaos Closet is sponsoring a storage unit for 37th Circuit Children’s Division.
When children enter foster care, they’re not able to take any personal belongings with them, whether a bike or toys, or anything in between. As more and more children enter into...
The local task force planning a four-day festival leading up to the total solar eclipse of the sun, which will occur in West Plains on April 8, 2024, has a sneak peek of the lineup of events. The Eclipse West Plains: Party in the Path festival will kick off Friday evening, April 5, 2024, with a...
Utility customers in the City of Mountain View can now pay utility bills online. Their new system, called Front Door, allows customers to pay once or schedule monthly payments.
Email notifications for both payment reminders and announcements from the city are also available. The system gives...
A Mountain View man did not survive a single-vehicle crash last Tuesday. Riley Pickard, 20, was pronounced dead at the scene by Wright County Coroner Ben Hurtt. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Riley was driving southbound on Highway 95 twelve miles north of Mountain Grove when his...
Birthday Blessings, a nonprofit that provides resources to foster kids in Carter, Howell, Oregon and Shannon Counties, will launch a Thanksgiving Donor Match Campaign. The event is sponsored by Vickie Witthaus of Hannibal, who will match up to $10,500.00 in total donations made from Nov. 15 to...