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A West Plains woman faces first degree arson charges after setting fire to a home where two adults and three children slept. Heather Boswell, 33, is accused of starting a fire at a residence on W. Olden St. in the early morning hours of February 23.
Romantic jealously may have been a...
Social media giant Meta is down today, Tuesday, March 5. Users of both Facebook and Instragram are unable to log into their accounts nationwide.
Users began reporting outages by the hundreds of thousands this morning at approximately 9:15 a.m., reports downdetector.com. The same source reports a...
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Experience two rare events at once on April 8 when the Smokey Bear Balloon and a total solar eclipse will both be visible in the sky above Big Spring —and visitors can get much, much closer to the Smokey Bear Balloon than the sun or moon!
How about some solar eclipse trivia? The sun is...
Artwork by area elementary students will take the spotlight during the 23rd annual Art Around Town exhibit. The event is set for March 19-28 on the mezzanine at the West Plains Civic Center, 110 St. Louis St., in West Plains. It is sponsored by Missouri State University-West Plains' University/...
Kathleen Morrissey spoke on her recent award from the Missouri Arts Council (MAC) during this month's West Plains City Council meeting. Morrissey received the Leadership in the Arts Award for her work in the arts and culture in southern Missouri for over 30 years. While volunteer administrator...
Missouri’s 2024 statewide tornado drill will be held on Wednesday, March 6 at 11:00 a.m. and the City of Willow Springs will be participating by activating our storm sirens at that specific time. This is an opportunity for the community to practice their sheltering plans and ensure readiness in...
A stolen U-Haul truck from Texas was recovered from a property five miles east of Pomona and an arrest warrant has been issued for the suspect. A deputy with the Howell County Sheriff's Office found the vehicle concealed in a wooded area near a residence on County Road 2350 near the intersection...
A Mountain View man faces formal charges of enticement or attempted enticement of a child. Last weekend Peeter A. Lindma a/k/a Alex Lindma, 27, was the subject of a confrontation staged by Bikers Against Predators. As previously reported by Howell County News, Lindma was arrested pending formal...