Click HERE to watch the recording of the Dec. 5 Public Safety Community Forum.     
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A piece of Mountain View history has been demolished. What was once one of the tallest buildings on First Street is now a pile of rubble at the corner of First and Elm.  
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Howell County News / Laura Wagner
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Howell County News/Nate Hudson
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Click HERE to watch the recording of the Dec. 5 Public Safety Community Forum.     
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For Will Clarkston, of Willow Springs, color guard is a passion. Spinning, tossing, marching, executing the routine – this is where he finds his peace, where he can clear his mind. This Thanksgiving, Clarkston’s passion took him all the way to New York City. Not only did this high school senior...
Howell County News / Laura Wagner
The local Walgreens #15054 in Mtn. View announced last week its permanent closure. Patrons were notified via a note on the door and a flyer attached to their receipts. The note and flyer both stated, "Store closing permanently January 27, 2025. The pharmacy will close at 3 PM."   Further...
This Saturday will feature a full day of Christmas festivities in Willow Springs.   >Pancakes with Santa and the Grinch (8 a.m. to 10 a.m.) The Willow Springs Lions Club and the Chamber of Commerce join forces to serve a pancake breakfast at the Lions Clubhouse (2532 CR 5800). Six...
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A crash early Sunday morning left one person arrested and another in the hospital. West Plains Police responded to the scene of the crash -- the intersection of Girdley Street and Porter Wagoner Boulevard, at roughly 1:25 am on November 24, according to court documents.    Police arrived and...
Howell County News/Nate Hudson
Hall of fame journalist and former owner of the West Plains Daily Quill Frank Martin III spoke at the Lincoln School on his experience and the current state of journalism on the local and national levels. Martin, 77, began his career in journalism at 14 working for his father, Frank Martin II....
A West Plains woman has been arrested following the shooting death of her husband on Wednesday night. Police arrested Brandy Gale Wilson, 49, for the homicide of John Lee Wilson, Sr., 48.    Officers with the W.P.P.D. were on Jackson Street at roughly 9:20 pm on November 20 when they heard...
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A piece of Mountain View history has been demolished. What was once one of the tallest buildings on First Street is now a pile of rubble at the corner of First and Elm.   The old Padgett Hardware building, owned by Jeremy Burks, has been in disrepair for over a decade. On October 31, the...
Two adults have been charged following reported shootings in and out of West Plains city limits. The West Plains Police Department and Howell County Sheriff's Office worked together to locate two young adults and an unnamed juvenile after receiving reports of gunshots being fired from three...
Howell County News/Nate Hudson
Longtime Southern Commissioner Billy Sexton announced earlier this year that he would not run again for the position he has held since 2011. Sexton was first appointed to the position in 2011 and was the last person elected as a Democrat in the county. In 2014, he changed his party affiliation to...

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Officials at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) recently awarded donor-funded athletic scholarships from the Missouri State University Foundation to student athletes for the current...
 
 

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