More than three thousand voters for the general election on April 7, doubling the turnout from last year’s election.
Willow Springs School Board
More than three thousand voters for the general election on April 7, doubling the turnout from last year’s election.
Willow Springs School Board
In the race for Willow Springs school board, voter rejected incumbents’ election bids and put three new faces on the board. David Baldridge led...
It’s morel mushroom season! Bring your biggest morel to the news office for a chance to win $50! You don’t have to tell us where you got it! And we don’t want to keep it! Just bring your most impressive haul to town for weighing and to snap a photo.
The heaviest mushroom will win top...
Show-Me Power will be conducting a citywide power outage (excluding the South Junction) on Thursday, April 9 at 11:00 p.m. to perform maintenance work at the substation and change out poles. Show-Me told the City of Willow Springs that they expect no longer than a 4-hour outage, so long as there...
Voters in the Fairview R-XI school district will see Proposition Flyers on their ballots next week. Find the complete ballot language CLICK HERE. To summarize, the district is seeking to raise five million dollars with a property tax levy of $0.57 per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation....
Calling all volunteers! As part of the ongoing work of the Bailey Legacy Park project, volunteers are needed to paint sidewalk murals throughout downtown. If you can handle a can of spray paint, you can help! Local artist Garrett Melby has designed stencils for the murals that will line downtown...
Candidates for Mayor
There are three candidates for mayor this year. Incumbent Mayor Charry McCann is not seeking re-election. Here’s how the candidates introduced themselves during the forum hosted by Howell County News Saturday morning at Ron’s Family Restaurant.
Todd Mitchell says he...
Voters in Willow Springs will decide next week whether or not to keep the city marshal as an elected position. Current city ordinances assign two duties to a city marshal: attending city council meetings and providing security at municipal court proceedings. As previously reported by Howell...
Income for the Willow Springs school district remains a concern, but expenses are down more than $2.5 million this year from last year, the school board heard this month. Citing again an “aggressive” revenue model that predicted this year’s anticipated income, financial consultant Kelly Lowe...
The historic Missouri Route 137 bridge over BNSF railroad in Willow Springs, Mo. is available for relocation and reuse by others. Any interested party is encouraged to submit a proposal no later than Sept. 15, 2026 to the Missouri Department of Transportation Historic Preservation Section to...
Calling all volunteers! As part of the ongoing work of the Bailey Legacy Park project, volunteers are needed to paint sidewalk murals throughout downtown. If you can handle a can of spray paint, you can help! Local artist Garrett Melby has designed stencils for the murals that will line downtown...
