At a unanimous vote from the Willow Springs Board of Aldermen, Andy Logan has been chosen as the new Willow Springs Fire Chief and code enforcement officer.
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At a unanimous vote from the Willow Springs Board of Aldermen, Andy Logan has been chosen as the new Willow Springs Fire Chief and code enforcement officer.
Chair of the hiring committee, Dean Aye, said Logan is the candidate who showed, “a clearly superior management and strategic...
Operating on the minimum tax rate levy in Missouri, Willow Springs R-IV School district showed a net decrease in funds of over $1.2 million and a six percent decrease in the unrestricted fund balance in the audit of the 2024 fiscal year. The school board heard a review of this audit at their Jan...
The Missouri Public Defender Commission have released a letter regarding their position on the employment of David Spears in response to a letter from state representatives who called for his termination.
As previously reported, Spears was convicted on lesser charges connected to the 2007 rape...
A proposed school year calendar including a hybrid of 4-day weeks was met with a barrage of questions and concerns at the January meeting of the Willow Springs Board of Education. On the agenda for both discussion and action, the school board could have passed the calendar last Monday night. The...
The Willow Springs School Board of Education will meet in special session on Monday, Jan. 27 at 6:00 p.m. in Grimes Auditorium. The purpose of the session is to review the results of the ongoing community survey on a proposed change to the school calendar – 4-day weeks, with one 5-day week per...
A familiar figure in Willow Springs, Dr. Robert Shaw has worked as a family doctor, as the physician for Bear athletics, and in many other roles serving the community. As of December 2024, he has retired from his longest-running role - as Medical Director of Willow Care and the Westwood Clinic...
Ozarks Healthcare is excited to announce the arrival of the first baby born at its Women’s Center in 2025.
Theodore B. Smith was born on January 3, 2025, at 3:23 a.m. to parents Matthew Smith and Katrina Long. He weighed 8 pounds 6 ounces and measured 21.5 inches long. Theodore's birth has...
Firefighters from Eleven Point Rural Fire Department responded to a residence on County Road 2720 to rescue a Missouri Foxtrotter named Sundown, who was trapped in an icy pond. The call for help came in shortly before 9:00 a.m. on Jan. 9, when temperatures were an icy 20 degrees.
On scene...
The Mountain View Police Department arrested two people and recovered hundreds of stolen items after a search warrant was executed on January 8. The department enacted the search warrant on the Orchard Street residence and recovered suspected stolen items from Howell, Oregon, Ozark, and Shannon...
