A downtown Willow Springs park will be dedicated to Wendell Bailey on Friday, January 2 at 2:00 p.m. The park, known currently as Star Park, is adjacent to the Historic Star Theatre. The park is the property of the Willow Springs Community Foundation and features a willow tree planted by Bailey...
A “rogue squirrel,” caused a Christmas-morning power outage in West Plains, according to Howell County Sherriff Matt Roberts. The widespread outage included power to the Howell County Sheriff’s Office. For about 30 minutes, the facility was fully without power and phone lines.
According to...
There will be no January 7 edition of Howell County News. As many of you know, the owners have four small children. To be able to bring you the very best local news fifty weeks out of the year, we retreat and rest the first week of January and the first week of July.
We will be...
The grand prize winning ticket number in the Great Christmas Giveaway section on pages 6 & 7! If you’re the big winner – contact the news office by 5:00 p.m. by January 16!
The office will be closed for winter break from December 21 through January 6, reopening at 9:00 a.m. on January...
Tyler and Darian Clinton lost their home and their family pets to a fire on Monday, December 15. There will be a benefit chili supper and auction on Saturday, January 31, 2026 at the Willow Springs Fire Department.
The funds raised will help to replace lost items and fund another home....
Aldermen Calvin Perry cast the only "no" vote on the 2026 budget of $8,586,387 for the city of Mountain View. He voiced concerns over the lack of funding for children. At the end of the meeting, Mayor Charry McCann asked if there was any discussion and Aldermen Perry explained his reasoning...
There are three (3) winning ticket numbers in the Great Christmas Giveaway section on pages 6 & 7 this year – each worth $50 in spending money. If you’ve been turning in receipts, look hard for the numbers! Don’t wait – any unclaimed $50 prize will be added to the Grand Prize Winner’s total...
A former Willow Springs basketball coach was inducted into the Missouri Sports of Hall of Fame. Mike Wilson, already a member of the Coaches Hall of Fame since 2018, was recently inducted with the Class of 2025 into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.
"It's like a dream. I still can't believe...
The sign-up deadline to run for office in the city of Mountain View looms. The notice of candidate filing, however, may have gone unanswered and unnoticed by many in the area because the city failed to publish the notice properly and timely.
The city of Mountain View filed their "Notice Of...
There will be no January 7 edition of Howell County News. As many of you know, the owners have four small children. To be able to bring you the very best local news fifty weeks out of the year, we retreat and rest the first week of January and the first week of July.
We will be...
