The city of Willow Springs announced plans Thursday night for the construction of a welcome sign at the South Junction. A partnership of the city, Willow Springs Schools, the Chamber of Commerce and ambassadors, and Restore Hope, the sign is planned to sit at the northwest corner of Industrial...
Eric Howard Scott, 66, of Willow Springs, is accused of providing alcohol and a place for local teens to have sex. He was arrested over the weekend after the culmination of an investigation into the sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl. The assault allegedly took place in Scott’s N. Center St....
A plane made an emergency landing at the Mountain View Airport on Sunday, May 18. According to the Mountain View Police Department, Waylon Scudder reportedly hit a buzzard while flying over Eminence, Mo. He flew to the Mountain View Airport where he landed in a field.
Scudder explained to...
In the spirit of those who established Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) over 60 years ago, campus officials presented John and Dixie Williams, West Plains, with the prestigious Granvil Vaughan Founder's Award during a May 10 commencement ceremony at the West Plains Civic Center...
There’s a new face in the Willow Springs Post Office. Tony Danford began his tenure as postmaster on May 5. He says he hopes to retire there.
Danford’s career with the United States Post Office began in Pottersville eight years ago. He reports he served two years as a clerk, two years as a...
Mountain View can proudly say that it has the area's first female DRE. What is a DRE? A DRE is a Drug Recognition Expert-- a police officer who is trained to recognize impairment in drivers under the influence. According to Mountain View Chief of Police James Perkins, there are roughly 14,000 law...
What started with a report of harassment and threats ended in charges for a convicted felon in possession of firearms. Bobby J. McKee, 49, of Willow Springs, called Howell County Sheriff’s Deputies to his home on May 7 to report threatening and harassing behavior. According to McKee, two...
This is the final week of operation for the license office in Willow Springs under its current contract agent, Cindy Blades. The office will close effective May 19 and remain closed until further notice. Licensing services will remain available at Mountain View, West Plains, Mountain Grove, and...
A state trooper clocked C Jay Wilbanks-Kilkenny, 22, of West Plains doing 84 in a 65 m.p.h. zone, and now he is facing charges of possessing child pornography. On Feb. 27, Trooper J. Healy attempted to initiate a traffic stop for speeding on U.S. Highway 63 near State Highway PP. Kilkenny did not...
The Willow Springs Bears on the SCA Golf Championship on Monday, April 28 in Houston, Mo. The team won the SCA with a score of 325.
Blayne Altermatt was the individual SCA Champion with a score of 75. Braiden Moran shot an 82 which earned him Second Team All Conference. Brady Altermatt,...
