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I asked, and you answered. Two weeks ago, I asked for my readers to tell me what they care about and what they think I should investigate. As I expected, the answers surprised me.
I am, however, a woman of my word, and I have spent the last week looking into the issue my readers seem to care...
If it takes a village to raise children, it takes a community to feed them. That is the mission Tender Ramsey feels she has been called to do. For this West Plains native who grew up in the Hoco area, the highest point in Howell County, Tender has been sharing seeds for those in need or who...
This edition of Howell County News contains the 80th installment of The Way We Were, which is Lonnie Whitaker’s column. Congratulations to Lonnie, who has been an absolute asset to this publication since his first submission!
Big, round numbers like eighty (80!) tend to put me in a...
For centuries, sourdough bread has been a staple for many. Dating back to 1500 BC, it's a heritage from our past that is just as modern today. During the quarantine a few years ago, the craft of making sourdough bread had everyone doing it. For one local family who has been making their own...
She has been compared to the famous father of nature, Euell Gibbons for her work in the wilds of the Ozarks. But for Sasha Daucus, it's more of a trust, a bone-deep connection to the land and the plants that live here. Deeply struck by the raw beauty of this region after a family visit to...
You never know where you will end up, but for Pietro and Maranda Weathermon and their family of seven, it was Brandsville, Missouri. When life in Salt Lake City, Utah got to be too expensive, they started to look elsewhere for a place where they could begin their dream of homesteading and...
For better or worse, it is my job to cover local governmental bodies and report back to the people what I find.
Last year at this time, we were publishing our first and only political cartoon about the mayor in Mountain View. Right now, I am writing an opinion praising the current government in...
I first met Annie England Noblin in 2015 after her first book was published. We hit it off and bonded over our love of dogs, but I was secretly in awe of meeting a published author, my first. For this West Plains resident, her story begins when she was eight years old when her grandparents gave...
Representatives from the nonprofit that owns the dangerous building on Main Street failed to show up at the last city council meeting. The city council did nothing about it.
The board members of Main Street Willow Springs, LLC and the Willow Springs city government will ultimately determine...
For some, it's more about making memories than buying gifts in the holiday season. If you are looking for a whole family experience, I found one. Sitting on a knoll in the tiny hamlet called Vanzant is the only reindeer farm in the state. Welcome to the Prescott Family Reindeer farm where...