Community Events
The market is now open on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., weather permitting. There are no Wednesday markets until April.
If you made New Year's resolutions to eat healthier, vendors offer a selection of fermented foods, kombucha, sauerkrauts, raw local honey, elderberry syrup, infused...
Project Homeless Connect will be held January 27, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This event will be located at the Ozark Action, Inc in West Plains, Missouri. Project Homeless Connect is a one-stop service day where families & individuals living in Howell, Douglas, Ozark, Oregon, Texas, Shannon, and...
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Ozarks Healthcare and the Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO) will host a blood drive on Wednesday, December 22, from noon until 6 p.m. The drive will be held at the Willard Hunter Classroom, in the Ozarks Healthcare Parkway Center, located at 1211 Porter Wagoner Blvd. in West Plains. ...
Wednesday, December 22 is the last market shopping day for 2021. The market is closed Saturday, December 25 and January 1st, reopening January.
There are no Wednesday market days through the winter. Wednesdays will resume Wednesdays in April. Follow their Facebook for more updates at...
The new year is a perfect time to start a new hobby. Come and spend an afternoon at the Mountain View Public Library to learn how to art journal. Art journaling is a process using different art materials to create a visual diary.
Join the library on January 11, at 12:30 p.m. to create your...
For the fourth year in a row, the City of West Plains Electric Department is asking residents to ‘Find the Lights.’ For those unfamiliar with the game, the electric department has developed a scavenger hunt for families who drive around and view the Christmas lights. Scattered amongst the many...
The Mountain View Public Library is currently collecting mittens, gloves, scarves hats, and socks for the January F.E.E.D food boxes. This is the 17th year for the library's mitten tree. Donations will be taken at the library through December 29.
Each month, WIC staff and nurses from the Howell County Health Department travel to Willow Springs and Mountain. View to provide "satellite" WIC/Immunization services. Starting in December, the Mountain View location will change.
The new location will be Mountain View Christian Church at 1505...
Santa will be at the market from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on December 11. He will arrive by way of Howell County Rural Fire Department. Young and old are invited to meet and greet Santa and receive a small gift.
Thirty of the market’s regular vendors will be set up with produce, meats, and...