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The two candidates for a single seat on the West Plains City Council participated in a candidate Q&A Thursday evening at Ostermeier Brewing Company. The event was hosted by the United Federated Republican Women and moderated by Howell County News.
There are two candidates for a city...
Route 60 in Texas County will be reduced to one lane with a 14-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge maintenance.
This section of roadway is located near Route 181 in Cabool, Missouri.
Weather permitting, work will take place...
Route 181 in Texas County will be reduced to one lane with a 14-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge maintenance.
This section of roadway is located between Montgomery Street and Industrial Park Road in Cabool, Missouri.
Weather...
On February 28, at approximately 10:38 p.m., Texas County Deputies were dispatched to a business in Summersville for a report of a male subject exposing himself. Upon arrival, witnesses reported that the suspect had urinated in the parking lot of the business exposing himself to several people...
Bill Bridges, TCMH chief executive officer, represented Texas County Memorial Hospital at the recent National Rural Health Association Policy Institute annual conference in Washington, D.C., hospital board members heard at their monthly meeting on Wednesday.
During the conference, Bridges...
A West Plains man is being held without bond after he was arrested on multiple charges for sex crimes involving a child. The man is currently being held in the Howell County Adult Detention Center without bond.
In June 2024, a then 14-year-old girl was interviewed by the South Central Child...
The Howell County Lincoln Day Dinner will take place on Saturday, March 22, in the Magnolia Room of the West Plains Civic Center. This year’s featured speaker is Aaron Dorr, a political activist with nearly 20 years of experience advocating for the Second Amendment in state legislatures across...
A new face will be representing Howell County News both in person and over the phone. Jodi Espinoza has joined the team as an ad sales representative. Espinoza considers herself a native of South Dakota. “My dad was in sales so we moved quite a few times,” she said. “I graduated from South Dakota...
The Willow Springs School Board met with administration to discuss the second presented 4-day/hybrid calendar. Superintendent Dr. Marty Spence presented this calendar to those in attendance. The biggest hurdle for most of the board members was whether or not to keep block scheduling.
Dr....
West Plains incorrectly charged thousands of residents on their most recent utility bill and is working to correct the issue. The City of West Plains notified customers earlier this week that an error affected bills issued on February 24, which are due on March 17. This error impacts rates for...