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The Howell County Commission met on June 16. County offices were closed on June 20 in observance of Juneteenth.
The Commission appointed Mary Ann Vaughn to the Health Department Board.
Jeremy Manning from Smith Engineering was scheduled to give a bridge engineering presentation, and Moira...
Two men were seriously injured in a one-car crash on June 14, reports the Missouri State Highway Patrol. At 1:55 p.m. that afternoon, Richard Drummond, 54, of Birch Tree was driving eastbound on Highway M two miles west of Birch Tree when the vehicle ran off the road. The Chevrolet Trailblazer...
Join park rangers on Friday, June 24, at 8:30 p.m. to view a rare inner planetary alignment in the night sky from the grounds around Alley Spring.
This rare alignment of the five inner planets of the solar system, known as syzygy, will be visible all month long but peaks at the end of June....
The water park section of the Willow Springs city pool closed for "safety issues" on June 15, according to a statement released by the City.
The closure is temporary. The water park is expected to reopen "perhaps within a week or so", confirmed a spokesman from City Hall on June 16. The...
On June 16, at around 8:17 a.m., the West Plains Police Department was notified of the theft of a 2018 Gray Dodge Durango that occurred behind the business located at 1004 W. Broadway.
According to the statement released by police, the victim was exiting her vehicle at her place of employment...
Howell County News will not publish an issue on July 6, 2022. To take a planned break every January and July, we publish 50 issues a year.
As many of you may know, the publishers have small children and will be taking this time to rest and relax as a family before coming back in the July 13...
Should the Prosecuting Attorney be a full-time position? Howell County voters will decide in August.
The Howell County Commission passed an order placing the question on the primary ballot. The ballot language reads simply, “Shall the office of Prosecuting Attorney be made a full-time position...
Bring your own lawn chair and enjoy a free meal and fireworks. First General Baptist Church will host a fireworks show for the community on Sunday, July 3. Food will be served at 7:00 p.m., and fireworks will begin at dark. Sharry Lovan and friends will provide live music.
The meal will...
The 2022-2023 Missouri Aeronautical Chart has been updated and is now available to pilots and other aviation enthusiasts.
A planning tool for pilots and users of Missouri’s aviation system, the chart is produced every other year by the Missouri Department of Transportation. It provides airport...
Texas County Memorial Hospital has received word from the Missouri Department of Economic Development that the hospital has been approved for a $1,690,000 Community Development Block Grant Covid-19 (CBDG-CV) program to benefit the new TCMH Licking Community Covid-19 Emergency Healthcare Response...