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Captain Bruce D. Fiske, commanding officer of Troop G, Willow Springs, announced that effective April 1, 2022, Sergeant Jeffery R. Kinder will retire with over 27 years of dedicated service.  Kinder was appointed to the Patrol on July 1, 1994, as a member of the 67th Recruit Class. After...
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Captain Bruce D. Fiske, commanding officer of Troop G, Willow Springs, announced that effective April 1, 2022, Sergeant Jeffery R. Kinder will retire with over 27 years of dedicated service.  Kinder was appointed to the Patrol on July 1, 1994, as a member of the 67th Recruit Class. After...
The Howell County Commission met on March 30 and 31.  On March 30, the commission met to approve payroll.  On March 31, the commission was scheduled to approve Commission Order 2022-O7 designating Private Road 8504. They also reviewed and approved commission records from December 6, 2021...
Route 76 in Howell County will be reduced to one lane with a 8-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge maintenance.  The section of roadway is located between Business 63 (Main Street) and West Valley Street in Willow Springs. Weather permitting,...
A Eunice man is in Texas County Jail after a March 28 shooting left a mother of three dead. Joshua Goodchild, 43, faces a charge of first-degree murder among other felonies in the slaying of his sister-in-law, Nikki Goodchild. "This is a tragic case. I pray for comfort for the family and...
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A West Plains woman spent less than 24 hours in Howell County Jail after she was arrested in possession of more than 235 grams of methamphetamine, 204 capsules of heroin/fentanyl, and 8 grams of cocaine. Amanda J. Jones, 37, faces two class A narcotics trafficking felonies and a class C...
Howell County News/ Amanda Mendez
Longtime aldermen for the City of Willow Springs, Susan Rackley and Troy Yonker, received recognition for their service on the Board of Alderman at their final meeting in service of the city on March 31.  City Administrator Beverly Hicks gave a speech honoring Rackley's 18 and Yonker's 10 years...
Final update at 9:30 p.m. with announcement of Willow Springs R-4 School Board winners Update at 9:15 p.m. 100 % of precints in Howell County are reporting. 2,887 ballots cast in Howell, 103 in Texas County, 59 in Douglas County for the WS R-IV School Board,  Update at 8:45 p.m. 92 % of precints in...
Laura Wagner
Candidates have submitted the surrounding profiles at the request of Howell County News. The responses have been printed exactly as submitted by the candidates without any alteration. The text of the profiles is presented here free of charge to the candidate. Photo placement is an additional...
Howell County News/ Ron Mendez
Voters turned out in force Friday night to attend a candidate forum at Grimes Auditorium. Candidates for both Ward I of the Willow Springs Board of Aldermen and the Willow Springs R-IV School District were on hand to answer questions both from the evening’s audience and those submitted in advance...

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