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Voting in the Let it Glow Christmas light contest ended at noon on Friday afternoon. The Willow Springs Chamber of Commerce announced the winners in two categories: business and residential.
The business category winner was American Family Insurance with 78 votes.
The residential category...
As of December 7, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has implemented the first phase of the new 911 system.
When an individual calls 911 from a mobile device within Douglas County, their location will appear on the map with their number and any other information made available by the caller...
A former employee of the West Plains, Missouri, R-7 School District was sentenced in federal court with soliciting children to send him sexually explicit photos and videos through Snapchat and Instagram.
Cody Ashton Ary, 31, of West Plains, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth...
The City of Willow Springs announced the winner of a contest to determine the new image that will represent the City’s website and Facebook page. Willow Springs High School senior Ricky Maggard’s image of Center Street is the first winner of the twice-yearly contest. His photo received the most...
City of Willow Springs
There are two seats available on the Board of Alderman in Willow Springs. According to City Clerk Heather Duddridge, only one candidate has filed for office this week. Kim Rich has filed to the Ward I seat that will be vacated by Alderman Susan Rackley.
A Ward II seat...
He was a man who answered to a lot of names.
Most people -- students, teachers, parents -- knew him as Mr. Baird.
His church family and his close friends knew him as Casus. If you grew up with him in the small town of Hardy, Arkansas, or were one of his five brothers and sisters, he went by...
Route 14 in Douglas County will be CLOSED as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace the culvert under the roadway.
The road will be CLOSED between County Road 347 and County Road 252.
Weather permitting, the road will...
Citations
November 19
Benjamin Cooper, 41, St. James, driving while intoxicated.
November 20
Kaitlin Bayless, 18, Mountain View, lighting violation.
Lottie Davis, 62, Summersville, failure to register a motor vehicle.
Johnny Nelson, 26, Mountain View, driving while intoxicated,...
The Willow Springs Chamber of Commerce hosted their first Christmas vendor market Saturday afternoon at their new location at 120 West Main St. Making use of the parking lot at the new location, the area was blocked by Christmas garland to prevent parking. By 2:00 p.m., the prepared space was...
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...