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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...
Santa knows where you live, but do the first responders? It’s three in the morning and you are having chest pains. You call 911 and are told the ambulance and the Shannon County First Responders are on their way. Maybe it’s nothing, but maybe it’s a heart attack and second’s count. Can they find...
On November 20, a fire at the Lincoln Street Electric Substation led to an approximately three-hour power outage across the City of West Plains.
Public Works Director Jeff Hanshaw said the City’s insurance provider is expected to investigate the incident. “Once we know what our insurance...
A Christmas concert Friday night was performed to a packed house. Every single seat at the historic Star Theatre in Willow Springs was occupied with concert-goers who turned out to see the free concert performed by the Southern Ozarks Community Orchestra (SOCO) and the STARS Foundation.
The...
Appropriate to this year’s theme, Let it Glow, the Christmas parade in Willow Springs took place after dark. The twenty-minute spectacle was led by Grand Marshal Police Chief Bryan Hogan.
The winners of the Mr. and Miss Merry Christmas contest followed. In the elementary school, Steel Shipp...
Judging for the Let it Glow lighting competition has been postponed to Friday, December 10, confirms the Willow Springs Chamber of Commerce. Entries are still being accepted. To add your Christmas light creation to the contest, put your location on the map on the Chamber’s Facebook page or...
On December 2, Howell County Sheriff’s Deputy Seth Smith responded to a call for service on County Road 8800 for a report of burglary. Upon arrival, it was discovered that two subjects were unlawfully inside the residence and had barricaded the doors.
Entry was made into the residence, and the...
Parents in the R-III Mountain View/Birch Tree school district received a recorded message Monday morning from the superintendent of schools informing them of a situation involving students at Liberty High School. The recording from Dr. Don Christensen said the school was aware of "possible threats...
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 CLOSE...
The Willow Springs Senior Center was the location of the November 2, 2021 meeting of the Willow Springs Tuesday Study Club. Hostesses for the meeting were Pauline Cape and Kathleen Carel. Following a short business meeting, Pauline gave the following very personal presentation:
“There are many...