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Ferguson Drug is the latest Walgreens branch to announce a store closure. This fixture of downtown Willow Springs will permanently close on Feb. 21, confirms a statement from Walgreens.
Thus closes a chapter that has been a part of Willow Springs for one hundred seventeen years.
Originally...
Dorothy Morrell was born in Russia in 1888, Dorothy immigrated with her family to Canada in 1998 and settled in Winnipeg. She came to the United States in 1912 and for several years lived near Helena, Montana. She learned to ride working as a mounted mail carrier for the Blackfeet Indians.
She...
A box of tattered journals, spiral notebooks, and old ledgers would be the author's inspiration for a book highlighting long-time Birch Tree resident Ella Mae Brown.
Ella Mae and D.A. Brown spent most of their lives, scratching out a living on a small farm in Birch Tree, MO. But Ella Mae had a...
Zhachory Arensdorf and Isabella Russell of Gainesville, Mo., are the parents of a baby boy, Lincoln Scott Arensdorf. He was born Jan. 10, 2023, at 5:22 p.m. at Ozarks Healthcare. He weighed 7 pounds 7 ounces and was 20 inches long. His sibling is Braxton, 1. His grandparents are Chuck and Heather...
At the January 7 Ozark Spring, National Association Daughters of the American Revolution (Ozark Spring, NSDAR) meeting, 15-year member, Bernice “Marie” Sawyer Hensley who passed away October 20, 2022 was honored for her service and commitment to DAR and the West Plains community. Hensley was born...
Police Chief Wes Ellison appeared at the meeting of the Willow Springs Board of Aldermen on Wednesday to introduce two new police officers. These officers are the first cadets to complete the police academy at the City's expense in exchange for a five-year commitment to the city.
Ellison...
The superintendent of the Summersville R-II School District faces one misdemeanor charge of allegedly assaulting a student on school property. Rick Stark, 55, of Eunice, declined a request to comment.
The charge stems from a Dec. 6 incident at a basketball game, according to a probable cause...
The Willow Springs Community Foundation is hosting a playing card raffle to benefit Willow Springs Police Department.
There are 52 chances to win a Ruger 6.5 Creedmore donated by Howell County News and C&R Gun and Pawn. Chances are $35 each and may be purchased at the news office or the...
The Chaos Closet, a 501(c)3 nonprofit located in West Plains, was created to meet the needs of children in foster care in Missouri’s 37th Judicial Circuit. When a child enters foster care, it is often with just the clothes on their back. The Chaos Closet was designed to help foster families meet...
Willow Springs Alderwoman and Mayor Pro Tem Kim Rich was appointed last week to a national advisory committee of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The 34-member Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) makes policy recommendations to the federal agency.
Rich was appointed to a...