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On June 18 at 4:01 p.m., the West Plains Police Department received a call from the Missouri Army National Guard Armory in reference to a subject inside with a gunshot wound. According to a press release from the West Plain Police Department, officers arrived on scene and were assisted by...
With Howell County Sheriff Mike Shannon retiring this year, the race is on for who will take his place as the chief law enforcement authority in the county after the election this August. There are two Republican candidates in the race: Bryan Hogan and Brent Campbell. Campbell stopped by the news...
A boil water advisory has been issued for the strip mall inside of Southern Hills Shopping Center which includes FFO, Big Lots, Gordmans, At Home Market, Monty’s, Circle C&K, Quality Floors and the previous Rue 21. A water main had to be shut off for maintenance and it is only an advisory for...
Devon Riley and Ethan McNew, both 18 and from Willow Springs, sustained only minor injuries after a one-car crash on County Road 5430 three miles south of Willow Springs at 8:00 p.m. on June 9.
The Dodge Ram driven by Riley left the roadway and overturned. The Missouri State Highway Patrol...
Wesley Hanger, 20, of West Plains sustained serious injuries after his motorcycle crashed on Highway 160 seven miles east of Caulfield. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred when Hanger traveled off the road and struck a pole at 5:20 p.m. on June 7. There were no...
Howell County Health Department reported throughout the week that nine new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Howell County. This brings the total number of positively confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the county to twenty.
The twelfth case confirmed is a Mountain View area resident....
The Mountain View City Council met on Monday, June 8 for its first meeting featuring a newly elected Board of Aldermen and Mayor. The first order of business was to swear in the officials. For the East Ward One, Ellie Carson, for the East Ward Two, Judi Colter, for the West Ward, Punkie Stevenson...
The Willow Springs High School Class of 2020 gathered in one place on June 12 for the first time since March 13 to practice their graduation ceremony.
Immediately after the practice, seniors and their loved ones filed through downtown Willow Springs in a parade of honking horns, blaring music,...
Dylan Hanger, 28, of Houston was charged with tampering with physical evidence and the second degree murder of Brittany Gorman by the prosecuting attorney in Texas County on June 1. Prior to the charges, the victim, Brittany Gorman (Hanger) had been missing since May 20.
Her vehicle was...
In addition to the planned change of elected officials in the Mountain View municipal government after the June 2 election, two significant appointed personnel changes took place after the City Council meeting in Mountain View on June 8. The new Board of Aldermen, and newly elected Mayor Donnie...