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The Willow Springs Fire Department received recognition at the meeting of the Willow Springs Board of Alderman on Thursday. Mayor Brooke Fair presented the department a plaque from the City of West Plains for their exemplary work in assisting the West Plains Fire Department with various calls...
The Willow Springs Board of Aldermen met in regular session March 31, ultimately passing three ordinances.
Bryan D. Hogan from the city's water and sewer department addressed the council about the changes made by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Natural Resources...
A boating accident on the North Fork of the White River one mile west of Tecumseh ended in tragedy. Three men set out in a jon boat, and only one swam safely to shore, reports the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
On March 25 at 3:30 a.m. the boat, carrying three occupants, struck a log extending...
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...
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...
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...
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...