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“We have a little saying before we scratch our tickets – ‘Maybe this will be the big one!’” a Missouri Lottery winner shared when claiming a $1 million prize from a “500X” ticket she purchased at Snappy Mart located at 600 S. Harris St. in Willow Springs.
“When we scratched the ticket we found...
On October 4, officers found a stolen vehicle parked at Snappy Mart 11, located at 3675 N U.S. Highway 63. Officers entered the business and located the male suspect who was identified as 32-year-old Adam Bartlett. Bartlett is a known parole absconder and is known to be armed and dangerous....
The 2023 Missouri Press Association (MPA) Better Newspaper Contest was held Saturday, Sept. 23, in St. Louis as the 157th Annual MPA Convention concluded. Among the many newspapers receiving awards that evening, Howell County News received three of those prestigious awards.
First Place -...
On Saturday, Sept. 9, the Mountain View Garden Club held their annual fall plant sale at What Park. The Club holds two plant sales a year as a major fundraiser to support the activities of the club. These include buying supplies for the Smokey Bear/Woodsey Owl poster contest at the local...
35, of Fulton, MO. Stuart was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 26 for six counts of possession of child pornography following an investigation by the Division of Drug and Crime Control’s Digital Forensics Investigations Unit. The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office assisted in the investigation.
On...
A West Plains man is facing sex charges after allegedly attempting contact with a 14-year-old girl.
Troy C. Mayfield, 44, has been charged with second-degree attempted statutory rape and second-degree attempted statutory sodomy, both felony charges, along with second-degree attempted sexual...
The Howell County Commission met on September 28 and October 2.
On Thursday, Sept. 28. the Commission had a short meeting where they approved payroll and accounts payable.
Meeting on October 2 the Commission reviewed and approved Commission Order 2023-O14 designating Private Road 9003....
The new 2023 edition of the Howell County Plat Book is now available for purchase at the Howell County Clerk’s office located in the Howell County Office Building. The 2023 Plat Books are $40.00 and the Plat Maps are $45.00.
For more information contact the County Clerk’s office at 417-256-...
A Mountain View man is facing multiple felony charges for allegedly assaulting law enforcement officers.
David C. Eslinger, 45, has been charged with two counts of felony third-degree assault, special victim, for assaulting officers; and felony counts of possession of a controlled substance,...
A Willow Springs man is facing misdemeanor charges as the result of an August incident.
John Lewis McCullough, 35, has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child and animal neglect or abandonment, both misdemeanors.
According to court records, Willow Springs Police were dispatched...