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The Texas County Memorial Hospital Healthcare Foundation has awarded two $1,000 scholarships to area students to assist with their educational costs for the 2022 spring school semester.
Receiving scholarships from the TCMH Healthcare Foundation were Liliana Amick of Houston and Rachel Buschling...
Autumn Sigears has been chosen to represent the Ozarks at the Miss Missouri USA to be held in Branson April 30 to May 1 at the Historic Theatre of the Arts.
Sigears grew up in the Ozarks and graduated from Cabool High School. She graduated with an Associates Degree in Culinary Arts and...
Deer in the roadway caused a crash that claimed the life of a 20-year-old Willow Springs man last Monday. Ian Smart was pronounced dead at the scene on Highway U 1.5 miles east of Cabool by Texas County Coroner Marie Lasater.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Smart was a passenger...
The three candidates running for the Ward I Alderman seat in Willow Springs addressed the Chamber of Commerce at the monthly luncheon on Feb. 8.
Andy Roberts, Kim Rich, and Mike Wang answered questions from Chamber members about the candidates’ goals and ambitions in office. More specific...
Olivia Wood, Willow Springs High School Class of 2022, made and donated 25 lap quilts to the residents of Willow Care Nursing Home. With her mother, grandmother, and teacher Megan Wilson proudly looking on, Olivia presented the quilts to Administrator Tashia Gehlken on Feb. 11. She has been...
Ozarks Healthcare is announcing a grand opening date for its new medical office building located at 1100 Kentucky Ave. Nearly 20 of Ozarks Healthcare’s specialty clinics and departments will be located in one conveniently accessible location at the new medical office building. Community members...
The Howell County Commission met on February 14.
The commission reviewed and considered sealed bids for steel galvanized culverts for the Northern District and reviewed the January 2022 General Ledger report.
Agendas regular include approving any accounts payable and recognizing any guests...
The spending of private donations has recently come under scrutiny in the city of Mountain View since a special meeting of the Board of Aldermen on Jan. 31 revealed that City Hall has spent more than $13,000 in private donations without a city council action to approve it.
Missouri law...
For the first time since he took office in May 2021, West Plains Mayor Mike Topliff hosted Coffee with the Mayor. Intended to be an informal public forum allowing citizens to both free their minds and meet the city official responsible for addressing specific concerns, the first coffee hour took...
The Chief of Police in Willow Springs will retire on May 27, 2022. Chief Bryan Hogan will end his career in law enforcement in Willow Springs where it began thirty-one years ago.
A bout of COVID-19 took Chief Hogan off active duty in November 2020. After a two-month hospital stay that included...