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Gregory Myrick, 60, of Willow Springs, faces one charge of first degree assault and one charge of armed criminal action following his arrest on September 1. According to a probable cause statement filed by Officer John Thomas of the Willow Springs Police Department, he and Officer Corey Clark...
Dustin Chaney, 38, of Willow Springs has been sentenced to three years’ supervised probation on a five-year prison sentence for drug charges and a string of burglaries at the senior housing in Willow Springs.
Judge Steven Privette accepted a guilty plea of second degree burglary and drug...
The former KOA campground on the outskirts of Willow Springs has been purchased at last after remaining vacant and up for sale for years. Susan Swift is the name of the new owner, and her plans for the site are to return it to its former glory as a functioning campground for motorhome, van, and...
Ryan Brawley and Samantha Rutledge of Winona, MO, are the parents of a baby boy, Liam Joseph Brawley, born Aug. 3, 2021, at 6:39 a.m. at Ozarks Healthcare. He weighed 7 pounds 4 ounces and was 20 and 1/2 inches long. His siblings are Troydon, 3, and Hudson, 2. His grandparents are Bill Brawley of...
The West Plains City Council met in regular session Monday, August 24, 2021.
Council passed a pair of Ordinances during the meeting. Both were approved unanimously.
Ordinance 4689 authorizes Mayor Mike Topliff to execute a municipal agreement between the City of West Plains and the Missouri...
This month is the annual “Sleepers in September” collection. Too many babies do not have enough clothing or blankets to keep them warm during these cold winter months.
Newborns In Need is doing that for them in the best way they know how: sewing and knitting sleepers or sleep sacks to ensure...
Officer Ryan Boyle is back in uniform for the Willow Springs Police Department. A member of the Willow Springs High School Class of 1995, Office Boyle began his career in law enforcement in 2004. He has since served at the Howell County Sheriff’s Office and on the South Central Drug Task Force...
The first week of September marks the tenth anniversary of the day Vintage Floral first opened its doors. What is now a fixture of the downtown business community began as a flower shop operating out of the original location of Bailey Chevrolet. In its original form, Vintage Floral was a florist...
Bring your old computers, printers, and other electronics to the E-Waste Collection event September 18 in Willow Springs.
The South Central Solid Waste District and the City of Willow Springs is pleased to offer this service free of charge to residents of Howell, Douglas, Oregon, Ozark,...
On August 26, Texas County Deputies were driving on Y Highway in the Clear Springs area and observed a suspicious subject near a cellular telephone tower. Deputies attempted to contact the subject, who was later identified as Nathan Rodman.
As deputies approached Rodman, he was sitting in a...