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A Caulfield man has been charged with three felonies after multiple interactions with West Plains Police on September 4. Brent Turner, 29, faces one count of first degree property damage and two counts of resisting arrest for a felony.
The Howell County Prosecuting Attorney’s office filed two...
Two miles north of Pomona on highway 63, a mural now stands as a sign of gratitude toward first responders and those who serve our country. This 12x20 painting on the side an outbuilding features an arrangement of iconic images: the American flag being raised during the battle of Imo Jima, a...
The doors opened at Willow Springs’ latest retail store at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 9. The long awaited Family Dollar/Dollar Tree location has been under construction since last fall and saw a lively influx of shoppers on its first day in business. Howell County News took a tour of the...
WEST PLAINS, MO – Ozarks Healthcare has expanded its nutrition services for its hospital patients with the organization’s recent hire of Kurstin Koch, registered dietician. Registered dieticians provide nutrition therapy for patients, assess their nutritional needs, develop and implement nutrition...
The Mountain View Garden Club has chosen the New Covenant Ministries Church on East Fifth Street as the September Yard of the Month. The main focus of attention is the island planting featuring a crabapple tree, a bright pink blooming crepe myrtle shrub surrounded by white flowers of hostas and...
State Rep. David Evans (R-West Plains) presented officials with Ozark Action, Inc. (OAI) and the local Head Start program with copies of legislation that were passed during this most recent session in Jefferson City and signed by Gov. Mike Parson.
Two of the pieces of legislation presented to...
The City of West Plains, in cooperation with the West Plains Giving Tree group, will be removing the food pantry next to the People’s Park Pavilion due, in part, to an increase in vandalism and criminal activity at the pavilion.
The two groups, along with any interested organizations and...
Autumn Medcalf, 31, of Willow Springs, was airlifted from the scene of a crash on September 2 at 11:10 p.m. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Medcalf crossed the center line on Highway 137 six miles north of Willow Springs and hit a tree. There were no passengers in her car, and no...
According to a statement published by the City of Willow Springs, equipment failure will delay an ongoing overlay project on Welch Dr.
“In the process of overlay...the grader broke a tie rod and crews were unable to complete the job. Crews are doing their best with the situation to spread it...
Work is underway to repair and refresh the exterior of the West Plains Civic Center. The exterior of the building uses an Exterior Insulation and Finish System, commonly referred to as EIFS.
EIFS is an exterior wall cladding that utilizes rigid insulation boards on the exterior of the wall...