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A developmentally disabled adult was found safe after an extensive search that lasted more than 14 hours. The 24-year-old was first reported missing by his father around 1:00 p.m. on Thursday in a thickly wooded area between Montier and the Jacks Fork River.
A volunteer horse team from the...
The former Greater Ozarks Center for Advanced Technology (GOCAT) facility, located at the corner of Howell Avenue and Jackie D. Garrett Drive, will soon house certain Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) offices and the Greater West Plains Area Chamber of Commerce.
The courses...
The Willow Springs Elementary School will be participating in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Grant this school year.
All elementary students will have the opportunity during their snack time to have a fresh fruit or veggie snack throughout the school day. Students will get to try different...
"Legacies of the Ozarks" is the theme of the 16th annual Ozarks Studies Symposium set for Sept. 21 to 23 at the West Plains Civic Center.
Hosted by Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP), the event celebrates various aspects of Ozarks culture and history through a variety of...
The Mountain View Garden Club met with the new teachers who are starting their first year at Liberty High School, to present them with plants for their new classrooms. Erma Martin, the Chairman for this time-honored event, explained that its' the Club's way of welcoming them to our community. She...
Karsten Kargel of Willow Springs, grew this eight-pound sweet Beauregard sweet potato, harvesting it on August 30. A bit early in the year for sweet potatoes, Kargel pulled up this specimen to donate an early harvest to MUNCH and was surprised at its size and weight.
On Monday afternoon, U.S. Congressman Jason Smith visited Silver Springs Ranch in West Plains as part of his annual Farm Tour.
The Howell County Commission met on August 30 and 31. There was no commission meeting on September 4 in observance of Labor Day.
On Wednesday, August 30, the commission met in special session to approve county payroll timely.
On Thursday, the commissioners reviewed and signed the Missouri...
Governor Mike Parson paid a visit to West Plains Tuesday for a ceremonial signing of Senate Bill 138. Passed during the recent legislative session, the bill, sponsored by Senator Karla Eslinger, creates funds and tax credits to benefit agriculture, specifically the timber industry.
As such, the...
BJ and Rebecca Cash celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on August 31. The couple was married in Ozark, Missouri in 1973. They later moved to Willow Springs in 1974. The couple has been blessed with two sons, Christopher and Carson Cash, and five grandchildren. Friends and family are invited...