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An announcement at the beginning of a public hearing Thursday marks a major shift in efforts to repair a dangerous downtown building. The Willow Springs Board of Aldermen, acting as the Building Commission, called the public hearing after learning in February that the building’s owner, Main...
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is accepting applications from eligible public water systems for its Abandoned Well Plugging Grant program through April 30, 2023. The program offers up to $15,000 per project to properly plug abandoned water wells located within or near a groundwater-...
Work on the city pool in Mountain View is progressing quickly, the Board of Aldermen heard last week. Mayor John Krasuski requested to amend the agenda to include the pool update, according to the meeting’s draft minutes. Because of the progress, the mayor suggested two CDs should be cashed in to...
Kenneth Chilton and Haley Radford of Eminence, MO, are the parents of a baby girl, Winnie Louise Chilton. She was born March 6, 2023, at 3:32 a.m. at Ozarks Healthcare. She weighed 7 pounds 2 ounces and was 21 inches long. Her grandparents are Derrick and Regena Radford of Mountain View, MO, and...
The Willow Springs Community Foundation is set to assume ownership and control over the dilapidated building at Main and Center Streets following an announcement at a public hearing Thursday. WSCF Director Dean Aye sat down for an interview with Howell County News Friday morning to discuss the...
A two-vehicle collision took place Monday morning at the intersection of Fourth and Ferguson outside Willow Springs High School, confirms the Willow Springs Police Department. A 911 call reported the call at 7:50 a.m. According to preliminary information, the crash was caused by a vehicle traveling...
During the March 4 Ozark Spring National Society Daughters of the American Revolution meeting, Dorman E. Frazier was honored with the Patriot of the Month certificate in recognition of his outstanding patriotic service and dedication to his country. Frazier passed away on January 27, 2023 at the...
“It’s okay. I have been asked these questions many times,” said Anie, whose name is changed to protect her identity. She is in Missouri state custody. “I don’t mind talking about this stuff.”
Anie and her younger brother entered foster care in another state when she was a small child. They...
Jessie Vanburren and Elizabeth Whittenburg of Winona, MO, are the parents of a baby girl, Evangeline Adaila Vanburren. She was born Feb. 16, 2023, at 7:41 a.m. at Ozarks Healthcare. She weighed 4 pounds 10 ounces and was 18 inches long. Her siblings are Alyzabeth, 10, Rusty, 8, Christian, 7, and...
Nikita Steinburner, 35, of West Plains faces charges of incest, statutory sodomy, and endangering the welfare of a child following a grand jury indictment on Mar. 10. Charges were filed Mar. 1 regarding alleged instances in November 2022 when Steinburner sexually abused her own daughter.
West...