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Elected on June 2, 2020, Mountain View Mayor Donnie Pruett’s 13 months in office have been plagued with criticism and upheaval. The latest round of complaints has to do with the municipal golf course. The 18-hole course at Mountain View opened in 1980. Designed by Bob Stevens, the course features...
Four Willow Springs Fire Department firefighters responded to a call for mutual aid at the devastating fire on the square in Mountain Grove last Tuesday. According to a statement from Mountain Grove Fire Department firefighters from Cabool, Norwood, Mansfield, Hartville, Houston, Willow, and West...
Captain Bruce D. Fiske, commanding officer of Troop G, Willow Springs, announces the assignment of one new trooper to Troop G. Trooper Kenneth H. Hall has been assigned to Zone 8, Carter and Reynolds counties. Trooper Hall is a native of Doniphan, Missouri. He is a graduate of Doniphan High...
Contractor crews will be making driving surface improvements with a 10-foot width restriction on Route K in Howell County. This section of roadway is located between Route KK to U.S. Route 63 in West Plains, Missouri.
Weather permitting, work will take place Wednesday, August 4 through...
The MV Garden Club started it's June 23rd meeting with a dedication. GC President Mary West and members Connie Stone, Hilary Connolly, Judy Rhine, Eve Conklin and Jessica Smith (not pictured) met at the MV Library to place the dedication stone for Jane McLaughlin in front of the Serviceberry Bush...
Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO), the exclusive provider of blood for patients at 44 area healthcare facilities, is announcing an emergency appeal for all blood types. Reserves are alarmingly low, with less than a one-day supply available. Eligible donors are asked to give immediately...
The West Plains City Council met Monday, July 20, in regular session in the council chambers at City Hall.
The Council passed Bill 4688, which amends Chapter 28, Section 28-4 Interfering with Arrest, Section 28-5 False Impersonation, Section 28-119 Stealing. Chapter 44, Section 44-4 Display of...
The Mountain View Public Library had a lot of programs and good participation for summer reading. Participants in the Let it Grow children's gardening program planted watermelons, zucchini, peppers, and tomatoes.
Experiment with Science was held on Mondays. The children made Oobleck and...
At the regular City Council meeting on July 19, City Administrator Beverly Hicks shared financials through June 30. She highlighted the largest increases in the City's expenses were in repair and management costs and in salaries. The former increase was due to the pool repairs, and the latter to...
A letter from Mountain View Chamber of Commerce President Mark Castenada announced “necessary changes” to the structure of the Chamber last week. The letter made mention of the “unforeseen challenges of the last year and a half” that prompted “several difficult decisions” from the Board.
The...