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The local task force planning a four-day festival leading up to the total solar eclipse of the sun, which will occur in West Plains on April 8, 2024, has a sneak peek of the lineup of events. The Eclipse West Plains: Party in the Path festival will kick off Friday evening, April 5, 2024, with a...
Utility customers in the City of Mountain View can now pay utility bills online. Their new system, called Front Door, allows customers to pay once or schedule monthly payments.
Email notifications for both payment reminders and announcements from the city are also available. The system gives...
A Mountain View man did not survive a single-vehicle crash last Tuesday. Riley Pickard, 20, was pronounced dead at the scene by Wright County Coroner Ben Hurtt. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Riley was driving southbound on Highway 95 twelve miles north of Mountain Grove when his...
Birthday Blessings, a nonprofit that provides resources to foster kids in Carter, Howell, Oregon and Shannon Counties, will launch a Thanksgiving Donor Match Campaign. The event is sponsored by Vickie Witthaus of Hannibal, who will match up to $10,500.00 in total donations made from Nov. 15 to...
Howell County Collector Dennis Von Allmen announced Nov. 7 the beginning of the the annual tax collection season. Howell County is mailing out 38,600 tax bills this week. Von Allmen said for the tax year of 2022, the collector's office is charged with collecting 25.2 million dollars for the...
A fully loaded log truck overturned on State Route 76 about five miles outside of Willow Springs last Tuesday. Ronnie Rowe, 64, of Squires, MO, reportedly failed to negotiate a curve and overturned. The crash happened on a clear day at 1:35 p.m. on Nov. 1, according to Missouri State Highway...
Officials found a gun in a vehicle in the student parking lot at Willow Springs High School on Friday afternoon. The school released a brief statement via their WSR4 Safety Facebook page 12:12 p.m.
“There was no threat associated with finding the gun, and the situation was handled without...
The Willow Springs Police Department invites the public to a citizens' forum at the Star Theatre on Thursday, Dec. 1 at 6:00 p.m. All stakeholders in the Willow Springs community are invited to attend to raise their concerns.
The forum is a chance for citizens to ask their questions, raise...
Howell County Collector of Revenue
Precincts reporting: 100%
Mark B. Collins (Rep.)
5,731
43.73%
Janet Crow (Ind.)
WINNER
7,340
56.01%
Howell County Circuit Court Clerk
Precincts reporting: 100%
Cynthia Lee (Rep.)
WINNER
9,381
73.09%
Shanna Earls (Ind.)
3,...
The sound of rifles cracking in the grey dawn announced Youth Deer Season Saturday morning. In Willow Springs, Hayden Outdoors Real Estate hosted a big buck contest, offering prizes for the heaviest field-dressed deer.
Biggest Bucks:
First Place: River Hollis
Second Place: Logan Bryan...