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Downtown Willow Springs will have eight fewer parking spaces after the Board of Aldermen voted last week to remove them. In the regular meeting on Oct. 27, Police Chief Wes Ellison approached the aldermen with traffic safety concerns and recommended removing eight parking spaces around the four-...
Commissioners and representatives from three counties met in the Liberty High School library Friday night to hear about a highway restructuring proposal that seeks to make the entrance to the campus safer. The junction of US Highway 60 and Highway T in Shannon County is the central access...
The building at Main and Center Streets owned by the non-profit Main Street Willow Springs was on the city council’s agenda for the fifth time since July last week. Since the July meeting, representatives of the nonprofit have been present every time the Board of Aldermen have convened.
On Oct...
The fourth confirmed case of rabies has been reported to the Howell County Health Department by the Missouri State Public Health Lab in Jefferson City. The case involved a rabid skunk near Christopher Street in the West Plains city limits. The skunk was killed by a family dog in the area. The...
Jarrod and Jordan Harris of West Plains, MO, are the parents of a baby girl, Harley Grace Harris. She was born Sept. 19, 2022, at 5:05 p.m. at Ozarks Healthcare. She weighed 6 pounds 6 ounces and was 19 inches long. Her siblings are Haylie, 17, Peyton, 8, Carson, 6, Aunaliyah, 3, and Eleona, 11...
The Howell County Commission met on Oct. 27 and 31.
On Thursday, the Commission was scheduled to meet with Justin Long from the Sheriff’s Office regarding a grant for bulletproof vests. Howell County Public Administrator John Pruett was scheduled to address the commission about a new employee....
Norvil B. Lakey, 84, of Birch Tree, did not survive a two-vehicle crash on October 24 on Highway 5 two miles south of Mansfield. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred at 2:20 p.m. as a Ford F350, driven by Dalton Sole Parnosky, 25, of Buffalo, Mo., crossed the...
To help residents deal with falling leaves, effective Saturday, Oct. 29, the compost site located at the Solid Waste Transfer Station, 1853 Old Airport Rd, will remain open seven days a week for the month of November. Hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Residents should empty the leaves from bags...
Cat owners in Willow Springs will soon be required to register their pets. City Administrator Beverly Hicks spoke to Howell County News about free-roaming felines, which she described as a long-standing and multifaceted problem in the town.
The first layer to a solution, Hicks said, is...
A new law will require Missouri voters to present photo identification to vote on Nov. 8. Signed into law by Governor Mike Parson in August, the statute did not affect the August Primary. It will be in effect for next week's general election.
Examples of an acceptable government-issued photo ID...