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Ozarks Healthcare is dedicated to helping expectant parents prepare for childbirth long before the arrival of a baby. The health system will be offering classes to assist parents-to-be in 2023 to help prepare them for those first moments with their newborn.
Moms and birth coaches are welcome...
An Ava man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for producing child pornography after photos of the child victim’s sexual assault were discovered hidden behind a wall of his former residence while it was being torn down.
Harold Lloyd Blair, Jr., 66, was charged in an indictment returned by...
The Board of Alderman in the City of Willow Springs met in regular session on Dec. 13. In anticipation of the fiscal year beginning Jan. 1, the aldermen reviewed and officially passed the 2023 municipal budget. The balanced $7.17 million budget is more than a $1 million increase from last year....
As a follow-up to a donation made earlier in the year of First Night Kits aimed toward serving infants and toddlers, The Chaos Closet has donated eighteen hygiene kits to serve teens and older youth in foster care to Children’s Division. These kits include body wash, toothbrushes, toothpaste,...
Ray Riggs, of West Plains, will be appointed as Howell County Surveyor, announced Governor Mike Parson's office last week.
Sitting County Surveyor Ralph Riggs was elected to the office of Howell County Presiding Commissioner in the Nov. 8 General Election. He submitted his letter of...
The Mountain View City Council meeting last week lasted nearly six hours. All four aldermen and the mayor were present when the meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m.
City personnel present were Eddie Owens, Jamie Perkins, Stetson Schwien, Shannon Elliott, Deedra Nicholson, Dave Abbey, Ronnie...
Howell County News will not publish an issue on Jan. 4, 2023. In order to take a planned break every January and July, we publish 50 issues a year.
As many of you may know, the publishers have small children and will be taking this time to rest and relax as a family before coming back in the...
A city council vote kicked off a week of upheaval and change in the Mountain View Fire Department. Returning to open session at 11:57 p.m. last Tuesday, Alderman Punkie Stevenson made a motion to hire Jason Taber as fire chief. Alderwoman Laura Wagner seconded it, and the ensuing vote was...
Willow Springs Middle School
Eighth grade
Greetings. I am special agent Sigmund Snowchester of Secret Northern Operations, callsign: FR3EZE, and I would like to tell the tale of one of my first missions.
I was a young snowman, wrapped in a full stealth suit and brand new black, tempered...
Neighborhood Christian Schools
Seventh grade
Have you ever wondered what it would ne like to have a Christmas without store-bought presents or a tree? It sounds terrible, right? Well, that is what I thought too until the Christmas of 1930.
This story begins on December 18, 1930, a few days...