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On Thursday, August 25 the Howell County Commission held Howell County's tax hearing for the general revenue levy continuing at 0.000 (per $100 assessed valuation) while also continuing the Road & Bridge levy at 0.1775 (per $100 assessed valuation). Presiding Commissioner Mark Collins said, "...
The Howell County Commission met on Aug. 25 and 29.
On Aug. 25, the Commission held a public hearing on the proposed property tax levy. They also signed a notice to proceed with the construction of a Caulfield Fire Department facility. Also on Thursday, the commission approved two resolutions...
During their regular meeting Thursday night, the Willow Springs Board of Aldermen unanimously passed the 2022 Tax Rate Levy at the same rate as last year: $0.5122 on every $100 of assessed valuation. Though this rate is the same, the assessed valuation for property taxes is higher, so the City...
Doo-wop music and the smell of barbecue floated on the summer air as car enthusiasts gathered at Booster Field in Willow Springs Saturday night. Crowds milled among the more than 50 vehicles that turned out for the event. Beautifully restored classics were certainly well represented, but so were...
Bryant Creek State Park, one of Missouri's newest state parks, is scheduled to open to the public Sept. 23 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11:00 a.m.
Located in southern Douglas County, Bryant Creek State Park is home to impressively large oaks and shortleaf pines spanning rugged, steeply...
Zane and Bailey Privette of West Plains, MO, are the parents of a baby boy, Hudson Anthony Privette. He was born Aug. 9, 2022, at 9:52 p.m. at Ozarks Healthcare. He weighed 8 pounds 12 ounces and was 21 and 3/4 inches long. His sibling is Rylan, 2. His grandparents are Rick and Gretchen McCurley...
There were no comments offered during the two public hearings that took place in the first three minutes of the August meeting of the Willow Springs Board of Aldermen Thursday. The hearings were on the subject of re-zoning sections of the downtown area.
Passing a pair of ordinances unanimously...
This month is the annual “Sleepers in September" clothing drive for Newborns In Need. Too many babies do not have enough clothing or blankets to keep them warm during these cold winter months.
The local Newborns In Need chapter is doing that for them, in the best way they know how. Community...
A first-year teacher and cross country coach at Liberty High School spent the weekend before school started in Callaway County Jail. Jackson Q. Conner, 22, of Mountain View, served two days of shock incarceration from Aug. 19 to Aug. 21, confirms court documents.
The sentence stems from a 2019...
A six-month-old baby boy had to be air lifted to St. Louis for surgery to treat a dog bite wound to his genital area Friday. While Kevin Mersman, 44, of Willow Springs, was with the baby at the Ozarks Healthcare, two other children were placed in the care of a babysitter.
The babysitter...