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On July 28, the City of West Plains announced it was suspending the municipal recycling program effective immediately. The program will resume Monday, August 9.
Public Relations Director Cody Sanders explained that the department is short-staffed, so the City has pulled workers from the...
The Bicentennial Edition of the Official Missouri Highway Map celebrates 200 years of travel in the Show-Me State. You can pick up your free copy August 12- 22 at the Highway Gardens Expo Center at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia or contact your local MoDOT district office.
“More than a...
Karsten Kargel, of Willow Springs, photographed this mother bear and her cubs near his home on County Road 5680. He reported that he has often seen the babies over the last couple of weeks, but finally saw the mother and so ran for his camera. Kargel estimates the mother to be seven feet tall and...
Updated: August 9 with a corrected location
The public information meeting regarding the proposed quarry on Highway 17 near Mountain View has been scheduled to take place, Monday, August 16 at West Park in Mountain View. Last week, an article incorrectly the location to be Way Side park. Landowners...
The Howell County Commission recently voted to opt back into the Missouri Back to School Sales Tax Holiday which this year is August 6 through 8. The means at 12:01 a.m. Friday through midnight Sunday, certain back-to-school items are State and County tax free and include, but are not limited to...
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...