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A Willow Springs man is recovering after a pedestrian crash at 7:33 a.m. Friday morning at the intersection of Main and Harris Streets. Scott Williamson, 61, of Willow Springs was crossing Main St. on foot when he was struck by a Ford Expedition driven by Heather Hunter, 34, of Willow Springs...
Commercial sanitation customers in the City of Willow Springs will see a 10% increase in their bills as of June 1. In their regular meeting on May 19, the Willow Springs Board of Aldermen voted unanimously to approve the increase. An increase to residential customers in the amount of $1.50 per...
The West Plains City Council met in special session on May 17 for their annual tour of problem properties. This is the first time in two years the city administration has made the tour. Last year, Council skipped the trip due to COVID concerns.
Citizens at Mayor Mike Topliff’s Coffee with the...
On Monday, May 16, the West Plains City Council met in regular session. During the meeting council passed the first reading of Ordinance 4713, which would require all residential refuse to be collected curbside and not in alleyways.
Currently, a little more than 600 residences in West Plains...
Texas County Memorial Hospital’s paramedic received gratitude and appreciation from an area resident for the vital role she played in delivering her baby girl.
On Friday, May 13, Cora Turnbull, a RN paramedic, delivered her first baby. Cora works out of the TCMH Cabool ambulance base and...
Route 181 in Douglas, Howell Counties will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews seal coat the roadway.
This section of roadway is located from Route 76 in Douglas County to Route AD in Cabool, Missouri.
Weather permitting, work will take place Tuesday, May 31...
The Law Enforcement Torch Run was completed Wednesday May 11 from Willow Springs to West Plains. Lieutenant Jerry Elliott with the Missouri Dept. of Conservation and officers from several agencies conducted the local 13th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run. The run began at 8:00 a.m. starting at...
The Second Regular Session of the 101st General Assembly has come to a close. The Senate ended legislative activity Thursday evening with the approval of a new congressional redistricting map. All told, we passed more than 60 separate pieces of legislation, including 19 appropriations bills. In...
The supply chain issues that started with toilet paper and computer chips in 2020 have morphed to disrupt nearly everything in our daily lives. As of late, news shows are highlighting weary parents who are scouring near and far for essential baby formula. At home in Appleton, I drove past two...
The 2022 regular session of the Missouri General Assembly was the most dysfunctional I can remember in more than 50 years covering the statehouse.
Endless Senate filibusters stalled action for weeks on major issues for Missourians -- contributing to the second lowest percentage of bills passed...