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The Willow Springs City Council approved four contracts to support local organizations at the regular December meeting. Contracts to support the Willow Springs Public Library, the Fire Department, and Ozarks Family YMCA mirror those passed in years past. The library will receive $39,000 from the...
Flash flood warnings were issued in Northern Howell County and the surrounding areas as more than six inches of rain fell. Unseasonable thunder and lightning also caused damage and loss of livestock in Willow Springs.
One Willow Springs man lost his life in a high water accident, dozens were...
Missouri Employers Mutual has awarded Willow Springs Ambulance $10,000 to help fund the purchase of new equipment to help transport patients: a power cot with a lifting and mounting device.
“The grant will help us be safer,” Jeff Ward, administrator with the ambulance district said. “The new...
Mountain View VFW Post 3009 members James Gould and Dan Goff brought in a donation of $250 to the Mountain View Police Department to purchase Christmas gifts for the local children of the area. The donations came from local veterans and members of the Post.
The donation from the VFW and...
Two West Plains, Missouri, residents were sentenced in federal court for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute large amounts of methamphetamine in Howell, Greene, and Texas counties.
Shirley J. Hicks, 64, and Shaun M. Ross, 44, both of West Plains, were sentenced in separate hearings before...
In the wake of the December 10 tornadoes that killed dozens and spread destruction across Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, and Kentucky, a group of locals gathered a relief truck full of supplies and drove it to Mayfield, Ky. Pictured are organizers “KJ” (on the truck) and Christina Coutu (middle...
Howell County and the surrounding area experienced between 6 and 9 inches of rain over the weekend, and the torrential downpours caused flooding and over roads and bridges. One Willow Springs man did not survive a crash caused by high water on Highway Y three miles north of Mountain View. ...
The Mountain View City Council met in regular session on December 13. Discussion of the Consent Agenda resulted in corrections to the minutes from the November meeting. Alderman John Krasuski suggested using a recorder during City Council sessions as a tool for the city clerk to ensure accuracy...
The Ozark Spring National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (OSCNSDAR) honored two local veterans as Patriots of the Month for December 2021.
Patriot of the Month recipient, John S. Edgeller was inducted into the US Army on September 23, 1944, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He was...
The Board of Aldermen unanimously approved a $6.35 million budget for the City of Willow Springs Thursday night. City Administrator Beverly Hicks presented the balanced budget at the regular City Council meeting on December 16. In a letter summarizing the budget, Hicks stated that it “provides a...