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Lawmakers largely agreed upon the idea of requiring public schools to allow homeschooled students to participate in extracurriculars during a debate Tuesday.
The division occurred with the part of the proposal that would take away a district's core state funding if it failed to do so.
The...
The ladies of the Tuesday Study Club met April 6, 2021 at the beautiful home of Peggy Miller. After taking care of club business, Claudia Marvin gave her program.
Jim Shore was raised on rural property in South Carolina by his artistic parents. His mother was a sculptor and painter, while...
Several members of the Mountain View Garden Club gathered at the Community Center on April 16, to make spring bouquets. The flowers for the 36 bouquets came from the gardens of club members. Additional flowers and greenery were donated by Connie Porter and Sachiko Cantrell. The bouquets were used...
The Mountain View Chamber of Commerce spent Sunday planting flowers and shrubs on First Street as part of a downtown beautification project. Pictured left to right are Steve Meier, Gretchen Creighton, Matt Willbanks, Mark Castaneda, Jeff Holden, and Lindsay Holden.
The Willow Springs Presbyterian Church has recently donated nearly four hundred items to MUNCH. The congregation collected cans of tuna and jars of peanut butter during the weeks before Easter.
"We are glad to provide these good sources of protein to MUNCH," Pastor Diane Cooke said. "Caring for...
A delivery and taxi service opened business in Willow Springs last week. Car Tender, owned and operated by Michael Mill, offers delivery of all types in the Willow Springs area, as well daily opportunities for grocery deliveries from West Plains to Willow.
Car Tender is currently operating...
On April 21, at approximately 9:21 p.m., West Plains Police Department officers responded to Renfrow Street for a report of a domestic disturbance involving a woman who had been assaulted by a man with a knife. Upon arrival, officers made contact with the victim who advised a man in the residence...
A springtime snowfall contrasted the picturesque with the truly bizarre on April 20. Snow coated redbud and dogwood blossoms, dusted over new spring grass, and struck dismay in the hearts of every gardener who has planted fruit trees and tomatoes this year. In most of Howell County, the snowfall...
Two Mountain View men remain in Howell County Jail after a violent encounter with police on April 21. According to a probable cause statement filed by Sergeant Michael Pauly of the Mountain View Police Department, he observed Devin Cooper, 25, of Mountain View, riding a passenger in a vehicle....
Beginning April 14, Ozarks Healthcare modified visitor restrictions to make visiting patients easier. Patients admitted to its hospital are now allowed to have one visitor at a time from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., allowing for multiple loved ones to visit with patients and their care teams. Visitors were...