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Windows in downtown Willow Springs are bursting with color and festive holiday design courtesy of Dew Family Originals. Their storefront at the corner of Harris and Main has featured window paintings since Halloween.
Other building owners have taken notice, and the colorful windows have been...
The Willow Springs City Council met in regular session on November 18. After passing the consent agenda, Alderman Troy Yonker gave an update on a project that will place welcome signs on the highway at city limits.
City Administrator Beverly Hicks and City Clerk Heather Duddridge gave an...
The Howell County Clerk, Kelly Waggoner, has mailed 2022-2023 voter identification cards to the 24,655 active voters within the county. Voters should receive their manila-colored post card within a few days.
County Clerk Waggoner said, “Missouri law requires that a new identification card be...
A fire at the Lincoln St. substation caused widespread power outages in West Plains Saturday morning. The City of West Plains announced the fire and large extent of the outages at 7:40 a.m. via Facebook.
As of press time, the cause of the fire remains unknown, but the damage at the substation...
The Willow Springs City Council voted in an 8-member Planning and Zoning Board at the regular November meeting. According to City Clerk Heather Duddridge, the Board last met in early 2020, and prior to the vote, was comprised of other three members. The Board must be at least seven members. ...
November 11, Garrett Cinch Liggett of Eminence has received a unique full-scholarship opportunity for flight training, thanks to EAA Chapter #1218, Willow Springs and the Ray Aviation Scholarship program administered by the Experimental Aircraft Association in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
The Ray...
Cody Ward left Willow Springs for boot camp with the United States Air Force on July 13, just five weeks after graduating with the Class of 2021. Before leaving for his first permanent duty station near Anchorage, Alaska, Ward has 17 days of free time. He started his home visit with seven...
Flames destroyed a home just outside of Willow Springs on County Road 5460 Sunday night. Crews from Eleven Point, Willow Springs, Pomona, and Mountain View Fire Departments responded to combat the blaze. They fought the fire for two hours but returned at 2:00 a.m. to quell a second outbreak of...
On Friday, November 19, at approximately 8:58 p.m., the West Plains Police Department and the West Plains Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 1500 Block of BB Highway. The caller indicated there were two individuals stuck in the residence. Upon arrival, the first officers at the...
On November 15, at approximately 5:55 a.m., the West Plains Police Department received a report of a vehicle crash on US Highway 63 north of Lanton Road. Upon arrival, officers discovered a two-vehicle head-on crash in the southbound lanes of Highway 63.
Officers determined one driver, Otis A...