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In the absence of the traditional Easter egg hunt, volunteers from the Lion’s Club were present at the school lunch distribution in Willow Springs to give away a little sweetness just one day after Missouri Governor Mike Parson announced all schools across the state must remain closed for the...
Officers from the West Plains Police Department responded to a report of forcible entry at a business on April 7 at 7:39 a.m. According to a press release from the WPPD, on arrival at Quality Motors in West Plains, officers found that a door to the business had been forced open, and suspects had...
Ozark Action, Inc.(OAI) has been accepting applications for residents who had residential damage in West Plains, Willow Springs and Howell County connected to the Spring 2017 flood event .
OAI has been working with the South Central Ozarks Council of Governments (SCOCOG), the Missouri...
Governor Mike Parson announced on April 9 that all Missouri public and charter school buildings will remain closed through the remainder of the academic year.
Governor Parson said in his daily press briefing that the recommendation came from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary...
Christina Finch, 37, of West Plains, was released from Missouri State Highway Patrol custody in order to be airlifted to Cox South in Springfield on April 10. Finch was arrested on charges of DWI, prior offender; failure to drive on the right half of the roadway; no insurance; failure to transfer...
The City of Mountain View announced Parks & Recreation, the Library, and the Airport are not considered essential during the pandemic crisis. With this in mind, the City of Mountain View will institute the following:
1. Beginning April 8, 2020
a. All the public bathrooms, pavilions, and...
Last week, Howell County Health Department confirmed three cases of COVID-19 in the county, bringing the total count of positive cases to four.
On April 6, the second and third cases were announced. Both individuals had recently participated in drive thru testing clinics in West Plains, the...
The Community Foundation of the Ozarks and Missouri Foundation for Health have awarded a $10,000 grant to the Willow Springs Community Foundation through the Rural Ozarks Health Initiative to address health issues in communities in the CFO's rural service area.
The WSCF will use the grant to...
Captain Bruce D. Fiske, commanding officer of Troop G, Willow Springs, announced the following Troop G promotion effective April 1, 2020.
Trooper Thomas W. Meyer was promoted to corporal, and designated the assistant zone supervisor of Zone 8, Carter and Reynolds counties. Meyer was appointed...
The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Chapter 695 of West Plans will not be meeting until further notice.