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Jasper Engines and Transmissions has been awarded on TIME’s list of America’s Best Private Companies 2026. JASPER was ranked second in the category of Automotive Industry and Suppliers.
This prestigious award is presented in collaboration with Statista, the world-leading statistics portal...
The Mountain View Board of Aldermen meeting on July 14 started off with guest speaker Jonathan Smith with MoDOT (Missouri Department of Transportation), addressing the stop lights on Highway 60. A protected left turn from Highway 60 onto Elm St. will be incorporated and is planned to be in place...
The city of Mountain View held a public hearing on July 14 where residents evaluated the strengths and weaknesses of the community for the Fiscal Year 2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. The CDBG program is a federal program that provides funding to support public...
The Mtn. View Public Library has done a "1000 Books Before Kindergarten" challenge for two years. This year, the library had six children who completed the challenge. The last four just finished their challenge this summer. Those children are Mason Baldwin, Jude, Avery, and Kayson Frescoln. The...
In a district rocked by financial crisis, the Willow Springs R-IV school board heard an encouraging update at their July 13 meeting. After a year of budget cuts and drastic staff reductions, the district is on target to put more than $632,000 in reserves. The annual audit of the district takes...
Voters in the city of West Plains will decide on August 4 whether to accept a proposed sales tax increase of one percent. According to West Plains City Administrator Sam Anselm, the increase is necessary for the city to meet the needs residents identified in the city’s Comprehensive Plan, adopted...
The board of aldermen in Mountain View have received four bids for buying a new skid steer. Two bids received were from S & H Farm Supply and Hayden Machinery in West Plains during the city council meeting on July 14, and two bids received during last month’s council meeting. The board...
The appeal process for the new Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) began July 15, and the city of Willow Springs encourages citizens affected by the new maps to participate in the appeals process before the maps are adopted.
As previously reported by Howell County News, City Administrator...