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The boil advisory previously issued for the City of Willow Springs was lifted at noon on September 2. Residents may resume normal, unrestricted use.
Coastal FMC has made a donation in the amount of $5,000 to the Willow Springs Police Department to kick off a Back the Blue fundraising event scheduled to take place at Booster Field on September 19 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
“We heard about it at the Chamber of Commerce meeting and wanted to...
The abbreviated descriptions below are intended to make the public aware of some of the new legislation enacted by the Missouri General Assembly which is related to crime and motor vehicles. The listed legislation has been signed into law. Unless otherwise noted, these laws will go into effect...
On July 28, the Texas County Sheriff’s Office and the Missouri Department of Social Services Children’s Division opened an investigation into a report of sexual abuse. The allegations included in the report were that a 28-year-old male had sexual contact with two juvenile victims under the age...
Officials at Howell-Oregon Electric Cooperative, Inc. (HOEC), report that 8 linemen from HOEC are traveling to DeRidder, Louisiana to assist crews from Beauregard Electric Cooperative with power restoration after the devastation from Hurricane Laura. Other cooperatives from Missouri will also be...
by Amanda Mendez, publisher
editor@howellcountynews.com
The Willow Springs City Council approved the results of the Willow Springs Fire Department’s election to name the fire chief and assistant fire chief. The voting took place among the members of the WSFD on July 19.
Nominations...
Investigators with the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control are assisting the Carter County Sheriff’s Department and Van Buren Police Department with a shooting investigation, which occurred in the early morning hours of August 30, in Van Buren, Missouri.
At around...
by Amanda Mendez, publisher
editor@howellcountynews.com
At the City Council meeting on August 20, City Administrator Beverly Hicks addressed Mayor Brooke Fair and the Board of Aldermen on the opportunities the city is pursuing because of the availability of CARES Act funds in the...
by Amanda Mendez, publisher
editor@howellcountynews.com
The Willow Springs Senior Center hosted an Ice Cream Social featuring live music on the evening of August 27. A selection of sweet treats were on offer inside the center, and outside, the Rhubarb Jam Band were set up under the...