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Saturday in downtown Willow Springs was a paradise for classic car lovers. The first-ever Bear Town Tear Down took place up and down Main Street. Hosted by Willow Springs Charitable Events, Saturday’s car show and vendor market was a fundraiser for scholarships for local students pursuing...
On Friday Aug. 25, the West Plains Country Club Ladies Association held a 4-lady golf scramble. The tournament raised $11,000.00 for the Pregnancy Resource Center of West Plains. The luau-themed tournament had 68 participants (17 teams of 4 ladies). In addition to the monetary donations, the...
Brandon Rinne, 32, of West Plains, faces one charge of enticement of a child less than 15 years of age and one charge of furnishing pornographic material to a minor. Charges issued on August 24 after a minor male victim approached police in July with allegations that Rinne had repeatedly sent...
The Willow Springs Lions Club thanka Lakeland Pharmacy for graciously donating $1,558.00 from their recent car show. This money will be used to help the Mighty Mites/Cheer Squad in purchasing safety equipment and new uniforms for the 2023 football season. Pictured above, back row, left to right:...
The Howell County Commission met on September 7 and 11.
On Thursday, Howell County Collector Janet Crow presented the report on the tax property tax sale that took place on August 28. Requests for Qualifications for a project at Christos House were also due that morning.
On Monday, the...
Dalton Howard and Tiffany Toscane of Gainesville, MO, are the parents of a baby girl, Tamar Lena Howard. She was born Aug. 12, 2023, at 9:07 a.m. at Ozarks Healthcare. She weighed 6 pounds 9 ounces and was 21 inches long. Her grandparents are Crystal Hand, Michaela Fawcett, and Ricky Beebe, all...
A female inmate made an ill-fated attempt to escape custody and now faces two additional felony charges.
Initially in custody after fleeing a traffic stop on August 24, in which she narrowly avoided running over two police officers, Staci Margheim, 51, of Hot Springs, SD, attacked a jailer in...
A developmentally disabled adult was found safe after an extensive search that lasted more than 14 hours. The 24-year-old was first reported missing by his father around 1:00 p.m. on Thursday in a thickly wooded area between Montier and the Jacks Fork River.
A volunteer horse team from the...
The former Greater Ozarks Center for Advanced Technology (GOCAT) facility, located at the corner of Howell Avenue and Jackie D. Garrett Drive, will soon house certain Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) offices and the Greater West Plains Area Chamber of Commerce.
The courses...
The Willow Springs Elementary School will be participating in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Grant this school year.
All elementary students will have the opportunity during their snack time to have a fresh fruit or veggie snack throughout the school day. Students will get to try different...