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The Mountain View Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting for The Neighborhood Tribe on June 4. A source of artisan-made gifts and apparel, the newly reestablished location can be found at 204 W. First Street in Mountain View.
John W. “Johnny” Murrell, Jr. won the race for the West Plains City Council seat on June 2. His margin of success was razor-thin, having prevailed over challenger John A. Niesen by only five votes.
The total released by the Howell County Clerk showed Murrell received 275 votes to Niesen’s 270...
After years of mayoral turnover, Mountain View has a duly-elected mayor in Donnie Pruett. Pruett received 43.35% of the vote, compared to his next closest competitor, John Krasuski, who received 38.83% of the 376 votes cast.
Aldermen in Wards 1 and 2 ran unopposed. Judi Colter and Ellie Carson...
Zachary Collins, 33, of Cabool, has been charged with first degree harassment and first degree property damage following events on April 12 that were originally considered domestic issues.
Collins is bound by an order of protection against the female victim. According to a probable cause...
Christopher McKee, 40, of Caulfield, sustained serious injuries and was taken from the scene of a crash by air on May 29. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, McKee was riding a motorcycle which was being towed by a Chevrolet Trailblazer driven by Chase Williams, 27, also of Caulfield...
On March 27, 2020, Congress passed, and President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). The CARES Act established the Coronavirus Relief Fund and appropriated $150 billion to the Coronavirus Relief Fund. Under the CARES Act, the funds are to...
On Friday, June 12 following graduation practice, the community will gather to salute 2020 seniors with a parade that will wind from Tenth Street to Ferguson, down Main Street to Booster Field. The estimated start time is 7:30 p.m.
Seniors should ride no more than two to a vehicle. Participants...
A twenty-year patriotic tradition will take place in Willow Springs this year on the Fourth of July. In a year when so many traditional gatherings and celebrations have been canceled due to COVID-19, Willow Springs is moving forward with their traditional parade down Main Street. This year’s...
Joining citizens from every state in the Union as well as from more than a dozen foreign countries, a small group gathered on the Square in downtown West Plains to participate in “Blackout Tuesday” protests against racial discrimination and excessive use of force by police. Protests around the...
Howell County Health Department has released that an additional five county residents have now tested positive for COVID-19. This has increased the county-wide case count total to eighteen. Three of the five new cases reside in the Peace Valley area with the remaining two being West Plains...