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Dawson Bunch was promoted to Wastewater Treatment Supervisor for the city of Willow Springs. On May 15, the board of alderman unanimously approved the promotion recommended by City Administrator Beverly Hicks. Bunch has worked for the city since April 2022. He has worked closely with longtime...
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The city of Willow Springs announced plans Thursday night for the construction of a welcome sign at the South Junction. A partnership of the city, Willow Springs Schools, the Chamber of Commerce and ambassadors, and Restore Hope, the sign is planned to sit at the northwest corner of Industrial...
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Eric Howard Scott, 66, of Willow Springs, is accused of providing alcohol and a place for local teens to have sex. He was arrested over the weekend after the culmination of an investigation into the sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl. The assault allegedly took place in Scott’s N. Center St....
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A Memphis, Tenn. woman is out on bond after allegedly firing a gun in a fit of road rage. Porsha L. Smith-Ford, 38, is accused of shooting a van containing a local family on US Highway 63 on May 10.    The victim told law enforcement he was driving his family home from a soccer game in West...
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A plane made an emergency landing at the Mountain View Airport on Sunday, May 18. According to the Mountain View Police Department, Waylon Scudder reportedly hit a buzzard while flying over Eminence, Mo. He flew to the Mountain View Airport where he landed in a field.   Scudder explained to...
Attorneys for the Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III School District have filed a Notice of Removal in a lawsuit that alleges the school violated a student’s Constitutional rights. Filed May 12, the Notice requests that the civil suit be removed from the Circuit Court in Howell County to the United...
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In the spirit of those who established Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) over 60 years ago, campus officials presented John and Dixie Williams, West Plains, with the prestigious Granvil Vaughan Founder's Award during a May 10 commencement ceremony at the West Plains Civic Center...
Grant(s) ​of up to $5,000 to schools, government agencies, civic organizations, non-profits, and churches for the purpose of improving the quality of life in Willow Springs, MO. Funding is intended for specific projects in the following areas of focus: education, health, beautification,...
The draft FY 2026-2030 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) was presented to the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission today, kicking off a 30-day public review and comment period.    The draft STIP makes available $13.2 billion of federal and state revenues for all...
State Budget Director Dan Haug announced today that net general revenue collections for April 2025 increased 3.3 percent compared to those for April 2024, from $1.38 billion last year to $1.43 billion this year. Net general revenue collections for 2025 fiscal year-to-date decreased 0.8 percent...

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