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Several laws related to public safety went into effect August 28, 2026. A synopsis of sections related to public safety follows. 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...
Willow Springs was up and moving early Saturday morning as more than 45 runners and walkers took to the streets for the annual I Ran From the Cops 5K, held at 8:00 a.m. on September 12.
This year's event had the largest turnout in the history of the I Ran From the Cops 5K, continuing to...
Sixteen months since her original arrest, Kristin Irene Witt, of Kingman, Ariz, has been incarcerated for creating a substantial risk of injury or death to Willow Springs police officers. On April 28 2025, Witt resisted arrest for the illegal possession and use of marijuana. As previously...
Already this month, the Howell County Commission has awarded one bid for the Sheriff's Department’s fleet maintenance services, and tabled a bid for road work.
The Commission opened the discussion of the Howell County Sheriff's Department's fleet maintenance and services at the September...
The competition teams from Willow Springs’ Cornerstone Dance Studio traveled to the USA National Clogging Championships and returned with ten new awards. The national championships are every Labor Day weekend at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tenn.
Collectively known as Phoenix...
The city clerk in Mountain View, Terry Thornton, officially resigned as of September 3. Not much has been discussed on Thornton leaving her position other than no one has been officially appointed to take her position as of the publication date.
The Tuesday, Sept. 8 meeting of the board of...
Frequent chants of “USA! USA! USA!” broke out among the Willow Springs students who lined Main Street Friday morning in anticipation of the annual Missouri Vietnam Wall Run. As they waited for the motorcycle run, the kids encouraged passing cars to honk. Drivers willing to oblige were rewarded...
A Willow Springs firefighter received an award from Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe Tuesday in Jefferson City. Jennifer Martin, of Willow Springs Fire Department, received one of this year’s two Public Safety Civilian Partnership Awards for rescuing a boy who had fallen through the ice of a frozen...
Two Willow Springs women accused of endangering the welfare of children will plead their case before the municipal judge. Willow Springs City Attorney Zane Privette filed charges against Alisa Altermatt, 39, and Alyssa Breidt-McClellan, 29, on September 4. The charges are municipal infractions,...