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Willow Springs will soon have a way to send mass notifications directly to citizens after a vote of the Board of Aldermen on August 17. City Administrator Beverly Hicks presented her research into a mass notification service called ReGroup that would allow the city to send text, email, or phone...
A solid marble statue of St. Joseph sits in its rightful place for the first time in more than a year. The statue was damaged in August 2021 when a vandal toppled it from its pedestal outside St. Joseph Catholic Church in White Church.
Since June of 2022, restoration efforts have been...
"No kid sleeps on the floor in our town," is the mission and motto of a new, non-profit called Sleep In Heavenly Peace that has just started in West Plains. The group builds beds and delivers them to children who have no bed to sleep on.
The group began in Idaho in 2012 when the realization...
Newborns In Need will hold its annual “Sleepers in September" collection next month. Too many babies do not have enough clothing or blankets to keep them warm during these cold winter months.
Community members can help by providing a warm sleeper or blanket to ensure no matter what the...
The pool was closed to the public earlier this summer for the sandblasting and resurfacing of the pool floor. Additional pump and valve maintenance was done, and a fresh coat of paint was applied to the walls.
“The Civic Center staff put in a lot of time and effort on this project, and we think...
A five percent increase in overall sales tax revenues will increase the Willow Springs Police Department budget by more than $180,000 this year. Budget amendments are a routine part of municipal budgeting, and at Thursday’s meeting of the board of aldermen, City Administrator Beverley Hicks...
Jobe and Kayla Hurst of Mammoth Spring, AR, are the parents of a baby boy, Wyatt Kayce Lee Hurst. He was born March 17, 2023, at 6:17 a.m. at Ozarks Healthcare. He weighed 6 pounds 1 ounce and was 19 and 1/2 inches long. His siblings are Abel, 9, Elizabeth, 7, and Klayton, 6. His grandparents are...
The City of Willow Springs will form a Public Safety Advisory Committee, voted the board of aldermen last week. The committee, suggested by Alderwoman Kim Rich, will consider issues related to public safety in Willow Springs before making a recommendation to the board of aldermen for action. ...
The August 14 start date of repairs for the building known as the McClellan Building at Main and Center Streets has been postponed and has not yet been rescheduled.
The City of Willow Springs has been hearing official updates on the status of this building for thirteen months. In December,...
Mountain View Police Department announced a new roster of officers last week including two new patrolmen and two cadets who are expected to complete training in September.
The department is now comprised of Chief James Perkins, Assistant Chief Stetson Schwien, Sergeant Trenton Roberts, Patrolman...