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The Willow Springs Community Foundation is set to assume ownership and control over the dilapidated building at Main and Center Streets following an announcement at a public hearing Thursday. WSCF Director Dean Aye sat down for an interview with Howell County News Friday morning to discuss the...
A two-vehicle collision took place Monday morning at the intersection of Fourth and Ferguson outside Willow Springs High School, confirms the Willow Springs Police Department. A 911 call reported the call at 7:50 a.m. According to preliminary information, the crash was caused by a vehicle traveling...
During the March 4 Ozark Spring National Society Daughters of the American Revolution meeting, Dorman E. Frazier was honored with the Patriot of the Month certificate in recognition of his outstanding patriotic service and dedication to his country. Frazier passed away on January 27, 2023 at the...
“It’s okay. I have been asked these questions many times,” said Anie, whose name is changed to protect her identity. She is in Missouri state custody. “I don’t mind talking about this stuff.”
Anie and her younger brother entered foster care in another state when she was a small child. They...
Jessie Vanburren and Elizabeth Whittenburg of Winona, MO, are the parents of a baby girl, Evangeline Adaila Vanburren. She was born Feb. 16, 2023, at 7:41 a.m. at Ozarks Healthcare. She weighed 4 pounds 10 ounces and was 18 inches long. Her siblings are Alyzabeth, 10, Rusty, 8, Christian, 7, and...
Nikita Steinburner, 35, of West Plains faces charges of incest, statutory sodomy, and endangering the welfare of a child following a grand jury indictment on Mar. 10. Charges were filed Mar. 1 regarding alleged instances in November 2022 when Steinburner sexually abused her own daughter.
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Bring your old computers, printers, and other electronics to the 2023 Spring E-Waste Collection events.
The South Central Solid Waste District and the City of West Plains is pleased to offer this service free of charge to residents of Douglas, Oregon, Ozark, Shannon, Texas, Howell, and Wright...
This Thursday, the Willow Springs Board of Aldermen will conduct a public hearing on the downtown building at 104 E. Main. The hearing will take place at 5:30 p.m., Mar. 16 in the city council chambers at 900 W. Main. Members of the public will not be invited to speak at the hearing.
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The four candidates for the Willow Springs R-IV Board addressed the Willow Springs Chamber of Commerce luncheon last Tuesday. In this race, there are four men seeking the three available seats. Incumbents Adam Webb, Brent Colley, and Matt Hobson are all seeking re-election. Challenger Larry Huitt...
Jesse Morgan, 28, of West Plains, faces a battery of felony charges including kidnapping and assault after a March 7 incident involving an ex-girlfriend.
Howell County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a call reporting a traffic accident, a domestic disturbance, and the use of a firearm. ...