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Two firefighters received promotions during the monthly meeting of the Willow Springs Board of Aldermen on Thursday, Oct. 17. Firefighter Sam Waldron was promoted to Assistant Chief and firefighter Nick Tooley was promoted to Captain. Mayor Pro Tem Kim Rich read a declaration proclaiming October...
For the nineteenth year, the Greater West Plains Area Chamber of Commerce Non-Profit Alliance, along with Ozark Action, Inc., representatives from the West Plains school district and area rural schools, law enforcement, businesses, and other community groups, will once again join forces for the...
Captain Bruce D. Fiske, commanding officer of Troop G, is pleased to announce the assignment of three new troopers following their graduation from the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s 121st Recruit Class on October 11, 2024.
Trooper Nathan M. Bogart
Trooper Bogart has been assigned to Zone...
The Mountain View Board of Alderman met on Tuesday, Oct. 8 for the monthly meeting. They set the date for the annual trick-or-treating festivities in town. This year, Mountain View will celebrate Halloween on Saturday, Oct. 26. Trick-or-treating will be held in town from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m....
Willow Springs Police Department has begun using a speed radar trailer. Officers are placing the device on roads throughout the city to help mitigate dangers related to speeding in town/ It will not be used on the highway, but only on roads in town, confirmed Chief Ellison. There are no cameras...
A working smoke alarm could provide the all-important advance warning that could save a life in a structure fire. In her nine years of service as the secretary of the Willow Springs Fire Department (WSFD), Kim McCormick has noticed a theme in most fire calls at someone’s home or building. Most of...
The Democrat candidate running for Missouri governor visited West Plains on Friday night. This is likely to be Crystal Quade's last visit in Howell County leading up to the November election. Along with introducing herself to the crowd, Quade spoke on the growing number of Democrats in the state...
A planned power outage on Tuesday, Oct. 15 affected a large number of utility customers. The city announced the outage on Friday, Oct. 11. The Tuesday evening outage was scheduled to begin after press time at approximately 6:00 p.m. The purpose of the outage is to allow electric crews to conduct...
A local restaurant has been closed for over a month due to an injunction by the Missouri Department of Revenue (DOR). The Fish Shack, owned by Stacey and Kelly Johnson of J Squared Enterprises, Inc., announced on its Facebook page on August 28 that it would be closed that week due to “some very...