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A proposed 375-mile-long scenic byway is headed to several communities for public meetings and a vote of approval. The Scenic Missouri group submitted the proposal, called “Ozark Run,” to the Missouri Department of Transportation, which is authorized to create a state system of scenic byways to...
The Howell County Commission met on Aug. 4 and 8.  On Aug. 4, the Commission was scheduled to review and sign an agreement with the Missouri Department of Conservation (CART) County Aid Road Trust Program for fiscal year 2023.  For the foreseeable future, agendas will include discussion to...
Veterans in Defense of Liberty’s Liberty Riders of America Division is hosting the Fourth Annual Missouri Vietnam Wall Run 2022. This free veterans motorcycle (and four-wheelers) event will be held on Friday (National POW/MIA Recognition Day) and Saturday, September 16 and 17, and will honor...
Eastbound U.S. Route 60 in Texas County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs.  The section of roadway is located 2 miles east of Cabool, Missouri near Route AV. Weather permitting, work will be performed Monday, August 8 from 6:30...
Texas County Memorial Hospital has inked a contract with Chad Law, DO, a family medicine and obstetrics physician that will provide weekend hospital coverage, board members heard at their monthly meeting on Tuesday. Law and his wife, Chandra, recently visited the hospital and community and...
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"Don't be alarmed if you see this all over Willow Springs for the next couple weeks," said Willow Springs Fire Department Chief Vance Farmer. The fire department and water department personnel will be exercising, inspecting, and performing maintenance on the fire hydrants throughout the city.
Westbound U.S. Route 60 in Howell County will be reduced to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction as contractor crews perform shoulder work.  This section of roadway is located from Route AM to Route 137 in Willow Springs, Missouri.      Weather permitting, work will take place Monday,...
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There was a collective gasp in Ozark County last Friday when it was announced that Circuit Judge Calvin Holden had found Theodosia resident Rebecca Ruud not guilty of murdering her 16-year-old biological daughter Savannah Leckie in 2017.  In fact, the judge found that Ruud was not guilty of all...
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On August 2, Texas County Deputies and a Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper responded to a business in the Hartshorn area for a report of an attempted abduction. A juvenile male reported being approached by a man (later identified as Darryl F. Harris) at the business stating he would trade...
A Mountain View home and business were both burglarized on the night of June 23. Brian Gimpel, 33, no permanent address, is charged with two counts of burglary and one count of stealing more than $750.  Assistant Police Chief Stetson Schwien responded to Renee Trucking/Draztic Changes on East...

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