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What started as a swim team fundraiser became something much more meaningful this summer as the West Plains Waves Swim Club, along with supporters from the Seymour and Houston swimming communities, came together to raise over $450 for the Ozarks Healthcare Cancer Treatment Center while honoring...
The Willow Springs Fire Department had a big surprise for students participating in Willow Springs High School’s summer camp: big water. On Friday, armed with a firetruck and water balloons, firefighters cooled off the band kids for last day of summer band camp. Sources say even the fire chief...
Tanya Miller, Executive Director with the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce, recently completed the CCEM Chamber Management Academy, a premier professional development program presented by the Chamber of Commerce Executives of Missouri (CCEM).
Held August 5 to 6 in Jefferson City, the two-...
The Harlin Museum invites visitors to view a remarkable artifact from the American Revolution on display in its military exhibit.
The mess kit was carried by Joshua Wayland, a fifer and drummer in Captain John Gillison's Company, 10th Virginia Regiment during the Revolutionary War. Wayland...
One hundred and ten high school students participated in Missouri's 63rd annual Missouri Electric Cooperative Youth Tour to Washington, D.C., June 14 – 20. Local delegates Brylee Barnes of West Plains and Mya Voyles of Eminence represented Howell-Oregon Electric Cooperative (HOEC) on the weeklong...
Headliners are announced for the Ozark Heritage Festival, now in its 32nd year. The festival will celebrate Missouri Ozarks music and culture on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 16 and 17 in downtown West Plains, Mo. Admission to all festival events is free. Festival hours are 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m....
A crowd of more than 70 filled Main Street Saturday night for the summer’s last Music on Main event in Willow Springs. Playing was Willow Springs native Brady Walton. Walton, backed by a band featuring his parents and childhood friend Jon Baker, performed a selection of up-tempo country classics...
Calling all volunteers! Join us Saturday, August 29 at 9:00 a.m. to paint sidewalk murals throughout downtown, as part of the Bailey Legacy Park project. If you can handle a can of spray paint, you can help! Local artist Garrett Melby has designed stencils for the murals that will line downtown...
An architectural firm’s needs assessment is the next step in the process that potentially replaces Howell County Jail with a new facility or justice center. In an update last week, Presiding Commissioner Ralph Riggs announced the commission, with input from Howell County Sheriff Matt Roberts, met...
Thirty percent of registered voters in Howell County turned out for the August primary last week, casting a total of 8,549 ballots. 85% of voters chose to vote a Republican ticket; nearly 11% voted in the Democratic races; nearly 3% voted nonpartisan, and 0.36% voted Libertarian.
Contested...