All are invited to bring their appetites — and a lawn chair — to the Downtown Food Truck, Music, and Art Festival, scheduled for 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 3 in Mtn. View. more

This week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced that the federal government has approved Parsons’s request for a major disaster declaration in response to multiple severe weather systems that generated tornadoes, high winds and flooding across southern Missouri from May 19 through 27. more

A public hearing pertaining to residential property rezoning held ahead of the regular session of the Willow Springs City Council on Thursday yielded no public comments or questions. more

The Howell County Board of Equalization will meet with county commissioners at 1 p.m. Thursday to hear appeals regarding assessed property valuations for 2024. more

The two candidates for Howell County Sheriff were posed 55 questions submitted by audience members during a debate July 16 that lasted about two hours, held before a full house at the Star Theater in Willow Springs. more

Howell County Sheriff Brent Campbell has announced the department's participation in a program intended to help victims of property theft recover their items through partnership with ProtechDNA, a crime prevention technology company that offers products and a registry of property that can be accessed by law enforcement partners in returning stolen items items to their rightful owner. more

A man who was recently placed on supervised probation after shooting at a vehicle in Willow Springs, with children and other people nearby, now faces another felony charge, filed after an alleged assault in West Plains. more

MOUNTAIN VIEW - Mtn. View City Council members met in regular session July 9 and passed several ordinances, a resolution approving an agreement with the Mtn. View Chamber of Commerce and a code regarding primacy and sewer connection fees paid by the city to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources that needed to be approved. more

Texas County business owner Grant Heithold, a self-described “Christian conservative Republican” is running to represent Missouri’s 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. more

The Mtn. View City Council will meet at 6 p.m. today at the Community Center, 120 N. Oak St. in Mtn. View. more

On Thursday, the Lincoln School in West Plains was abuzz with political discourse as a moderated discussion took place between three candidates vying for the role of 154th District Missouri House Representative, centered around Howell County. more

With the help of the FBI, a forensics expert at the University of Florida School of Medicine and family members of the victim, the Missouri State Highway Patrol has identified a woman who was found dead in Shannon County more than two years ago, and charged her brother with first-degree murder.  more

Christopher A. Squire, 37, Birch Tree, has had a felony charge of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child added to charges related to an alleged incident of child sexual abuse in September 2023. more

The regular session of tonight’s Willow Springs City Council meeting will open with a public hearing regarding the rezoning of five properties to allow for higher-density residential structures. more

A Willow Springs man faces three felony charges after allegedly being found with a "shake and bake" meth lab and weapons during an August 2023 traffic stop. more

Daniel A. Mantai, 40, Eminence, has been charged with five felony counts each of first degree promotion of child pornography and possession of child pornography, repeat offense or possession of more than 20 pictures, films or videotapes. more

State Rep. Travis Smith, a Republican representing the 155th House District and campaigning for 33rd District State Senate, announces he has received the exclusive endorsement of the Missouri Fraternal Order of Police, a gesture his campaign says highlights is dedication to supporting law enforcement. more

An undercover narcotics investigation resulted in felony charges for four Howell County residents. Jessica L. Berry, 41; Timothy M. Berry, 59; and James H. Miller, 55, all of Willow Springs; and Gabriel A. Carter, 34, of Mtn. View, are the suspects in the investigation, with court appearances scheduled for this week. more

A woman from Mtn. Home, Ark., drowned Saturday afternoon near Dawt Mill in Ozark County, reports the Missouri State Highway Patrol. more

Howell County Commissioners will meet in regular session at 10 a.m. Monday in the conference room on the second floor of the county office building, 35 Court Square. more