The Howell County Commission will hold a public hearing at 1 p.m. Thursday regarding the annual setting of the county tax levy. The hearing is part of the commission’s regular Thursday session, to begin at 10 a.m. in the conference room on the second floor of the county office building, 35 Court Square in West Plains. more

The Howell County Sheriff's department arrested a suspect following a chase that began in West Plains, after a deputy spotted a vehicle failing to yield to a city officer. more

Members of the Couch FFA Chapter joined more than 725 FFA members and agricultural leaders at the Missouri State Fair on August 13, for the Missouri State FFA Food Insecurity Day of Service. The event is held in conjunction with the Missouri Farmers Care Foundation Drive to Feed Kids, a yearlong effort to stand in the gap for the 1 in 7 Missouri children facing food insecurity, said officials. more

Today is the last day for residents affected by severe storms between May 24 and 27 to file for Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster assistance in Baxter and Fulton counties in Arkansas, and residents of Howell, Shannon and Texas counties impacted by storms between May 19 and 27 have until Sept. 23. more

Missouri Department of Transportation crews will be making driving surface improvements this week on Highway 17 in northern Howell County.   more

The Mtn. View City Council will meet at 5:30 p.m. today, following a public hearing on the setting of the annual property tax levy, both of which will be held in city council chambers, 120 N. Oak St. more

The Richards School Board will attend the fall regional meeting of the Missouri School Board Association on Tuesday. The meeting will be held at Mtn. View-Birch Tree Liberty Middle School, 402 N. Elm St. in Mtn. View. more

A Willow Springs resident suffered moderate injuries in an ultralight aircraft crash Friday morning, according to Troop G of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, headquartered in Willow Springs. more

MOUNTAIN VIEW - Mtn. View City Council members met for their regular monthly meeting on Aug. 13 and passed several ordinances, with Mayor Charry McCann, East Ward Alderman David Bauer and Alderwoman Judi Colter, and West Ward Aldermen Ed Martin and Calvin Perry all in attendance. more

Authorities have identified the person whose body was found Friday morning, drowned in Moccassin Creek on the Baxter/Izard county line in Arkansas. more

Christos House, a domestic and sexual violence survivor support agency, has Domestic Violence Shetler or Rape Crisis Center Tax Credits available. The credits, say organization officials, will benefit victims of domestic and sexual violence as Christos House begins to plan for a new emergency shelter facility.  more

Ozark County has been granted Agri-Ready County Designation by Missouri Farmers Care (MFC), a coalition of more than 40 leading agricultural groups and businesses. The county’s recognition rounds out the south-central region comprised of likewise dedicated neighbors Howell, Douglas, Oregon, Texas, Shannon and Wright counties. more

The Baxter County, Ark., Sheriff's Office is investigating a death on Moccasin Creek on the Baxter/Izard county line, said Sheriff John Montgomery in a statement emailed to media at about 4 p.m. Thursday. more

The Willow Springs City Council will hold a public hearing on its 2024 tax rate levy at 5:30 p.m. today, ahead of its regular monthly meeting in the council chambers at city hall, 900 W. Main St. more

Howell County Sheriff’s Office investigators discovered skeletal remains on Saturday in a rural part of the county, announced Public Information Officer Angela Conboy in a statement issued to media outlets shortly before 11 a.m. Thursday. more

A Butler County jury has found former school resource officer and Howell County deputy Rob Pilkington guilty of five counts of statutory sodomy or attempt and three counts of first-degree statutory rape or attempt, both involving a victim younger than 14, plus a count of using a child in a sexual performance, causing serious emotional injury, a Class B felony. more

Sealed bids are due to the Howell County Commission by 11 a.m. Thursday for the repair and/or replacement of five low-water crossings in the Southern District, and by 11:30 a.m. Thursday for one such crossing in the Northern District. more

The Willow Springs School Board will hold a special, closed session at 7 p.m. today in the school board room. more

Linda Hartog Harring, 59, West Plains, has been charged with felony driving while intoxicated, resulting in injury, and misdemeanor failure to yield while making a left turn, The charges were filed after Harring allegedly was intoxicated when she caused a crash a two days after Christmas 2023. more

A Bakersfield man is charged with felony first-degree child molestation after a victim came forward about incidents that happened as far back as February 2022. more