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Caption: Willow Springs City Council met on Thursday and rezoned properties located in the central business district to highway business district properties, specifically B-2.
W.S. City Council rezones properties in central business district, approves tax rate levy
The Willow Springs City Council held three public hearings on Thursday and moved forward with approving the tax levy for the 2022 tax year and the rezoning of properties located in Willow … more
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Lena Blanche Tackitt of Caulfield celebrated her 100th birthday Friday with a party at the Caulfield Community Building, attended by dozens of family members and friends. Blanche is known as Granny B by those closest to her, and was stationed near the door of the building to receive cards and make sure guests signed a keepsake book. One of her youngest visitors was great-great-great-granddaughter Lydia Ann Duke, who turned 6 just four days before. Lydia is the daughter of Jeff and Cheyenne Webb.
Caulfield resident 'Granny B.' turns 100
Lena Blanche Tackitt, Caulfield, celebrated her 100th birthday Friday at the Caulfield Community Building surrounded by family and friends, with a potluck, birthday cake and other desserts. And … more
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From left: Missouri Rural Water Association Apprenticeship Coordinator Billy Everett, City of Alton employee David Weyland and MRWA Apprenticeship Trainer David Jones.
3 locals complete wastewater apprenticeships
  The Missouri Rural Water Association (MRWA) Apprenticeship Program this week recognized three area men who have completed apprenticeship programs to become journeyman wastewater systems … more
Earls enters circuit clerk race to challenge recently-appointed Lee
An independent challenger, whose candidacy was verified after the primary election, has entered the race for Howell County Circuit Clerk in what seems to be a new trend in Howell County, County Clerk … more
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Heritage Business Park Marketing Committee Chairman and Howell-Oregon Electric Cooperative CEO/General Manager Dan Singletary opened a meeting of representatives of Howell County and its cities Tuesday night. Each discussed the general operations of the business park located on U.S. 63 in Pomona, improvements over the recent past, and financial and economic status of the county and Mtn. View, West Plains and Willow Springs.
Heritage Park partner cities, businesses gather for first meeting since pandemic, give updates
Howell County business and city representatives met Tuesday at Heritage Business Park, on U.S. 63 in Pomona, to share updates on business operations and the local economy. Partnering towns and … more
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Commission to designate two private roads
The Howell County Commission will met at 10 a.m. Thursday to approve two orders designating private roads, according to the tentative agenda. Commissioners are expected to approve the designations … more
West Plains Police Department
18-year-old arrested following early morning burglary spree
West Plains police responded at about 4 a.m. Monday to an alarm call from Rickie David Jewelers on Washington Avenue, to discover it and four nearby businesses had been frequented by an alleged … more
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Mtn. View woman arrested after alleged domestic assault involving a gun
The Howell County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Mtn. View woman on charges of armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and third-degree assault in connection with a report of a … more
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West U.S. 160 improvements planned
West U.S. 160 in West Plains will be reduced to one lane daily from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. starting Aug. 25, from County Road 6070 to just west of AB Highway south of the city limits. The lane … more
Crash leads to boil advisory in W.P.
The city of West Plains has issued a boil water advisory to several businesses in the area of Mitchell Road after a traffic crash damaged a fire hydrant. Affected addresses are 1324 Mitchell Road, … more
W.S. Senior Center hosts breakfast
Monthly breakfast at the Willow Springs Senior Center will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Aug. 20.   The menu includes biscuits and gravy, sausage, bacon, egg casserole, waffles, pancakes, … more
Bob and Amber Trautman are in the process of moving from 530 E. Main St., but will take a lifetime of memories with them. The couple have owned the house since 1989, and raised son Clay and daughter Cara there. They have taken pains to preserve many of the original elements of the house while making it a home that was “truly lived in” for their children, now grown. Their hope is that the next owners will also appreciate its history while building filling it with new memories.
Trautmans hope historic Main Street home’s legacy continues
Amber and Bob Trautman spent 33 years building new memories in a historic West Plains house, raising a family and keeping it as original as possible. Now, they hope, as they retire and move closer to … more
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Golf cart fleet complete; concerns raised over cell phone tower, trash rates
MTN. VIEW — The Mtn. View Municipal Golf Course has now received the last of its fleet of golf carts, just in time for a weekend tournament.   The fleet includes 12 carts and two … more
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Judge Privette recuses himself from Pilkington case
Howell County Presiding 37th Circuit Judge Steven Privette has recused himself from a case involving a former Howell County sheriff’s deputy and South Fork school resource officer who was … more
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Howell County Office Building, 35 Court Square, West Plains
Commission scheduled to sign agreement with Christos House
Howell County Commissioners are expected to meet with representatives of Christos House and the South Central Ozarks Council of Governments at 1 p.m. Thursday to sign an agreement with Christos … more
Front row, from left: Alton Bank Compliance Officer Dana Roberts, Beckie Combs, bank owner and President Randall Combs, Director Gary Simpson, Vice President Barbara Simpson, Ozarks Healthcare Vice President of Development Josh Reeves, Vice President of Development at Ozarks Healthcare and bank employee Jasmine Young. Second row: bank employees Richard Haigwood, Sarah Crews, Gracie Warren, real estate loan officer Lauren McEntire, loan officer Jeffery Roberts, Heather Smith, Stephanie Kernodle and Brittany Haney. Back row: bank employees Leslie Bettis, Christian Orr, Sheila Campbell, Ron Campbell, loan officer Sara Wheeler, Sandy Lawrence and Kimberly Counts.
Alton Bank gifts $10,000 to mobile mammography unit campaign 
Alton Bank has donated $10,000 to the Ozarks Healthcare Foundation’s fundraising initiative for a mobile mammography unit. The funds will be used to help with costs associated with the … more
Dave & Darlene Gourley
George D. Hay Society Hall of Honor inductions set for Aug. 20
The George D. Hay Society of West Plains will hold its 16th annual Hall of Honor inductions beginning at 5 p.m. Aug. 20, at the Star Theatre in Willow Springs. This year’s inductees are … more
Monday commission meeting
During its regular meeting at 10 a.m. Monday, the Howell County Commission will consider and award American Rescue Plan requests, approve accounts payable and recognize any guests present. The … more
Richards School board reschedules tax hearing, meeting
The Richards School Board of Education will hold its annual tax rate hearing at 6 p.m. Aug. 23 in the school boardroom, followed by the regular monthly school board meeting. The public is invited to … more
City of West Plains accepting tourism grant applications
The city of West Plains is now taking applications for the Community Development Grant Program. The grant program uses funds from the city’s Hotel/Motel Tax to promote tourism and economic … more
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