Two West Plains men each face a Douglas County charge of first-degree kidnapping while facilitating a felony after allegedly taking a 16-year-old girl from Douglas County to Tennessee.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
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1/30/24
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A Caulfield resident has been charged after allegedly threatening a family member and fleeing from law enforcement while armed with a handgun. At least part of the altercation was witnessed by five children who were in the home at the time, and the gun was left loaded and within reach of the children as the suspect ran from deputies, according to court documents.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
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1/30/24
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The Current River Callers and Jacks Fork JAKES groups recently held their annual National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) Banquet in the multipurpose building on the campus of the Winona R-3 School, with about 160 people in attendance, organizers announced.
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1/30/24
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The Mtn. View Garden Club sponsored three Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl poster contest winners from Mtn. View Elementary school in 2022, who went on to compete in the Central Region contest. From the Central Region contest, posters submitted by Adalie Kruse and Madyson Southworth went onto the national poster contest.
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1/29/24
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Howell County Commissioners are in session today, having convened at 10 a.m. in the conference room on the second floor of the county office building, 35 Court Square.
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1/29/24
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Members of the Willow Springs city council met Thursday for their regular monthly meeting, during which time they heard from a concerned citizen, recognized the achievement of a member of the fire department and the hiring of a new one, and heard an update on the progress of the restoration of the McClellan Building.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
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1/24/24
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A Mtn. View resident charged in November with receiving stolen property has now been charged with four felonies after a search warrant was executed at his home and drugs and weapons, including a homemade shotgun, were allegedly found.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
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1/23/24
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State Rep. Travis Smith, Twin Bridges and formerly of West Plains, announced his candidacy for the State Senate on Thursday. He is running for the 33rd District seat currently held by Karla Eslinger, Wasola, who will not seek reelection at the conclusion of her term.
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1/18/24
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Willow Springs Mayor Pro Tem Kim Rich has been reappointed to her position on, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Local Government Advisory Committee, contributing to a landmark moment for the committee, which now, for first time in its history boasts a female majority.
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BY ABBY HESS,
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1/17/24
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The yearly Project Homeless Connect event, an outreach service day to put the area's unhoused and unsheltered into contact with assistance agencies and one-day services like medical care, haircuts and help with food and clothing, will be held 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 25 at the West Plains Civic Center, 110 St. Louis St.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
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1/16/24
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The annual election of council members for University of Missouri Extension in Howell County is underway.
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1/16/24
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The Willow Springs School Board convened for its regular meeting on Jan. 8, swearing a new student representative and voting to create a committee dedicated to reforming evaluations of the school board and superintendent.
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1/16/24
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As the bitter cold continues through the first half of the week, and with a slight possibility of a further dusting of snow today, several area schools have called off in-person classes for Tuesday.
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BY ABBY HESS,
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1/15/24
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Officials with St. Paul Lutheran Church announce the blood drive at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Willow Springs for today, Friday, January 12, has been canceled due to inclement weather.
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1/12/24
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More than a dozen area school districts and Head Start programs canceled classes Friday ahead of a forecast that includes strong winds, a sharp temperature drop and the possibility of snow.
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BY ABBY HESS,
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1/12/24
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The Willow Springs School District received what officials describe as “a generous donation” from the Paul family to go toward the high school Career and Technical Education Programs.
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BY ABBY HESS,
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1/10/24
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A man from Lakeview, Ark., died in a crash at 3 a.m. Saturday on Highway 5, five miles south of Wasola in Ozark County, reported the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
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1/2/24
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