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The new Moody Community Building, in the same site as the former building, off of E Highway in Moody, is now fully wheelchair-accessible, including the restrooms. An open house is set to begin at 6 p.m. Saturday for the public to tour the facility, with refreshments to be served.
Moody Community Building to be featured in Saturday open house
Members of the Moody Community Building board of directors invite all to an open house to be held beginning 6 p.m. Saturday at the community building, off of E Highway in Moody. Sandwiches and other refreshments will be served and a tour of the new facility will be given. There is no charge, but donations for upkeep of the building will be accepted. more
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Bikers Against Predators sting Mtn. View FD volunteer, say police
A non-first-responder volunteer with the Mtn. View Fire Department has been charged with felony attempted enticement of a child after allegedly arranging to meet who he believed was an 11-year-old girl at the Mtn. View Fire Department for sex. more
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Mtn. View’s Buck Nelson Festival plans finalized
The planning committee for the Buck Nelson Festival, to be held the weekend of April 5 through 8 in Mtn. View, coinciding with the area's total solar eclipse, has finalized events and provided a schedule of things to do and see for all ages and interests. more
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The McClellan Building on Main Street in Willow Springs is no longer considered dangerous, with the removal of its declaration as such made official by city council members during their Feb. 15. The good news comes after about a year of renovation setbacks and efforts by the city and the Willow Springs Community Foundation to preserve the building, including monthly updates on progress by foundation Director Dean Aye. The large brick building is owned by the foundation, and in talks between foundation members and city officials, it was agreed the structure has value, both historically and as a possible retail or office space once renovation is complete.
McClellan Building in Willow no longer considered dangerous
The city of Willow Springs has removed its dangerous-building designation from the McClellan Building at the corner of 104 E. Main St., first put into place in December 2022 on the recommendation of John Oke-Thomas of Oke-Thomas Associates, an architectural and construction firm headquartered in Springfield. more
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City of Mtn. View opts to wait until April election to fill vacant ward seat
MOUNTAIN VIEW — Mtn. View City Council members declined to approve an appointment to fill an empty seat last week, opting instead to leave it to voters in April, in part because some expressed a belief that it was pointless to have someone sit on the council for only two meetings before being replaced. more
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WS School Board renews administrative contracts
The Willow Springs School Board recently met in regular session, setting dates for summer school and renewing administrative contracts. more
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Deatherage, Jr., pleads guilty to 2023 charges, is sentenced to 10 years
A Tecumseh resident has pleaded guilty and been sentenced in three cases, two in Howell County and one in Ozark County, all of which were filed within a three-month period last year. more
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Willow Springs Community Foundation Director Dean Aye was recently named Citizen of the Year by the Willow Springs Chamber of Directors. Among his many accomplishments, Aye, in his role as foundation director, has championed the restoration of the McClellan Building on Main Street, deemed dangerous in 2020. In 2023, the foundation purchased the building from Main Street Willow Springs and work to repair the building is now underway.
Willow Springs Chamber of Commerce celebrates community with awards
The Willow Springs Chamber of Commerce presented nine awards during its annual banquet held Feb. 3 at Pine Meadows Venue on Highway 76 in Willow Springs. more
Willow Springs High School students, from left, Maddie Poor, Nolan Perkins and Seth Wake, with team leader Matt Knapp, will head to a national invention competition in November, according to district Communications Director Jenny Hayward. Early in February the team took first place at a state contest in Kansas City, competing against six other schools.
Willow Springs high schoolers to head to national invention contest in November
Over the weekend of Feb. 2 through 4, three Willow Springs High school students traveled to Kansas City with team leader Matt Knapp and sponsor Sabrina Lee to compete at Make48 on the University of Missouri-Kansas City campus, shared district Communications Director Jenny Hayward. Make48 is an invention competition in Which Willow Springs against six other schools from across the state. more
Candidates file for election to local governments, school boards
Filings for the April 2 Howell County election are complete and have been provided by the Howell County Clerk's office. more
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Mtn. View council declines to affirm Judi Colter as alderwoman, new appointment to be made Tuesday
The Mtn. View City Council, during regular and special meetings, has passed its budget and voted to accept a bid attached to a Department of Natural Resources grant. more
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Summersville man charged after high-speed chase near West Plains
A Summersville man who has been convicted of several felonies over the last 12 years now has a felony charge of resisting arrest by fleeing, creating a substantial risk of serious injury or death, after allegedly being the subject of a recent high-speed chase by law enforcement. more
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Fifteen Willow Springs middle and high school students have been selected to the 2024 South Central Association All-Conference Honor Band. From left, middle schoolers Josiah Wade is seventh chair trumpet, Kayden Mayberry is seventh chair percussion, Oren Cable is eighth chair clarinet and Braylon Moore is eighth chair trumpet; high schooler Tate Cochran is third chair trombone; middle schooler Kaelyn Cooper is eighth chair percussion; high schooler Alli Pearson is ninth chair clarinet; middle schoolers Alli Killough is second chair alto sexophone, Emma McCary is third chair trombone and Brynlie Campbell-Holmes is seventh chair flute; high schooler Logan Mullins is eighth chair trumpet; middle schoolers Jazzily Slankard is fourth chair alto saxophone and Allisa Scanlon is eighth chair flute; high schooler Karis Cochran is third chair alto saxophone; and middle schooler Porter Casey is fourth chair trumpet.
15 from Willow Springs named to all-conference honor band
Two from WP accused of kidnapping teen, taking her to Tennessee
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. more
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Community First Banking Company employees pay to wear jeans on Fridays and, each quarter, choose a charity to support with the proceeds raised. For the fourth quarter of 2023, bank staff chose to contribute to the Hammond Mill Camp Capital Improvement Campaign with a donation of $1,000. The capital improvement fundraising campaign kicked off in 2023 in celebration of the camp’s 75th anniversary. Hammond Mill Camp is located west of West Plains on CC Highway and offers a place for summer youth camps, weddings and family reunions. Operated by a board of directors, the camp has seen facility upgrades over the last year. Work continues as the camp moves toward its $160,000 fundraising goal. Find updates on Facebook, @hammondmill.camp. Donations can be made by mailing a check to the Board Of Directors at 139 Hammond Mill Drive, Pottersville, MO 65790, or going online to the nonprofit’s PayPal account at paypal.me/HMCamp65790. From left: Community First employees Kelly Slayton, Lyndsay Sellars and Ruth Li-Whittington, and Hammond Mill Camp Board members Robin Mustion, Thad White and Jacob Schmitt.
Community First employees donate to Hammond Mill Camp
Howell County Commission meets today, Tuesday
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. more
Hicks to head to D.C. for legislative rally on public utilities
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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Micah Jones, formerly of Fayetteville, Ark., left, was recently sworn in as the newest public defender to serve in the 37th Judicial Circuit. Administering the oath was Presiding Circuit Judge Steven Privette. Jones is a May 2023 graduate of the University of Arkansas-Little Rock Law School, and he completed his undergraduate studies at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Ark. He is a graduate of Fayetteville High School. Following his swearing-in, Jones signed a roster of attorneys that predates the establishment of the Missouri Bar, back to 1875. Privette explained attorneys would first come before the presiding judge and be quizzed about law before being allowed to practice, having proved their credentials to the judge's satisfaction. Jones joins Corri Mader-Twillman and Jack Paisley as the latest to be sworn in as Howell County public defenders.
Micah Jones sworn in as Howell County's newest public defender
West Plains native Travis Smith, now a resident of Twin Bridges in Douglas County, has announced his intention to run for the 33rd District State Senate seat currently held by Republican Karla Eslinger, Wasola, Ozark County. Eslinger has said she will not run for re-election. Smith, also a Republican, is in his second term in the Missouri House of Representatives, serving the 155th District.
Travis Smith announces bid for 33rd District Senate seat
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. more
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WS Mayor Pro Tem Kim Rich reappointed to national EPA committee
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. more
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