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. more

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. more

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. more

A Thayer resident died of injuries suffered when her vehicle struck a car and a semitruck at 4:45 p.m. Wednesday on south U.S. 63 in Howell County, 2 miles north of Brandsville, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. more

Judi Colter is Mtn. View’s new alderwoman more

Roadwork is planned on highways in Shannon and Howell counties over the next two weeks, announce officials with the Missouri Department of Transportation. more

A special session of the Mtn. View City Council will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday for Mayor John Krasuski to appoint an alderman to the East Ward. more

The names of two Peace Valley-area residents that perished in a house fire Friday have been released by Howell County Coroner Tim Cherry. He identified the victims as Larry Collins, 51, and Sherry Robinson, 58. more

MOUNTAIN VIEW — A Wreaths Across America ceremony was held Saturday morning at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Mtn. View. more

A caregiver from Ozark County who allegedly pressured her employer to add her name to a property deed and took money from another person without permission now faces felony charges. more

Tanner S. Huffman, 30, Koshkonong, was sentenced Thursday by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to eight years and six months in federal prison without parole for illegally possessing a firearm. According to court documents, he was a member of the Gangster Disciples and third in command locally as of 2020. more

Another seat has opened up on the Mtn. View City Council with the resignation of East Ward Alderman Murray Anderson, just one month after the other alderman for the East Ward, Steven Sills, stepped down, citing personal reasons. more

A house fire that was reported at about 11:40 p.m. Thursday near Peace Valley resulted in the deaths of two people, but the cause of the blaze as been listed as undetermined by the Missouri Division of Fire Safety (DFS) because of the extent of the structure damage. more

New Willow Springs High School facilities and the programs housed within them were showcased at an open house held Tuesday evening, hosted by the district with tours guided by instructors and students. The facility, off of Springfield Road, was formerly the site of Missouri Department of Transportation offices and recently purchased by the school district from the City of Willow Springs for $1. more

At 11 a.m. Saturday, volunteers will lay wreaths on more than 20,000 graves in Veteran Cemeteries across Missouri to honor the nation's heroes as part of Wreaths Across America. Among the five Missouri cemeteries represented is the Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1019 E. Third St. in Mtn. View. more

Adam D. Bartlett Jr., 32, the subject of a high-speed chase in early October who was taken into custody after another chase by law enforcement about two weeks later, has had more charges filed against him in Ozark and Howell counties. His address in recent court filings are listed as locations in both Bakersfield and Mtn. Grove. more

A West Plains woman who allegedly took two vehicles belonging to her deceased boyfriend after his death has been charged with two felony counts of first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle. more

The Willow Springs School Board will hold its regular monthly session at 6 p.m. today in the board conference room. more