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County commission approves private cemetery plot
The beginning of the process to establish a new cemetery has been approved by Howell County commissioners, but the future inhabitants will be a select few. At Monday’s commission meeting, approval was given to a proposal that will allow a property owner to set aside a portion of their land for a family cemetery. more
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Three local groups awarded $500 grants for projects
Beautifying county fairgrounds, painting bleachers and picnic tables, and community park improvements are a few of the community projects that 4-H and FFA youth will be doing this summer as recipients of a Shaping Rural Missouri Grant from FCS Financial. more
U.S. 60 traffic in Mtn. View to experience 15-minute interruption Monday
Mtn. View drivers traveling on U.S. 60 should prepare for a brief disruption of their route Monday morning as contractor crews perform utility repairs for the Missouri Department of Transportation. more
WS Council welcomes Owens, OKs traffic changes
During the May 23 meeting of the Willow Springs City Council, Ward II Alderman Tyler Morris submitted his resignation to be approved by the board, and immediately following Mayor Brooke Fair recommended the appointment of Jennifer Owens to fill Morris’ seat for the remainder of the term. more
Missouri Department of Public Safety State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) Region G Coordinator Kent Edge spoke with Mtn. View City Council members and residents at a special meeting Friday. Edge gave an update on storm damage assessment and the involvement of SEMA in verifying eligible damage that may be compensated in cases where the property owner is uninsured or underinsured. He reminded property owners to document damage before starting cleanup, and to make claims with their insurance carrier first. He and other SEMA team members will not go door-to-door, he said, but may speak with property owners as they run across them cleaning up damage. In the background is Mtn. View Assistant Police Chief Stetson Schwien.
Mtn. View mayor gives damage report following May 26 tornado
MOUNTAIN VIEW — At a Mtn. View city council special meeting held Friday afternoon, Mayor Charry McCann addressed a small group of citizens and gave updates on storm damage, cleanup efforts and the final count on injuries and property damage and destruction. more
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Mtn. View Alumni Association to meet July 6
The annual meeting of the Mtn. View Alumni Association has been set for July 6 at the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 409 U.S. 60 in Mtn. View. more
Riley Wheeler, age 10, of Pomona, was one of several scouts, veterans, veteran's service organization members and other volunteers who placed flags on the graves of veterans Friday evening at Oak Lawn Cemetery in West Plains ahead of Memorial Day. The 144 flags were donated by Ace Hardware, and the placement was preceded by comments from West Plains Mayor Mike Topliff, who is a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a longtime Scouts of America leader. Topliff talked about the servicemen and women who are buried at Oak Lawn, some of them going back to the Civil War era, and encouraged participants to think about the history of West Plains and the contributions of those citizens as they honored their memory. Wheeler is a member of Cub Scout Troop 248 of West Plains and the son of Aaron Black and Shaina Wheeler.
Scouts, volunteers adorn veterans' graves for Memorial Day
Young Jack Sanders, now 13, plays hopscotch in the Children's Activity Area during the 2015 Old-Time Music, Ozarks Heritage Festival. He is the son of Cody Sanders and Julie Rackley.
Plenty for children to do at Old-Time Music Festival
The Old-Time Music, Ozarks Heritage Festival set for June 7 and 8 in downtown West Plains will have children’s activities and games and the popular bucket brigade will once again be featured. more
Howell-Oregon Electric Cooperative reported a peak number of outages of 1,476 after multiple tornado-producing storms swept through the area Sunday morning and evening. As of Tuesday morning, power had been restored to all but 38 members in the co-op's eastern service area.
Sunday storms drop seven confirmed tornados across Quill coverage area
The National Weather Service offices in Springfield and Little Rock, Ark., have confirmed seven tornadoes touched down Sunday in Howell and surrounding counties, including Baxter County, Ark. Of those, two registered damage associated with EF3-strength wind speeds of between 136-165 mph, NWS survey team reports show. more
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Willow Springs School Board votes to take bids for surplus property
During the May meeting of the Willow Springs School Board, reelected board member Debbie Bryan was sworn in for a new term and chosen unanimously by board vote to serve as a Missouri School Board Association delegate. more
Willow Springs man placed on probation after pleading guilty to shooting vehicle
Hershell Meshell, 60, Willow Springs, has been ordered to complete five years of supervised probation after pleading guilty to shooting at a vehicle with children nearby. more
Mtn. View opens storm shelter for those displaced by Sunday evening tornado
Mtn. View Mayor Charry McCann has announced a storm shelter is open at the Mountain View Christian Church on South Highway 17 in Mtn. View. Crews from various state, county and surrounding … more
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Brandsville man in custody on $50K bond on assault charge
Bruce A. Flaugh, 38, Brandsville, remains in custody on $50,000 bond after being arrested May 2 on a charge of first-degree assault after allegedly throwing a hand saw at his girlfriend, cutting her hand. more
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MOUNTAIN VIEW — Mtn. View-Birch Tree Liberty High School awarded diplomas to 70 seniors Friday evening. Ava Greenan was named valedictorian and salutatorian is Sukhraj Singh. Thirteen students graduated summa cum laude with a GPA of at least 4.0; four graduated magna cum laude, with a 3.75 to 3.99 GPA; and eight graduated cum laude, GPA of 3.5 to 3.74. There were 23 graduates that qualified for A+, meaning they met the academic, attendance and service requirements needed to receive tuition to two-year colleges or vocational schools. One student, Ellee Glenn Miller, graduated with an associates degree.
Liberty Class of '24 takes flight: 70 seniors graduate
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Traffic stop in Willow Springs leads to felony drug charges
Darrel L. Mohesky Jr., 42, Mtn. View, has been charged with felony possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia used to ingest amphetamine or methamphetamine. The charges were filed following a traffic stop by a Howell County Sheriff's deputy. more
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Ed Martin, at left, was sworn in Tuesday as a City of Mtn. View West Ward alderman, filling the last remaining vacant seat. Interim City Clerk Jessica Smith administered the oath of office to Martin, and was sworn in herself after being offered and accepting the permanent clerk position. Mtn. View City Attorney Deedra Nicholson swore Smith in.
Mtn. View City Council swears in West Ward alderman, filling all vacancies
MOUNTAIN VIEW - At the regular monthly meeting of the Mtn. View City Council held Tuesday, Ed Martin was appointed West Ward alderman and sworn in by interim City Clerk Jessica Smith, who was offered the job permanently during a closed session held at the beginning of the meeting, and accepted. more
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13-year-old boy succumbs to injuries from ATV crash
A 13-year-old boy who was flown to Mercy Hospital in Springfield on Sunday after an ATV rolled on top of him has succumbed to his injuries, reports the Missouri State Highway Patrol. more
Deputy Tessa Jens carries a 2-year-old child to safety Friday afternoon as Deputy Jacob Hamby climbs a fence to get out of a field in which he found the toddler, just west of the child’s home. Deputies were called to help look for the child by the toddler’s mother after she and others searched unsuccessfully for 10 minutes.
Deputies return two small children home to safety
Howell County deputies returned two small children safely to their homes on Friday and Saturday afternoons in the areas of Peace Valley and Willow Springs. more
Howell County Commission meets Thursday
Howell County Commissioners will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday for their twice-weekly regular session in the conference room on the second floor of the county office building, 35 Court Square. more
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S.W.A.T Team dispatched to domestic call with shots fired
Howell County Special Weapons and Tactics Team deputies were called out shortly before 9:30 p.m. Monday, dispatched to assist the Willow Springs Police Department with a domestic disturbance reported on North Ferguson Street in Willow Springs. more
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