Willow Springs News

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has appointed a former state senator from St. Louis and a St.

Two Willow Springs residents were injured when an all-terrain vehicle rear-ended the ATV they were riding on in Howell County.

A $462,000 federal economic stimulus project to replace 25 outdated latrines in Mark Twain National Forest has come under scrutiny by an Oklahoma senator who says it's a waste of taxpayer money.

Areawide Media is among several media outlets who are the victims of a Missouri woman charged with stealing.

A West Plains man was charged today with two counts receiving stolen property valued more than $500 in connection with a ring of people who stole agricultural equipment, a news release from the Highway Patrol said.

A couple's home exploded late Sunday but a medical examiner says the couple died of smoke inhalation before the explosion.

An abandoned house which was considered an eyesore in Marion and a code-violation nightmare for city officials has become a safety hazard and economic liability for the city after it was heavily damaged by fire two weeks ago.

Growing small businesses and taking local initiative were messages expressed by Wendell Bailey, former state treasurer and outgoing advocate for the Small Business Administration , at last week's meeting of the Monett Kiwanis Club.

Two men are charged with second-degree murder because a man died after being beaten outside a bar in Willow Springs.

It started when the owner of a Willow Springs storage unit caught two people in the act of stealing from his units.

Mr. and Mrs. Alvin W. Kamp of Jackson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a family dinner Dec.

Mark Twain National Forest has awarded $2.3 million in federal stimulus funds for contracts to improve forest roads and recreation sites.

The jury deliberated three hours before returning the verdict, finding that Shockley, 32, of Van Buren, killed patrol Sgt.

An Oklahoma trucker has been charged with dumping ethanol in a ditch alongside U.S. 60, according to Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster's office.

It was almost a year ago that the much-loved principal said goodbye to Willow Springs Elementary School, the school he had run for 15 years.

A man from Violet, La., has been charged with transporting a 15-year-old girl he met in Cabool across state lines for illegal sexual activity, said Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri Matt J. Whitworth in a news release.

Thelma L. Curry, of Sedalia, celebrated her 80th birthday with a surprise party, held by her children and grandchildren, on Saturday at Union Savings Bank.

Drug seizures on area highways kept Missouri Highway Patrol troopers busy over this past weekend.

New director of Seymour 'Y' comes to town from Nevada Stephen Hibner is the new branch director of the Seymour YMCA.

A Cabool driver was hospitalized following a one-car wreck on Highway 76, eight miles west of Willow Springs in Douglas County on Feb.