Local Wiki
Howell County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026- County Commission meets
- Mondays and Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Meeting location
- Conference Room / Room 302, Howell County Office Building, 35 Court Square, West Plains, MO 65775.
- County Clerk
- Kelly Waggoner · 35 Courthouse Square, Room 200 West Plains, MO 65775 · (417) 256-2591 (FAX (417) 256-2512)
- Agendas posted at
- https://howellcountymo.gov
- County Commission
- Standard 3-member County Commission. Presiding Commissioner: Ralph Riggs. Associate Commissioner (North): Calvin Wood. Associate Commissioner (South): Bruce Williams.
Sources
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
- Fairview R-XI · School District
- Glenwood R-VIII · School District
- Howell Valley R-I · School District
- Junction Hill C-12 · School District
- Richards R-V · School District
- West Plains R-VII · School District
- Willow Springs R-IV · School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
- Brandsville · City
- Mountain View · City
- West Plains (official website, opens in a new tab) · City
- Willow Springs (official website, opens in a new tab) · City
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026