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Mersman sentenced to ten years
A Willow Springs man has been sentenced to ten years in prison for injuring children. Kevin Mersman, age 46, of Willow Springs, received four 10-year sentences in the Missouri Department of Corrections to run concurrently for four felony counts of endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree. Mersman accepted a plea deal to the lesser charges and was sentenced on June 14 by Judge Robert David Ray at the Howell County Courthouse.
Judge sentences Howell County, Mo., in the deaths of 2 in May of 2020
WEST PLAINS, Mo. (KY3) - A judge sentenced a Howell County man for the death of a couple in West Plains in May of 2020. The judge sentenced Joey Marcak to life in prison for the deaths of Richard Kuntz and Frankie Ziegler. He pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Police...
AT&T service outage fuels frustrations in Mountain View, Mo.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Mo. (KY3) — Frustrations are rising in Howell County with the AT&T service provider after cell phone service went out in mid-May and hasn’t returned. Jacob Humbert and his family live in Mountain View and are among the many without cell phone coverage. “On the 16th...
Man kidnaps, assaults minor
A Mountain View man is in police custody after he was accused of raping a minor in May. Silmer Flores-Galvez, of Mountain View, Missouri, is being held in the Howell County Jail on one charge of felony rape in the second degree and has a surety-only bond of $100,000 with the condition of the defendant to remain in Howell County. The age of Flores-Galvez is listed on the Missouri Courts website as approximately 20 but is also stated as being 17 years old in court documents.
Sheriff substation coming to W.S.
Howell County Sheriff’s Office will soon have a footprint in Willow Springs. An outdoor sign is the only indicator so far of the coming substation, which will be located at 110 Bear Dr., Ste. 2. The sign has been sufficient to pique public interest, however, so Sheriff Brent Campbell took Howell County News on a tour of the as-yet empty interior on June 6.
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