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Fri, 03/06/2026 - 3:40pm
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Questions, accusations and calls for resignations cast a pall on the beginning of the new 2025-26 school year. With $3.96 million bleeding from the local school district's cash reserves over the last two years, the taxpayers of the Willow Springs R-IV School District are demanding answers.
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The Zizzer Dramatics and Theatre Department recently competed at the district competition on Monday, March 2, at Nixa High School.
The West Plains Readers Theatre team advanced to the State Competition on April 22–23 at Missouri State University in Springfield, Mo.
Congratulations to...
Junction Hill Board of Education announced last week the hiring of Dr. Tim Perkins for the position of Superintendent/Principal during their Thursday, Feb. 12 board meeting. Dr Perkins will begin this dual role in the summer of 2026.
Dr. Perkins has been employed by the Junction Hill...
During a Feb. 19 meeting, the MVBT R-3 board approved the resignation of Ryan Chowning, Assistant Superintendent effective June 30, 2026. Chowning has taken the position of superintendent at Alton R-IV School District. The district also accepted the resignations of Caitlyn Cooper, Mtn. View...
In January, twelve Willow Springs High School students participated in the MOREnet cybersecurity challenge. Out of 100 teams from all over the state, the team of Matt Sabulao, Mathew Streng, and Jack Thompson came in 8th place and qualified for the state competition. The team of Daniel Iacovlev,...
A failing statewide health insurance group is presenting a major financial blow to the West Plains R-VII School District, the board heard last week. According to the superintendent’s report to the board, the district’s longtime health insurance provider, Missouri Educators Unified Health Plan (...
The Junction Hill C-12 Board of Education announced this week the upcoming retirement of Superintendent John Dern at the end of the 2025-2026 school year. His retirement letter was accepted at the January board meeting.
Dern became the superintendent of Junction Hill School in 2010...