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A recent post from the Willow Springs Schools social media page showed two students who competed and won the State Skills USA Drone competition. Testing their skills in FAA Commercial Drone Pilot information and skill Jeffrey Brasier and Clayton Wake are now eligible for the National competition...
The National Day of Prayer is a vital part of our heritage. Since the first call to prayer in 1775, when the Continental Congress asked the colonies to pray for wisdom in forming a nation, the call to prayer has continued through our history, including President Lincoln’s proclamation of a day of...
At the Capitol, we are heading into the final weeks of our spring legislative session. Again this year, the final few weeks of spring session will be our busiest. This past week, the Senate began reviewing the 2024-2025 Missouri budget. The budget process starts in the House, and when approved...
Ephesians 5:11 - Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.
Recently, I witnessed a ridiculous display of sacrilege in a large church that is renowned in our local Ozark region. I have a right to speak about their shameful behavior because I grew up in...
Over the last four years, progressive advocates pushing to defund the police have gotten their wish as resources have moved away from policing, toward social work, while making it more difficult for law enforcement to do their job. Along the way, a predictable thing happened: crime went up...
The 73rd annual National Day of Prayer will be observed Thursday, May 2, in the People’s Park Pavilion in West Plains from noon to 1:00p.m. The specific areas of prayer include: praise and thanksgiving to God, prayers for our government (national, state and local), the workplace and the economy,...
Greetings my friends, neighbors, and constituents of the State of Missouri’s 155th District. We had a busy week in Jefferson City. I think most people agree that this upcoming election will be one of the most important in the history of our state and country. There were a great deal of questions...
John 14:19 - A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also.
Thousands of years before the birth of Christ; God's servant, Job, wanted to write a testimony in a book or engrave the words in stone, "I know that my Redeemer...
This past week, I made a post on my Facebook wall regarding the appearance of a couple of buildings in downtown Willow Springs. A few minutes later, I was tagged in a post on the Willow Springs Community Support page. An anonymous person did not like my opinion and attacked my character and...
The Willow Springs Alumni gatherings began a long time ago by Sadie Ruth Ferguson. There was a little cookout one evening and a banquet in the old gym the next. That went on for many years with JoAnn Bailey Russell taking the reigns for several years. Upon Joann’s death, Phyllis White volunteered...