Arts/Education
Officials at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) are seeking nominations for an honorary associate's degree.
The degree will be awarded at the 2026 commencement ceremony at 2:00 p.m. May 9.
It is designed to recognize and honor exceptional men and women who have given a...
The West Plains R-VII School District is excited to announce that Sarah Land will assume the role of Principal for the 2026–2027 school year.
Land currently serves as Assistant Principal and has dedicated more than 20 years to education at West Plains Elementary School. Throughout her...
Winners of Howell County News’ third annual writing contest received their prizes last week. The contest was open to all middle-school age children in Howell County. For the first time, the winners were determined by a panel of judges. Serving as judges this year were Zora Mulligan, Chancellor at...
More changes are coming to the 2026-2027 school year in Willow Springs. In addition to the shift away from the block schedule, a new school calendar makes a four-day school week the norm next year. The school board unanimously approved a hybrid calendar that was overwhelmingly the preference of...
The characteristic for December is "Encouraging". The following students were rewarded with a medal and certificate for being encouraging to others in the classroom.
Snow blanketed the ground with heavy, cushiony flakes over Pine Hollow. They were the kind that seemed to hush the whole world. Twelve-year-old Mira pressed her forehead to the frosty window of her grandmother's cabin, tracing slow circles in the fog with her fingertip. It was Christmas Eve, and...
Once upon a time in a land millions of stars away, lived a young teenager, Coral, and her frail grandfather, Saint Nicolous. I know what you may be thinking: Santa lives on Earth in the North Pole! Not to mention, he is the opposite of frail! Now, I’m not going to deny any of that, but this story...
Sammy the Mouse loved Christmas. The lights, presents wrapped in their gleaming paper, the sweet-smelling Christmas tree—and especially the delicious, scrumptious Christmas treats! Sammy lived in a cozy house which was inhabited by a family with three children, who often dropped tantalizing...
Once in a small town called Fearsbrooks, there was a girl named Amelia. She was 7 years old. She was a blonde-haired girl with green eyes. She was definitely her father’s daughter. She loved decorating the Christmas tree and making Christmas cookies with him. One day, her dad woke her up to...
There once was a 10-year-old child named Andrew. He was a boy of average weight. His hair was dark blonde in a wavy style. He had decent grades, played football, and loved to go fishing. He was sitting on the couch one day watching the Chiefs play the Titans when his parents came in a hurry...