Arts/Education
Lacey Hall Carter, right, West Plains, received the Distinguished Young Alumni Award Thursday evening, May 2, during the annual Alumni and Friends Picnic hosted by the Missouri State University-West Plains office of university advancement. The award is presented annually to a former student 40...
The West Plains R-VII School District Board of Education has welcomed a West Plains High School student to serve as a non-voting member of the board. The student representative will serve in an advisory capacity to represent the interests of students in the district. Junior Emma Arnold was...
Members of the Public Affairs Committee at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) invite all area residents to attend their third annual Academic Symposium and Regional Conference May 2 at the West Plains Civic Center.
The theme of this year's event is "Astronomy in Ozark Heritage...
The Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III schools held a ribbon cutting last week to celebrate their new administration building, donated by Simmons Bank. The building, located at the corner of Elm Street and west Fifth Street, was the former Simmons Bank building before the bank moved to its current...
Neighborhood Christian Schools (NCS), based in Willow Springs, held their annual fundraising banquet on Thursday, April 11. The banquet was a remarkable success and NCS wants to thank all those who donated toward the annual fund drive.
Neighborhood Christian Schools draws on the rich...
Officials with the Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) office of advancement and the Missouri State University Foundation invite alumni, friends and community members to the annual Alumni & Friends Picnic May 2 in the exhibit hall at the West Plains Civic Center, 110 St. Louis St...
West Plains School Board of Education has chosen Cindy Tyree as board president at their monthly meeting last week. Tyree replaces Jim Thompson, who served on the school board for 36 years. Thompson lost his re-election campaign in the April 2 municipal elections to sitting member Brian Mitchell...
Willow Springs High School senior, Madalyn Poor has been distinguished as one of the top academic students in the state through the 2024 Missouri Scholars 100 program.
This statewide initiative, organized by the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals, recognizes and celebrates...
Under the direction of Kelly Dame and Jordan Hall, the West Plains High School Choirs showcased their exceptional musical talents at the Worldstrides Heritage Festival in Atlanta, Georgia over the weekend.
Competing against seven schools from across the country, the West Plains High School...