Sports
The West Plains Zizzer Football team defeated Carl Junction 36-6 on Friday, Nov. 14 to claim the back-to-back district championship title.
The Zizzers scored twice in the second quarter, once in the third and three times in the fourth. Senior Ethan Miller had a total off 186 passing yards with...
A 2025 graduate of Willow Springs High School, Mckensie Collins, recently helped her team earn the NJCAA D3 National Runner-Up title.
Collins is currently attending Mineral Area College in Park Hills, Mo., where she is working towards her degree in Physical education. The Mineral Area Lady...
The Mountain View-Birch Tree Liberty Eagles are the 2025 Class 2 District 3 champions. The Eagles claimed the title after defeating the Forsyth Panthers on Friday, Nov. 14 at The Eagle's Nest. The Eagles won 55-7.
The Eagles currently have a 9-2 season record and will host the 8-3 Lamar Tigers...
The West Plains Area Dugout Club is proud to announce a major community partnership with three local State Farm agents — Ramona Heiney, Adam Mansfield, and Justin Shelby — who have come together as joint donors to purchase the new scoreboard for the baseball field being built at 1410 Bill Virdon...
As fans begin purchasing tickets for designated matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the Missouri Department of Revenue, in coordination with the Governor's Office, is reminding buyers of the no-tax provision on official FIFA ticket purchases.
"It's not often that such purchases are untaxed...
The 2025 volleyball season has wrapped up and numerous players from the Ozarks were given accolades. Locally, the Liberty Lady Eagles finished the season with a 23-8-4 record and the Class 3 District 11 Champions. The Willow Springs Lady Bears wrapped their season with a 20-8-3 record. The West...
Achieving a feat that hasn't been done since 1992, the West Plains Lady Zizzers volleyball team claimed the Class 4 District 1 Championship on October 28.
"I am so proud of this team," began Head Coach Hailey Beazley. "We traveled three, six-hour round trips to districts, were the #4 seed,...
The Zizzer Boys and Girls Cross Country teams were named the Class 4 District 2 Champions on Saturday, Nov 1 in Nixa, Mo. The Class 4 State Tournament race will take place Friday, Nov. 7.