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The West Plains School District board of education swore in members and reorganized during their April meeting. Cindy Tyree and Sam Riggs were sworn in as board members following the April election. Though the district did announce the positions were up for reelection last year, no person ran...
The Missouri Department of Transportation congratulates Bailey Wagner and her 4th grade Science Club students at Mountain View Elementary School on being selected as winners of the 2025 "No MOre Trash!" trash-can-decorating contest.
MoDOT sponsors the contest as part of Missouri's "No MOre...
The West Plains R-VII School District is proud to announce its Top 6 Educator of the Year Finalists — a group of outstanding educators who represent the heart of our schools and the spirit of our community.
After receiving dozens of heartfelt nominations from students, parents, colleagues, and...
The West Plains School District shared last month that West Plains FFA teacher Tonya Jedlicka had been named a semi-finalist for the Missouri FFA Foundation's Golden Owl Award. The district is now proud to announce that she has advanced to become one of just seven state finalists.
As a...
The Mountain View-Birch Tree School Board met on Thursday, April 10 at the Liberty Middle School to hold their monthly board meeting. During this meeting, the school board announced the verified election results, held a swearing in, and restructured the board.
Incumbents Dr. Mikael Orchard...
Officials at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) announced today that Dr. Jason McCollom, associate professor of history at MSU-WP, has been honored with the 2025 Governor's Award for Excellence in Teaching.
The award was presented on April 2 by officials with the Council on...
The West Plains High School Zizzer Pride Band and Zizzer Choir recently competed at the MSHSAA District Competition.
The Zizzer Varsity Band received a top rating in performance and sight reading.
The Zizzer Concert Choir and Zizzer Chamber Choir received gold ratings. For the concert...
The West Plains R-VII School District announced last week Michael Davis has been approved as the next Coordinator of At Risk Services and Director of the Zizzer Pride Academy (ZPA).
Davis has been employed with the district since 2018, beginning his career on the maintenance and custodial...
A petition from a group of concerned parents is circulating regarding the Mountain View-Birch Tree School District. The outcry centers on the administration/principals of the district and lack of communication on critical issues, "such as the reported presence of a sex offender on school grounds...
Only a single bid was received for the purchase of the Carmichael School building, and it was refused by the West Plains Schools Board of Education during their meeting on March 18. The school also discussed the effects of the March 14 tornado and approved the minimum seating they will require...