Community Events
On Friday, September 23 at 5:00 p.m., the Willow Springs & Eleven Point Fire Departments will be collecting donations for the annual Fill the Boot campaign benefiting MDA. Collection points will be at the 4-way stop in downtown Willow Springs and the 3-way stop located by Love’s Truck Stop. ...
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The Community Blood Center of the Ozarks urges donors to help increase the blood supply during the Be fabZOOlous blood drive. Be fabZOOlous and donate blood at the upcoming blood drive in Willow Springs on Friday, September 23. Successful donors will receive two vouchers for general admission to...
This year, Adopt-a-Grandparent is blessing Willow Health Care in Willow Springs, BrookeHaven Health Care in West Plains, Mountain View Health Care, Shady Oaks Heath Care in Thayer, and Granby House in Granby with gifts for the residents at Christmas.
Gifts are presented to the nearly 600 elder...
The Willow Springs Senior Center's monthly breakfast will be held Saturday, Sept. 17 from 7:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. The senior center will be serving biscuits and gravy, sausage, bacon, scrambled eggs, cinnamon rolls, waffles, pancakes, fruit, orange juice, milk and water. The cost is only $5.00...
The Willow Springs Arts Council will sponsor a photography workshop entitled “Selfie – 101”. The workshop will be held on Saturday, September 24, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the Second Floor of the Ferguson Building, in Willow Springs. Cost for the course is $15. Space is limited, and...
Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) and the West Plains Council on the Arts (WPCA) invite everyone to a Community Messiah Sing at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, at the West Plains Civic Center, 110 St. Louis St. in West Plains.
The performance will be directed by Larry Dame. The event is...
There will be mums in a vast array of colors on Saturdays at the "Go Farm" Farmer's Market. The HOBA Bluegrass Pickers will be playing and a hot breakfast and lunch will be available. With over 40 plus vendors, there is almost anything you can imagine at the farmer's market. The "Go Farm" Farmer'...
The Willow Springs Saddle Club will host the next show on Saturday, Sept. 10 at 5:00 pm. at the saddle club arena, located on Valley Street in Willow Springs.
For more information, call Sally at 417-274-0894 or check out the full show bill on the club's Facebook page.
After a successful event in 2021, the Willow Springs Chamber of Commerce has decided to host another Job Fair and Hiring Event in conjunction with the West Plains Job Center on Thursday, September 15.
Are you an employer who's struggling to find quality employees? Or an employee who can't find...