Community Events
Officials with the Ozarks Heritage Research Center (OHRC) at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) will host a presentation, "A Road Trip into America's Hidden Heart" at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 25, at OHRC, which is located inside MSU-WP's Garnett Library, 304 W. Trish Knight St. in...
There are two chances to give blood coming up in Willow Springs. The first is the St. Paul Lutheran Church–Fellowship Hall, located at 701 Main in Willow Springs, Mo. on Thursday, July 30 from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. To help avoid wait times, appointments are strongly encouraged. Donors can find...
The 2026 Ozarks Heritage Festival in downtown West Plains, Mo., will be held Friday and Saturday, Oct. 16 and 17, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. The annual two-day event in and around the West Plains Civic Center, celebrates Ozarks music and culture.
The festival seeks to celebrate, preserve,...
The West Plains Zizzer soccer team will hold a Hydration Scrimmage on Saturday, Aug. 15 at 8:00 p.m. The scrimmage will be held at Zizzer Stadium.
All spectators will need to bring cases of water or cases of Gatorade or Powerade for admission to the scrimmage.
A parent meeting will...
The West Plains Soccer Association is holding registration for their Fall 2026 season. The cost is $50 per child. Sign up by visiting the West Plains Soccer Association Facebook page. An in-person sign-up date and time will be announced via Facebook.
The Mountain View Soccer Association is holding sign-ups now through August 15 for their Fall 2026 season. Go to www.mviewsoccer.org and click the green "Register Now" button to get your player signed up. Cost is $47.00 per player and registration is open for ages 3 1/2 to 18.
The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Chapter 695 of West Plains will meet Tuesday, July 28 at 12:00 noon at the Los Flores Mexican Restaurant, located at 1449 Preacher Roe Blvd. Doyle Fink will present the program, "Combating the Opioid Crisis through Education." All active and retired...
The Mtn. View-Birch Tree R-III Board of Education will meet on Thursday, July 23 at 6:00 p.m. at the central office.
Items on the agenda to include approval of consent agenda including minutes of previous meeting and approval of payment of monthly bills; MSBA Delegate report; Policy IKC-...
Howell County Emergency Management has been awarded Grant Funding enabling purchase of NOAA Weather alerting radios. This funding was made possible through the Emergency Management Performance Mini Grant awarded to Howell County Emergency Management According to Director Mike Coldiron.
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Former campers, counselors, youth leaders, Forest Service personnel, and families connected to the Braddock Lakes/Hay Holler Youth Conservation Corps Camp are invited to attend the first-ever reunion of the camp on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026.
Hosted by the Willow Springs Historical and...