Community Events
The Willow Springs Senior Center will be hosting an ice cream social fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 30 at 5:00 p.m. with music by the Pifer family of Eldon, Mo. The cost is only $5 and there will be door prizes. For more information call 417-469-5210.
The last Wednesday market is scheduled for Sept. 3, but Saturday markets are still on with summer produce, apples, pears plus a fantastic food court and artisan crafters.
The market is open on Wednesday and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The market is located at the Endurance Church...
Artists, makers, and creative community members are invited to participate in a unique fiber art exhibition inspired by Dolly Parton’s beloved song “Coat of Many Colors.” This celebration of creativity, resilience, and love will be displayed during the Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner-themed...
Annual Grizzly Club Picnic and community welcome to MSU-WP Chancellor Zora Mulligan set for Sept. 17
Meet Chancellor Zora Mulligan and help Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) and the Grizzly Club celebrate the 2025-26 athletic season by attending the annual Grizzly Club Fall Picnic at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, at the West Plains Civic Center exhibit hall. A complimentary meal...
The West Plains Zizzer Softball team will travel to Marshfield on Tuesday, Aug. 26 to play Camdenton, Eldon and Marshfield for their season jamboree. The games will begin at 3:30 p.m. with a 45 minute time limit on each scrimmage. There is no admission charge for the jamboree.
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The West Plains Zizzers Soccer team will begin their season in Rolla for the Rolla Soccer Jamboree. The jamboree will be held on Thursday, Aug. 21 and will begin at 5:00 p.m. at the Rolla High School Rotary Club Field. For the jamboree, West Plains will play Rolla at 5:00 p.m., then Washington at...
Howell County News will host a contest for the BIGGEST PUMPKIN at the 2025 Bear City Fall Festival. A blue ribbon and cash prize will be available for the biggest, heaviest pumpkin entered during the fall festival.
In the meantime, we would love to see the biggest and best things you’re...
The Amelia Network announces the 5th Annual Business Women’s Expo, taking place Saturday, Sept. 20, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Ozarks Small Business Incubator (OzSBI) in downtown West Plains.
The event will feature over 40 women-owned businesses filling both floors of OzSBI, showcasing...
The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Chapter 695 of West Plains will meet Tuesday, Aug. 26 at 12:00 noon at the Los Amigos Mexican Restaurant, located at 1449 Preacher Roe Blvd., in West Plains, Mo.
Judith Revels will present the program, "Alga Shivers and Round Barns". All active...
Go wild about saving lives! Dickerson Park Zoo and Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO) are partnering together to help boost the region’s blood supply for local patients. Donors are needed at an upcoming blood drive at Ozarks Healthcare on Friday, August 22. Each donation can help save...