Arts/Education
The West Plains School District Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, Sept. 19 at the West Plains High School Library.
The meeting will begin with closed session at 5:00 p.m. and then go into open session at 5:30 p.m.
Items on the agenda for the meeting include new stuff inductions; WPMS...
The Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III School District will hold their monthly Board of Education meeting on Thursday, Sept. 21 at the Birch Tree Elementary School Media Center.
Items on the agenda include: approval of consent agenda; student time presented by Birch Tree Elementary students; MSBA...
The Richards R-V School District will hold a board meeting on Thursday, Sept. 21 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will take place in the boardroom.
Items on the agenda to include approval of the consent agenda; administrative reports; playground expansion project which will be a discussion on saving...
Members of the Willow Springs FFA Chapter joined more than 700 FFA members and agricultural leaders at the Missouri State Fair on Tuesday, Aug. 15, for the Missouri State FFA Food Insecurity Day of Service held in conjunction with the Missouri Farmers Care Foundation Drive to Feed Kids. Together...
Local McDonald's restaurants will again celebrate area teachers this Fall with the launch of the fourth-annual McDonald's Outstanding Educator Awards. Nominations will be accepted online through September 15 at www.surveymonkey.com/r/moeducator23.
Since launching this award program in 2020,...
Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) recently hosted a luncheon for new teachers in the West Plains R-7 School District as part of its "New Teacher Academy" program. Chancellor Dennis Lancaster welcomed the group to campus and the community and shared how teachers can make an impact on...
Ozark Artery is set to host a car and vehicle-themed art show in partnership with the Yellow House. Bradley Mitchell, an Ozark Artery participant who suggested the theme for the show, notes the many ways cars and "car culture" have influenced media and had a significant impact on society, from...
The West Plains R-VII School Board met on Tuesday, August 29. The only item of new business on the agenda was the annual hearing on the tax rate levy. This year’s levy is a rate of 3.7476, compared to last year's rate of 3.7404. According to information from the school district, this change will...
Sharon Holland, left, bookstore manager at Missouri State University-West Plains' (MSU-WP) Drago College Store, retired from her position Aug. 1 after 15 years of service. Holland was hired as an administrative assistant at the bookstore on May 27, 2008. She was promoted to textbook buyer on Oct. 1...
Create a faux stained-glass seasonal barn quilt design at this workshop in September. The West Plains Council on the Arts (WPCA) will host the workshop, conducted by local artist Tara Shahan, on Tuesday, Sept. 12 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the West Plains Civic Center (Dogwood 1 & 2),...