Arts/Education
The Fiscal Year 2022 federal budget passed by the U.S. Congress and signed today by President Joe Biden includes more than $3 million for Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP).
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Missouri) led the effort to secure the funds for MSU-WP.
"Sen. Roy Blunt's support...
Wages Brewing Company recently presented a donation of $222 to the Ozarks Healthcare Foundation and Ozarks Healthcare Behavioral Health Center (BHC) for their upcoming event featuring award-winning mental health and suicide prevention activist and speaker Kevin Hines. To help destigmatize mental...
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3009 of Mountain View in association with State American Legion Auxiliary are awarded Adison Burks a sponsorship in the amount of $300 to a university in Missouri to help prepare her for college and a successful future. Left to right is VFW Dist. 18 Sr. Vice...
Willow Springs teacher, Andrew Coursen, and students, Gabe Story and Drake Marshell received congratulations for their success in a recent statewide competition. Gabe and Drake came in 4th Place in a statewide competition sponsored by University of Missouri, MOREnet. This competition was based on...
Students in five area high schools could earn a $1,000 college scholarship, thanks to Mercy Health Foundation-St. Francis. The Dr. Grace O. Doane scholarships are specifically for students interested in entering health care professions.
Dr. Doane was the first woman to graduate with a doctorate...
The Willow Springs R-IV School District announced on Feb. 21 the promotion of Nick Schmitt to the position of high school principal, effective August 1, 2022.
The decision is pending school board approval, said school board president Tony Friga. He fully expects the school board to approve the...
The R-III Mountain View-Birch Tree School Board will meet tomorrow, February 17 at 6:00 p.m. in the Mountain View Elementary School Media Center.
This month, the school board will vote on the Summer School schedule. According to the published agenda, Superintendent Don Christensen is...
The 2022 Hoop Queen Candidates of Willow Springs High School walked onto the court Friday, Feb. 11 to find out who would win this year’s crown.
One of the candidates is Cailey Green, 18, the daughter of Brandon Green and Tina Espinosa. Cailey has lived in Willow Springs her entire life and...
The Willow Springs FFA Chapter in Willow Springs will celebrate National FFA Week Feb. 19-26, 2022. This National FFA Week embraces more than 94 years of FFA traditions while looking forward to the organization's future. More than 760,000 members will participate in National FFA Week activities...
Twenty-two school districts across seven counties in Southern Missouri have come together to recruit new education talent to their region. The newly launched, “Teach in the
Ozarks” initiative is a one-of-a-kind effort spurred by yet another semester of school starting with open teaching...