Arts/Education
The West Plains FFA is taking orders for Jay Hale's famous baby back smoked pork ribs. All proceeds will support West Plains FFA member Andrew Bradley and assist his family with expenses. Bradley is courageously battling cancer.
Each rack of ribs is $25.00. Only pre-orders will be taken for...
Macy Pearson, pictured at left, and Braiden DeWitt, pictured at right, opened the Speech and Debate season with a 2 ranking in their very first varsity round at the Nixa Tournament this past Saturday.
Officials with the Ozarks Heritage Research Center (OHRC) at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) will host a presentation on the "Mythological Monsters of the Ozarks" beginning at 6:00 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Garnett Library, 304 W. Trish Knight St., in West Plains.
The presentation will...
The Willow Springs School District has been awarded $150,000 through the state of Missouri’s School Safety Grant Program.
The grant program aims to support school safety improvements, including physical security upgrades and associated technology (e.g., door locks, monitoring systems),...
The Willow Springs FCCLA presents the annual Veterans Day Assembly to be held Friday, Nov. 10 at 9:45 a.m. at the Munford Gymnasium. The assembly is a service to commemorate all who served.
Guest speakers will be Jeff Conger and Courtney Foster. A Veterans breakfast will take place at 8:15 a.m...
The Willow Springs Bear Pride Band placed third in Class A and 12th overall at the Ozark Marching Festival held on Saturday, Sept. 30 at Ozark High School. This was the band's first contest of the year.
Eleven school districts will be awarded grant funds for student field trips to karst locations in the Ozarks. School districts receiving grant funds are Ava R-1, Glenwood R-8, Houston R-1, Howell Valley R-1, Licking R-8, Mountain Grove R-3, Mountain View-Birch Tree R-3, Plato R-5, Willow Springs...
Fall color is starting to show and that means it is time for the Willow Springs Arts Council annual Sponsorship Campaign. Once a year, from October through December, the Arts Council raises funds to continue supporting art events for the area. Since 2008, the Arts Council has worked toward their...
The Willow Springs R-IV Board of Education held their monthly meeting on Monday, Oct. 9.
Items on the agenda included: approval of consent agenda; administrative reports; school safety review; financial update; facilities update; comments from guests; items for action; and an executive session...
The West Plains School District Board of Education called for a special meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 12:00 p.m. in the central office.
The meeting will discuss the athletic/academic conference and, if needed, approval of the conference.