Arts/Education
In January, twelve Willow Springs High School students participated in the MOREnet cybersecurity challenge. Out of 100 teams from all over the state, the team of Matt Sabulao, Mathew Streng, and Jack Thompson came in 8th place and qualified for the state competition. The team of Daniel Iacovlev,...
A failing statewide health insurance group is presenting a major financial blow to the West Plains R-VII School District, the board heard last week. According to the superintendent’s report to the board, the district’s longtime health insurance provider, Missouri Educators Unified Health Plan (...
The Junction Hill C-12 Board of Education announced this week the upcoming retirement of Superintendent John Dern at the end of the 2025-2026 school year. His retirement letter was accepted at the January board meeting.
Dern became the superintendent of Junction Hill School in 2010...
Mary Claire Gohn, of West Plains, was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at The University of Mississippi. Gohn is the daughter of David M. and Maggie Gohn. She is attending the...
The Willow Springs School District will be hosting a candidate forum for school board candidates on March 10 at 6:00 p.m. in Grimes Auditorium. The event will be a partnership between MSBA and Bear Media Productions. Howell County News will attend and cover the forum but is not participating in...
Willow Springs R-IV School District is quietly reducing its administrative staff for next year. A February 12 announcement about leadership in the middle school introduced the promotion of Chris Cochran from assistant principal to the principal role and debuted Mr. Casey Yardley as the school...
The University of Mississippi announced students named to the Fall 2025 Honor Roll.
Caleb Cochran, of Willow Springs, MO, in the B.M. in Music program, is on the Chancellor's Honor Roll, which is reserved for students who earn a semester GPA of 3.75-4.00.
Mary Gohn, of West Plains, MO...
On Saturday, Feb. 21, two students at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) will be crowned the 2026 Homecoming King and Queen.
The crowning will take place during halftime ceremonies of the annual homecoming basketball game between the Grizzlies and the State Fair Community...