Arts/Education
A public hearing to set the tax rate for the 2021-2022 school year took place immediately prior to the August School Board meeting. No public comment was recorded, but Superintendent Bill Hall shared that the total value of real and personal property valuation for the three counties that span the...
The Willow Springs School Board voted to pay COVID leave for staff members who have tested positive, but not for those in quarantine without a positive test result. Another hot button issue at the School Board meeting, the debate centered on whether or not to “incentivize” vaccination for school...
The Mountain R-III School Board is scheduled to meet tomorrow, August 19. A tax rate hearing will take place prior to the meeting at 6:00 p.m. in the Liberty Middle School Media Center. Following the hearing, the regular meeting will take up topics including a mask mandate on school buses and the...
Emily D. Scarbrough, Willow Springs, has been awarded the Ted and Jeanette Gilliam Endowed Scholarship from Missouri State University-West Plains.
Scarbrough, a 2020 graduate of Willow Springs High School in Willow Springs, is a sophomore general studies major at Missouri State-West Plains....
Independent of any library programs, two eleven-year-old brothers from Mountain View made science projects and asked to display them at the library. Both boys enjoy science and thought it would be a good summer project. Jayce Clark made the volcano, and Jose Clark made the rock display.
Set to launch its second academic year, Neighborhood Christian Schools has expanded to an additional location to accept students in sixth through ninth grades. Originally opened at Hutton Valley Schoolhouse in the fall of 2020, NCS started out with a grammar school. In its first year, the school...
West Plains Bank and Trust Company will sponsor the Adopt-A-Teacher project for 3rd through 6th grade teachers in West Plains, Mountain View, Willow Springs, and Houston area schools. The teachers participating in this project created Amazon Wish Lists of items they need to kickstart the 2021-22...
The 2021-22 school year for the Willow Springs School District is rapidly approaching. With that, we would like to announce to patrons some exciting news regarding the meal program at all district schools. For the 2021-22 school year, the Willow Springs School District will be participating in...
Veteran West Plains School District board member Courtney Beykirch announced her resignation, effective July 23, due to a change in residency. Beykirch has two years remaining on a three-year term, which expires in April 2023. Beykirch was appointed to the board in early 2014 to fill a vacancy...
Country legend John Conlee (Mr. Rose Colored Glasses), a regular performer at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville will be performing live in person on Friday, July 23 at 7 PM at the West Plains Civic Center.
During John Conlee’s over 40 year career in Country Music, he has brought to audiences...