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For several years, scientists and physicians have warned about the growing threat of antibiotic resistance in treating bacterial illnesses and disease. Some students at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) are participating in a national research project to help combat that threat...
Willow Springs drivers – take notice! New drop-off and pick-up procedures around the campus of Willow Springs R-IV School District mean some roads will now be one-way and others will be gated during school hours.
“All vehicles for pick-up and drop-off should now line up from Campbell to...
Organizers of the first Ursa Minor esports program at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) called the five-week event "a success."
Sponsored by the Grizzly eSports program at MSU-WP, Ursa Minor gave middle school-aged youths in the area the opportunity to compete against other...
The Missouri Bankers Association (MBA) selected West Plains Bank and Trust Company as a winner of MBA’s Teach Children to Save Challenge thanks to a social media post featuring Mountain View–Birch Tree R3 fourth grade. A check for $250 from the Missouri Bankers Foundation was presented to the...
Budget items were a major topic during the June meeting of the West Plains School Board of Education. The board also approved breakfast and lunch prices for the 2024-2025 school year and surplus property bids.
Superintendent Dr. Wes Davis presented the 71-page budget to the school board and...
Officials with the workforce development and community education office at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) will offer an eight-week certified nursing assistant (CNA) training program beginning Aug. 5.
The CNA training program is a non-credit course designed to provide...
Teresa Miley, retired secretary of Birch Tree Elementary and current secretary substitute at Mountain View-Birch Tree School District, was honored with the prestigious "Above and Beyond" award by Senator Bean and Representative Travis Smith.
Miley has touched the lives of hundreds of...
The Willow Springs School Board heard updates about summer projects during its July 1 meeting. A lot of work has been completed around the campus and more work is continuing, including work on the former Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) building, athletics fields, and school...
Tresa Ryan, director of the health information technology program at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP), recently received the 2024 Outstanding Health Information Management (HIM) Educator Award from the Missouri Health Information Management Association MoHIMA. The award honors those...
Officials at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) announce the addition of a new healthcare supply chain management certificate option to its Associate of Applied Science in Health Information Technology degree program.
The certificate has been approved by the Missouri...