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MSU-WP Alumni, Friends Picnic is May 2; all invited
Officials with the Missouri State University-West Plains office of advancement and the MSU Foundation invite alumni, friends and community members to the annual Alumni & Friends Picnic May 2 in the exhibit hall at the West Plains Civic Center, 110 St. Louis St. more
West Plains Family Dollar employees and a small army of "Cupid's helpers" met Valentine's Day morning to help deliver balloons and chocolates to local nursing home residents. The treats were purchased with donations made by Family Dollar customers, and the idea was the brainchild of Store Manager Mary Robnette. A total of 270 balloons and 33 boxes of chocolates were delivered to Brooke Haven Healthcare, NHC HealthCare, West Vue and Cedarhurst by volunteers from the First United Methodist Church, First Presbyterian Church, First Baptist Church, and the nondenominational Spring Creek Church. From left: Family Dollar Assistant Manager Kent Deweese, Vicki Shaw, Robnett, Michelle Stirewalt, Judy Tuma, Kristin Gullic, Kathy Schloss, Mary Jones, Carrie Brassfield, Chris Scharff, Loretta Bradshaw, Brandon Harris, Melissa Heath, Charlie Brownley and Ellen Bivens.
Volunteers team up with Family Dollar to be 'Cupid's helpers' on Valentine's Day
Fate, and perhaps some divine intervention, combined on Wednesday with goodwill and volunteerism in the nick of time to facilitate the delivery of balloons and chocolates to nursing home residents for Valentine's Day. more
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Willow Springs Community Foundation Director Dean Aye was recently named Citizen of the Year by the Willow Springs Chamber of Directors. Among his many accomplishments, Aye, in his role as foundation director, has championed the restoration of the McClellan Building on Main Street, deemed dangerous in 2020. In 2023, the foundation purchased the building from Main Street Willow Springs and work to repair the building is now underway.
Willow Springs Chamber of Commerce celebrates community with awards
The Willow Springs Chamber of Commerce presented nine awards during its annual banquet held Feb. 3 at Pine Meadows Venue on Highway 76 in Willow Springs. more
Stace Holland, TCMH chief executive officer, awarded Faith Wallace, 2023 TCMH Customer Service Employee of the Year.
Texas County Memorial Hospital recognizes employees
Texas County Memorial Hospital gave out top employee awards and honored 38 employees with service awards at the 41st annual Celebration of TCMH Employees on Dec. 8 at the Jayson Gentry Community Safe Room at TCMH.   more
Lead, Engage, and Develop (L.E.A.D.) West Plains Program Coordinator Brandy Stutsman gave a presentation about the newly available L.E.A.D. program at Thursday's monthly Greater West Plains Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon. The sessions are to be held over 12 weeks beginning Feb. 29, 2024, and are intended to provide participants with leadership skills and the motivation to successfully engage with the community for the betterment of its economic and civic health.
WP Chamber introduces new leadership program
A new 12-week program for business and community program employees and members, aimed at honing leadership skills and community engagement, is set to begin soon in West Plains. more
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$3.55 million in lottery proceeds awarded to area schools
The Missouri Lottery announced this month it has awarded funds to schools statewide, raised from the sales of Scratchers and draw games lottery tickets in the 2023 fiscal year. more
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Mary Schrag
Two women from West Plains among top 50 Missourians to know
Two women from West Plains who have climbed the ladders to success in their respective fields are recognized among the 2023 Top 50 Missourians You Should Know by Ingram’s Magazine, a long-standing business publication serving Kansas and Missouri. more
The Chaos Closet Executive Director DeeDee Button, left, presents a check to Children’s Division Circuit Manager Shawn Bentley to pay for the rental of an 1,800-square-foot storage unit to hold children’s personal belongings while they are in foster care.
For 4th year, The Chaos Closet secures storage for kids in state care to use
For the fourth year in a row, The Chaos Closet is sponsoring a storage unit for the 37th Circuit Children’s Division.  more
Eric Gibson, right, president of the Community Foundation of West Plains, was selected for the 2023 Stanley Ball Leadership Award. In Gibson’s honor, the CFWP received a $2,000 grant.
Leading Locally: Community Foundation of West Plains
West Plains’ name ties to its founding in the 1850s — it came to be called that because the settlement was west of nearby Thomasville — but the town today is known for other names, too. Legacies that began locally include famed musicians Jan Howard and Porter Wagoner, baseball legends Bill Virdon and Preacher Roe, and actor Dick Van Dyke. more
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The West Plains Walmart grand reopening celebration on Friday included the presentation of checks to several local nonprofit groups, including $5,000 to the West Plains R-7 Bridges program. Bridges helps provide clothing, hygiene items, school supplies to students in need, the purpose to help keep them focused on their studies. Walmart’s festivities were held to mark the completion of a monthlong renovation project, finishing touches for which are still underway. Watch the Quill this week for more about the day’s events and the remodel. From left: Walmart Coach Crystal Davis, Asset Protection Coach Kevin Rockwell, Online Pickup/Delivery Coach Ray Epperson, Bridges Coordinator Cyndi Wright, Store Manager James Melvin, Store Lead Jennifer Day and store Coaches Jennifer Rumple and Jen Danford.
WP Walmart celebrates remodel by giving back
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