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West Plains R-7 Assistant Superintendent of Special Programs Dr. Amy Ross, center, was honored Monday with an award recognizing her contributions to the field of special education in Missouri. Presenting her with the award are, from left, Missouri Council of Administrators of Special Education President Dr. Ashley Krause, Farmington R-7 School District, and President-Elect Marlena Walley, Raymore-Peculiar School District.
Dr. Amy Ross wins state-level award for work in special education
West Plains R-7 School District officials announce Dr. Amy Ross, assistant superintendent of special programs, has been named the recipient of the 2022 Missouri Council of Administrators of Special Education Award. more
Willow Springs votes to enter into new power supply agreement
The Willow Springs City Council voted to enter into a power supply agreement as a member of the Mid-Missouri Municipal Power Energy Pool (MMMPEP), which consists of 14 member cities, including Mtn. View. more
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Two Red Cross blood drives scheduled in West Plains
Today is the final day to donate blood through the American Red Cross and be entered for a chance to win a NASCAR racing experience trip courtesy of Sport Clips Haircuts. more
Main Street Willow Springs is working to preserve and improve the historic building at the corner of Main and Center streets in Willow Springs. The two-story building bearing brick walls with timber floors was constructed in the 1890s.
Willow Springs City Council hears update on one of city’s oldest buildings
WILLOW SPRINGS — The Willow Springs City Council on Thursday heard an update from City Administrator Beverly Hicks and Main Street Willow Springs on efforts to preserve and improve one of the city’s oldest buildings. more
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W.P. R-7 employee resigns for 'misconduct'
West Plains R-7 School District officials have made public an alleged incident regarding employee misconduct that resulted in the resignation of the employee, who is no longer allowed on school property. more
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Joseph Nipper, 9, Birch Tree, and Darlene Kenaga, make a rope during Mtn. View’s annual Pioneer Days Festival on Saturday. Kenaga said children made 69 ropes at this year’s festival. PHOTO BY LORI AMOS
Mtn. View holds 31st annual Pioneer Days
Pioneer Days is a beloved annual tradition for Mtn. View residents and this year’s event was well attended despite rising temperatures, said Trish Stoops, director of the Mtn. View Chamber of Commerce, which organizes the festivities every year. more
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West Plains Middle School sixth grader Jovie James tells the R-7 School Board about her involvement in a newly-created leadership program at the school while teacher Korrie Vance looks on. PHOTO BY LORI AMOS
Students discuss leadership roles at West Plains Middle School during board meeting spotlight
West Plains Middle School has a program that lets students take on different leadership roles to develop knowledge and skills in careers geared toward their future goals. more
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Nonprofit Alliance helps coordinate Communitywide Christmas Assistance Program
For the 17th year, the West Plains Chamber of Commerce Nonprofit Alliance has joined forces with Ozark Action, representatives from West Plains and area schools, law enforcement, businesses and other community groups to form a committee to coordinate the Communitywide Christmas Assistance Program. more
RedLine will perform Friday night and Saturday afternoon at the 37th annual Ozark Black Gold Walnut Festival in Alton. RedLine is a rock/indie band whose members are from Thayer and Alton. Although the band performs cover music, the group is currently working on several original songs. Band members have said that their greatest aspiration is to travel the world and perform before millions of people. During the past several months, RedLine has become increasingly popular in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas.   This impressive, four-member group consists of Samantha Edwards, vocals; Rocky Holesapple, drums; Tyler Goans, lead guitar; and Seth Petty, bass guitar.
Alton Black Gold Walnut Festival kicks off Friday night
The American pop-country boy band On The Outside, based in Nashville, Tenn., will headline the 37th annual Ozarks Black Gold Walnut Festival in Alton, taking the stage Saturday. more
All invited to State of the University address Oct. 7
All community members are invited to attend the annual state of the university address at 2 p.m. Oct. 7, at Hass-Darr Hall on the Missouri State University-West Plains campus. more
Service Master of West Plains is a $500 sponsor of the West Plains Rotary Backpack Program, contributing funds to help supply elementary school-age children with easy-to-prepare meals to take home over the weekends. From left: Rotarian Ramona Heiney and Juliet Cobb, John Cobb and Jerry Roberts with Service Master.
West Plains Rotary annual Backpack Program fundraiser is underway
Members of the West Plains Rotary Sunrise and Noon clubs have begun work raising funds for their Rotary Backpack Program, which sends backpacks filled with a weekend’s worth of ready to eat meals and snacks home with local elementary school students. more
Zizzer Homecoming parade route announced
Homecoming 2022 is just a couple of weeks away, West Plains R-7 School District officials remind fans: The Zizzers will take on the Lebanon Yellowjackets at 7 p.m. Oct. 7. more
Circulation Development Aide Autumn Cash stands next to a row of empty shelves at the West Plains Public Library. There isn't a shortage of books causing the shelves to stand bare -- but the potential exists. As part of the library's celebration of Banned Book Week, a sign on the shelf reads, "If we removed every challenged book from the library, all of our shelves would look like this."
Check it out: West Plains Library recognizes Banned Book week
Banned Books Week has been designated as Sept. 18-24, and the West Plains Public Library has joined the “banned” wagon, putting up displays of books deemed controversial enough by some entities to challenge or outright ban. more
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City receives 'clean' audit opinion, approves new civic center board members
During its Monday evening meeting, the West Plains City Council received the city’s audit report with a "clean" opinion, and approved two new members to the West Plains Civic Center Board. more
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Mushrooms are the visible, fruiting part of a larger fungi, and while some are edible, other species can be deadly. The bright yellow mushroom above has the common name bright yellow bolete, and the dull colored one at bottom left is a black trumpet mushroom, both identified with the help of MDC Natural History Biologist Susan Farrington. The fungi were found along the Blue Springs trail off of the North Fork of the White River near Hammond Mill Camp in Ozark County.  PHOTO BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON
Careful late summer mushroom hunting may yield tasty results
Late summer mushroom hunting season is here, and the fall season will soon be upon us. more
Howell County LAGERS delegates to be chosen
The Howell County Commission will convene at 10 a.m. Monday in regular session. more
FYI: Glenwood board to meet
The Glenwood School Board will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the superintendent’s office. more
FYI: R-7 board to hear CSIP updates
The West Plains School District Board of Education will meet in regular, open session at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the high school library. more
Celebrating the recognition of Constitution Week, from left, are members of the Ozark Spring chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Mary Hackett, Jan Tappana and Connie Weber, West Plains Mayor Mike Topliff and chapter members Karen Ryburn, Jessica Joice-Frazier and her dog Olive, Lois Frazier and Sue Evans. Constitution Week
West Plains Mayor Topliff signs proclamation declaring Constitution Week
On Sept. 9, members of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Ozark Spring chapter (NSDAR) joined West Plains Mayor Mike Topliff as he signed a proclamation commemorating Constitution Week, recognized this year as beginning Saturday and lasting through Sept. 23. more
HOBA announces Fall Festival lineup
Organizers with the Heart of the Ozarks Bluegrass Association (HOBA) will soon hold the organization’s last outdoor event of the season at HOBA Bluegrass Park off Lanton Road in West Plains. more
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