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Uphaus named new principal of WPE starting July 1
Officials with the West Plains R-7 School District have announced Virginia Uphaus will assume the role of West Plains Elementary School principal for the 2024-2025 school year. Effective July 1, 2024, she will fill the vacancy left by the retirement of current Principal Becky Hutchinson.  more
Eslinger named new Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education
The State Board of Education announced Tuesday that 33rd District Sen. Karla Eslinger, of Wasola in Ozark County, will assume the role as the state’s next commissioner for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) effective June 1, 2024, after concluding her work in the Missouri Senate during the 2024 legislative session. more
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James and Jessica Brimsberry pose in front of barn on the 3-acre property they own near the corner of Gleghorn Street and Christopher Drive just inside West Plains city limits. James is retired and Jessica works from home with a company based in Green Bay, Wisc. Jessica painted the sunflower barn quilt hanging on the side, and the two have been busy renovating and restoring the property and its outbuildings.
Barn restoration piques couple's curiosity about local history
James and Jessica Brimsberry have a bit of a mystery on their hands, but one that adds a touch of interest to their work in restoring outbuildings on their property near the western edge of town, an area that has seen quite a bit of expansion over the last 40 years or so. more
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Willow Springs Downtown Holli-Day is here
Downtown Willow Springs is looking like it will be abuzz with activity today, starting with breakfast and children’s activities this morning and wrapping up with this evening’s Christmas parade. more
Oak Lawn Cemetery “Rock of Ages” monument.
Journey Through Time: Unveiling the Secrets of Downtown West Plains in a Historic Self-Guided Tour
Nestled within the rolling hills of Missouri, West Plains is a town that holds within its streets and structures the untold stories of a bygone era. This guide embarks you on a self-guided tour, a journey that will lead you through the heart of downtown West Plains, unveiling its rich history and cultural heritage. As you wander through its lanes, you'll find each corner whispering tales of triumph, tragedy, and time-honored tradition. more
$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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Finnegan Owen is by far the youngest resident at Martha Vance Samaritan Outreach Center, having been born Nov. 3 to Alex McHenry and Mike Owen as the two dive into first-time parenthood while looking for housing and jobs. They have been at the center for about three months now, after spending some time with family members and relocating to West Plains from Mt. Vernon. The two are 2022 graduates of Willow Springs High School and have been together for going on two years.
New parents' Christmas wish: A good job for dad
Alex McHenry, 18, and Mike Owen, 19, arrived at Martha Vance Samaritan Outreach Center on Aug. 7; their son Finnegan Owen arrived Nov. 3, joining his young parents at the only home he's known so far. 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
The Missouri Department of Conservation is investigating the illegal shooting death of a bull elk that occurred opening weekend of deer firearms season. The entire animal was reportedly left where it was shot, and a $20,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest.
MDC seeks shooter who killed bull elk near Klepzig Mill
The Missouri Department of Conservation is asking the public for help in finding the person who, between Saturday and Sunday, illegally killed and left a bull elk near Klepzig Mill in Shannon County. A local deer hunter found and reported the animal’s location to MDC. more
Dr. Phil Howerton is a professor of English at Missouri State University-West Plains. A sixth-generation Ozarker, he was reared on a small family farm at Long Lane in Dallas County, and attended schools at Long Lane and Buffalo. He earned degrees in English, history, and education from Drury University in Springfield and a doctorate in English from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He has taught English for more than 20 years, is cofounder and co-editor of Cave Region Review and general editor of Elder Mountain: A Journal of Ozarks Studies. His poetry collection, The History of Tree Roots, was published by Golden Antelope Press in 2015, and his anthology, The Literature of the Ozarks, was published by University of Arkansas Press in February 2019. He received the 2019 Missouri Literary Award from the Missouri Library Association. He is also founder of Cornerpost Press. His latest book, released Nov. 1, is a collection of poetry, photographs and essays also published by Golden Antelope Press, called "Gods of Four Mile Creek," available at Book Nook, 203 Washington Ave., and online at Bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble, Amazon and Powell's Books.
Review: Howerton’s ‘Four Mile’ collection offers insights for all in the Ozarks
Whether you’re a native-born or naturalized Ozarker, Dr. Phil Howerton’s latest poetry collection, “Gods of Four Mile Creek,” is sure to touch your heart and sentiments. more
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Student Council members at West Plains High School served a Veterans Day breakfast to veterans and their families Friday morning in the high school cafeteria. American flag cookies were also served and middle school Student Council members made treat bags and penned notes thanking veterans for their service. Seated, from left: Scott Womack, Jerry Womack, Frankie Jones partially obscuring Joe Lovelace, Vicki Lovelace, Jerry Surritte and Shirley Surritte. Standing is freshman student council member Kailyn Cauthen.
WPHS StuCo serves breakfast to veterans
Gov. Mike Parson gave remarks on Tuesday preceding the groundbreaking of a building on the Missouri State University-West Plains campus that will house the university's TJ Swift House A.S.C.E.N.D. Program. A.S.C.E.N.D. stands for Autism Support Can Empower New Directions, and is already in place at MSU-WP, offering support services for students with autism. Other speakers included MSU President Clif Smart, MSU-WP Chancellor Dennis Lancaster, Tracey Hollis of TJ Swift House and 33rd District State Sen. Karla Eslinger, who introduced Parson.
Governor attends MSU-WP groundbreaking for Center for Autism and Neurodiversity
Gov. Mike Parson visited West Plains on Tuesday to attend a groundbreaking ceremony for the building that will permanently house an existing autism student support program at Missouri State University-West Plains. more
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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
Students enrolled in building trades classes at West Plains High School, including many who travel from other schools to attend classes, have been working on completing a project that will connect the library to an annex located just east of the main building and make it compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, as wall as safer by eliminating one of the outside entrances to the library. Kneeling is building trades instructor Chris Reese. First row, from left: Jerry Krewson, Thayer; Courtny Lancaster, Mtn. View; Carson Johnson and Hailey Day, Summersville; and Tristian Ourso, West Plains. Second row: Jacob Carl and Braydon Thompson, both of Mtn. View; Noah Quinn, West Plains; Hailey Day, Summersville; and Chevy Mahan, Gainesville. Back row: Kevin Uhlry, Jesse Swearingen and Quenton Reese, all of Mtn. View, and Morgan Strain, Gainesville.
Zizzers gain hands-on trade experience with high school annexation project
A group of West Plains High School students is gaining valuable hands-on experience while helping make the campus safer and more accessible to students and staff who require the use of a wheelchair. more
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The Bear Ambassadors, a new leadership group at the Willow Springs High School, took a moment to thank Jalen Burris, a representative of health and wellness technology organization UNITE's Arrive Alive Tour. Burris ran an impaired-driving simulation Tuesday and Wednesday at the high school. The students are holding pledges signed by participating students to buckle up and put their phones down while driving to reduce the risks of distracted driving, and the likelihood of being injured or killed or harming others as a result. From left: Bear Ambassadors Katy Spence, Melaina Wilson, Kristen Buster and Nicole Barnett; Burress; and ambassadors Heidi Wehmer, Emma Wiles, Mary Spencer and Will Clarkston.
Virtual-reality experience aims to 'drive' home importance of safe travel habits for WSHS teens
The Arrive Alive challenge was high tech, but the message was relatively simple for the Willow Springs High School students who donned virtual reality goggles and got behind the wheel of an SUV. more
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The Pedal the Cause Community Bike Ride fundraiser for cancer research is set to begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, and Edward Jones is sponsoring the event for the second year in a row with a $1,750 contribution. Some representatives will also volunteer at the event, said organizers. Participants can register up until the start of the event, with onsite signups beginning at 7 a.m. at West Plains High School, where the ride will begin and end. Spin bikes are also available. To register online, visit forms.gle/tzqR4FY3Kd5cbrff8. Edward Jones representatives sponsoring the event are, from left, Heather Foster, Missy McGoldrick, Kevin Walker, Kevin Brown and Brian Rhoads. Regina Gleghorn, Mark Lewis and Mark Guffey with Edward Jones are also sponsors.
Pedal the Cause Community Bike Ride is Saturday
‘Raise a fork for a good cause’: WPHS FFA hosts smoked rib fundraiser for member’s cancer battle
The West Plains High School FFA organization is taking orders for adviser Jay Hale’s “famous” baby back smoked pork ribs. more
Missouri State University System President Clif Smart gave his final State of the University address Friday at Hass-Darr Hall. MSU-WP Associate Vice Chancellor for Business and Support Services Crockett Oaks III will serve on the committee to find Smart’s replacement.
MSU President Smart gives final State of the University address at Hass-Darr Hall
Outgoing Missouri State University President Clif Smart gave his final state of the university address Friday afternoon at Hass-Darr Hall on the Missouri State University-West Plains campus. more
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