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Dr. Joby Steele named 2024-25 West Plains Middle School Principal
Officials with the West Plains R-7 School District announce Dr. Joby Steele will take the reins at West Plains Middle School as the new principal for the 2024-2025 school year. more
Willow Springs School Board meets Monday
The Willow Springs School Board is set to meet in regular session at 6 p.m. Monday in the Board Conference Room. more
West Plains Bank and Trust Company is a $500 sponsor of the West Plains Noon Rotary Club Boots and Barbecue fundraiser for the Rotary Backpack Program set to start at 5:30 p.m. Friday. Tickets to the fundraiser at Rubydoo’s Event Center, 9420 County Road 9190, are $40 in advance and $50 at the door. Festivities will include a barbecue dinner, cash bar, music, live auction, hay rides and a “cash bubble house” game. To purchase tickets, go online to eventbrite.com and search for “Boots & BBQ” hosted by the West Plains Noon Rotary Club, or visit Ozark Marketing Company, 983 E. U.S. 160, or State Farm-Ramona Heiney, 1024 Porter Wagoner Blvd., both in West Plains. From left, Scott Corman, Kara McGinnis, Karen Smith, Vicki Belt, Ramona Heiney, Becky Brewer, Bailey Stephens, Cass Denton and Nathan Cropper.
WP Bank and Trust supports Rotary Backpack Program fundraiser
Caring for soldiers during their service and after, the Ozark Independent Living (O.I.L.) Veteran Directed Care (VDC) Department will send boxes of items collected at the office to soldiers serving overseas during the Christmas season. Items needed include drink and instant food packets, hard candy, popcorn, and gum; basic toiletries like dental care items, shampoos and lotions; travel size board games and cards, puzzles, paperback books, puzzle books and letter writing supplies; and other items like laundry detergent pods, dryer sheets, ankle/boot socks, and non-lithium ion AA or AAA batteries. See the attached article for a more detailed list and information on the VDC program administered through O.I.L. Items and letters or cards of encouragement and support will be accepted from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays at the O.I.L. office, 109 Aid Ave. in West Plains, through Nov. 15. From left: O.I.L. VDC Options Counselor Emily Toten, Manager Lori Cox, Data Specialist Donna Nale and Options Counselor Kelsey Hurley.
O.I.L.'s Veteran Directed Care staff show care for military members during service and after
The Ozark Independent Living (O.I.L.) Veteran Directed Care (VDC) Department is adopting a deployed military unit to send care items to during the Christmas season, and asking for the public's help with donations. more
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MSU-WP spring semester schedules available online 
Area residents interested in taking classes at Missouri State University-West Plains during the 2024 spring semester can now browse through a list of courses online. 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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Willow Springs Chamber of Commerce gives updates
The Willow Springs Chamber of Commerce is booking luncheon hosts for 2024, and will not hold Business After Hours events in November or December due to the holidays, announced chamber Director Kim McCormick. Businesses interested in hosting a luncheon should email willowspringschamber@gmail.com, or call the chamber at 417-469-5519. more
Community First Banking Company is $500 sponsor of the West Plains Noon Rotary Club Boots and Barbecue fundraiser for the Rotary Backpack Program. Tickets to the fundraiser are $40 in advance and $50 at the door. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. Friday at Rubydoo’s Event Center, 9240 County Road 9190. Festivities will include a barbecue dinner, cash bar, music, live auction, hay rides and a “cash bubble house” game. Proceeds go toward Rotary efforts to ensure children at risk of going hungry have food to eat over weekends and school breaks. To purchase tickets, go online to eventbrite.com and search for “Boots & BBQ” hosted by the West Plains Noon Rotary Club, or visit Ozark Marketing Company, 983 E. U.S. 160, or State Farm-Ramona Heiney, 1024 Porter Wagoner Blvd., both in West Plains. Front row, from left: Nita Judd, Ronda Barry, Carrie Siegman, Kelly Marsh, Nicole Woffard and Stephanie Minge. Back row: Gus Ramseur, Mark Sloan, Ambrosia Brege and Jarred Wright.
Community First donates to Boots & Barbecue event
Members of West Plains Sunrise Rotary Club recently presented a $500 check in support of the Communitywide Christmas Assistance Program headed by Ozark Action and the Greater West Plains Area Chamber of Commerce. Receiving the check in the front row is Cindy Cowens, left; Sunrise Rotary President Allison Skinner is presenting the check. Behind them, from left: Terry Sanders, Angie Berry, Nathan Cropper, Kay Mead, Ralph Riggs, Nathan Franks, Scott Corman and Jessica Collins.
18th annual Communitywide Christmas Assistance Program kicks off
For the 18th year, the Greater West Plains Area Chamber of Commerce Non-Profit Alliance, along with Ozark Action, representatives from West Plains R-7 School District and area rural schools, law enforcement, businesses and other community groups, will once again join forces for the West Plains Communitywide Christmas Assistance Program to help those in need.  more
Week of Nov. 12 celebrates impact of Community Foundations
The Community Foundation of West Plains will join in a nationwide celebration next week to recognize the increasingly important role that community foundations play in strengthening their regions by addressing high-priority challenges and betterment projects for local residents.  more
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Community Roundup: Veterans Day activities
Veterans Day falls on Saturday this year, and government offices will be closed Friday in recognition, as that is the federally-designated day of observance. Many events honoring veterans will be held Friday, including the parade. more
Charges continue to pile up for mother accused of violating custody order
A West Plains woman has had more charges added after allegedly continuing to deny custody to the father of her children in defiance of a court-ordered custody arrangement, with the first charge filed over a year ago. more
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Junction Hill School Board to discuss security upgrades
The Junction Hill School board will hold its November meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday in the school library. more
WP man arrested on child porn charges
Dwane M. Porter, 72, has been charged with felony first-degree promoting child pornography and felony possession of child pornography, having either committed the offense previously or possessed more than one video, according to public court records. more
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The Zizzer Athletics Department, represented by Activities Director Dr. Ashley Cooley, left, has contributed two sports packages to be auctioned off live during the West Plains Noon Rotary Club’s Boots and Barbecue event on Friday. The packages, Basketball Best Seat in the House and Football Best Seat in the House, each consist of two seats grouped together for the respective 2023-24 seasons, plus two free all-sport passes to all home games in 2023-24. Accepting the passes for the auction on behalf of Rotary is Ramona Heiney. The fundraiser event, to benefit Rotary’s Backpack Program, kicks off at 5:30 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $40 in advance and $50 at the door and include a barbecue dinner, cash bar, music, live auction, hay rides and a “cash bubble house” game. To purchase, go online to eventbrite.com and search for “Boots & BBQ” hosted by the West Plains Noon Rotary Club, or visit Ozark Marketing Company, 983 E. U.S. 160, or State Farm-Ramona Heiney, 1024 Porter Wagoner Blvd., both in West Plains.
Zizzer sports packages to be auctioned off during Rotary event
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
In light of recent burglaries, police remind that prevention is key
In light of several recent burglary reports, West Plains Police are reminding the public of steps that can be taken to prevent the crime and for residents to protect themselves. more
Great Rivers Distributing is a $500 sponsor for the West Plains Noon Rotary Club’s Nov. 10 Boots and Barbecue event at Rubydoo’s Event Center, 9240 County Road 9190 east of West Plains. The event will start at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 in advance and $50 at the door and include a barbecue dinner, cash bar, music, live auction, hay rides and a “cash bubble house” game. Proceeds go toward Rotary efforts to ensure children at risk of going hungry have food to eat over weekends and school breaks. To purchase tickets, go online to eventbrite.com and search for “Boots & BBQ” hosted by the West Plains Noon Rotary Club, or visit Ozark Marketing Company, 983 E. U.S. 160, or State Farm-Ramona Heiney, 1024 Porter Wagoner Blvd., both in West Plains. Representing Great Rivers are, from left, Ben Bird, Greg Beykirch and Troy Bass.
Great Rivers chips in for Boots and Barbecue event
The Bikers United nonprofit group of West Plains has dissolved as of Wednesday. In order to clear the books, organization members decided to make donations to other local nonprofits, including a $3,393.70 contribution to the West Plains R-7 School District Bridges program. Bridges assists district students with needs like school supplies, hygiene items, clothing and easy-to-prepare food that students can take home over the weekends in an effort to mitigate hunger. The program’s goal is to make it easier for students to focus on learning by helping to address other needs that may distract them. Bridges Coordinator Cyndi Wright, center, said Bikers United donation will be used to provide Thanksgiving food vouchers to 150 to 200 students for the upcoming holiday. Bikers United President James Mayfield, right, thanked community members for their support of the group over the years and said he was happy to pass along the funds to other worthy causes. Also present for the donation was Carol Cooper, Bikers United board member.
Bikers United dissolves, donates $3K to Bridges
FYI: Local briefs
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