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The Mtn. View Garden Club recently awarded its 2026 Nancy Echols Memorial Scholarship to Liberty High School graduating senior Sabrina Snyder. The $500 scholarship will help Snyder as she begins a career in nursing. From left: club members Marty Toll, Janet Swope, Erma Martin, Jeanne Roles, Josephine Goodenow and Judy Rhine; guest Ruth Smith; members Hilary Connolly, Penny Myers and Gina Snyder; and scholarship recipient Sabrina Snyder accepting the check presented by club President Robi Tanner.
MVGC awards scholarship to Sabrina Snyder
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West Plains students graduate from UCM
Two West Plains residents recently graduated from the University of Central Missouri following the spring 2026 semester. more
Dylan Dunbar recently graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law in Columbia. A 2018 graduate of West Plains High School, he successfully obtained his Juris Doctorate in Law and a master’s degree in health care administration. Dunbar has accepted a position with a company in St. Louis, where begins working this summer. He is the son of Doug and Julie Dunbar and brother of Blaine Dunbar.
Dunbar graduates with JD, master’s degree
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Local Girl Scouts assisted the Mtn. View Garden Club during its annual Spring Plant and Bake Sale held at What Park in Mtn. View. From left: Cadettes Sofia Koen and Shelby Weisbrod, club member Josephine Goodenow, and Cadette Lee Ann Willis. According to Garden Club President Robi Tanner, community participation this year went well beyond previous years. Tanner noted the Cadettes, along with local youths Lucas Langston and Kaden Ennis, worked from before opening to past closing time to set up, carry plants to patrons' vehicles and clean up. "Without all of you, the Garden Club could not continue to support the community and our schools in the manner that we do," Tanner said, expressing gratitude for the public's monetary and plant donations, as well as the city's provision of the park for the event. The club's fall sale is scheduled for 9 a.m. Sept. 12.
Garden club thanks youth for assistance with sale
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Music on Main Street summer concert series continues today
The Music on Main Street summer concert series continues its run in downtown Willow Springs from 6 to 9 p.m. today. The free community event will take place in the 200 block of East Main Street at Wendell Bailey Park, formerly known as Star Park, located between the historic Star Theatre and Coulter Heating and Cooling. more
OHRC to host presentation on 2022 Wooldridge wildfire
Officials with the Ozarks Heritage Research Center (OHRC) at Missouri State University-West Plains will host a presentation, "Half the Town Burned: The Great Wooldridge Fire of 2022" at 6 p.m. Tuesday. more
MSU-WP announces spring 2026 academic honors
Officials at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) have announced the Chancellor’s List and Vice Chancellor’s List honorees for the spring 2026 semester. more
Area students named to State Tech spring dean's list
    The State Technical College, Missouri in Linn recently announced its dean's list for the spring 2026 semester, recognizing several area students for their outstanding academic … more
A group of Eminence residents traveled to Florida to attend the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame induction ceremony for hometown astronaut Tom Akers. Gathering outside the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, front row, from left: Roxie Dailey, Emily Dailey, Knox Dailey, Joan Dix, Jane Rader and Leeanne Rose. Back row: Mark Miley, Aaron Miley, Tom Smith and Jana Page. Rick and Suzanne McKenzie also attended.
Eminence native Tom Akers inducted into Astronaut Hall of Fame
Two NASA space shuttle astronauts were inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on Saturday, May 16, with a group of Eminence residents traveling to Florida to witness the event. Tom Akers and Joe Tanner were the 2026 inductees into the Hall of Fame, which now enshrines 113 members. Akers, an Eminence native, joined the U.S. Air Force after serving as the local high school principal for four years. more
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The West Plains Kiwanis Club awarded five scholarships totaling $4,000 to members of the 2026 West Plains High School graduating class. Recipients, from left, are Zoe Shrubb, Jerry Harper, Kirsten Fish, Zoe Scharnhorst and Dianna Brewer. Club member Ron Grennan reported the club had doubled its scholarship fund this year to $3,000, but after receiving more than 30 applications, members voted during a meeting to increase the total to $4,000. The club awarded three $1,000 scholarships and two $500 scholarships. The West Plains Kiwanis Club provides scholarships each year for West Plains High School students. Recipients may use the funds for tuition, fees or campus housing for any course of study leading to an academic degree at an accredited college or university. With the scholarship recipients at left is Kiwanian Travis Smith, who presented the awards during the annual West Plains High School awards assembly.
West Plains Kiwanis Club awards scholarships
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Airman Apprentice Rydan Deckard, a 2024 graduate of Alton High School, serves as an aviation electronics technician aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt. The aircraft carrier is one of the largest in the world, measuring longer than three football fields at 1,092 feet and weighing more than 100,000 tons. Deckard is one of more than 5,000 sailors aboard the ship.
Alton native serves aboard one of the world’s largest warships
Airman Apprentice Rydan Deckard, a native of Alton, serves in the U.S. Navy aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt, an aircraft carrier operating out of San Diego. Deckard graduated from Alton High School in 2024. more
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PAGEANT WINNERS — Winners and runners-up from the Oregon County Patriotic Pageant pose for a photo following the June 20 event in Alton. The titleholders include Miss Oregon County Macie Anderson, Miss Liberty Bell Michalina Basham, Miss Sparkler Belle Baker and Miss Firecracker Emmy Bliss Baker, along with runners-up Miley Johnston, Peyton Deckard, Ella Adolphson and Tenley Walker.
Alton kicks off America 250 celebrations with pageant, prepares for holiday weekend events
The city of Alton is gearing up for a weekend of America 250 celebrations following the recent crowning of the Oregon County Patriotic Pageant winners. more
Hansel
Pet of the Week
    Hazel and Hansel, 8-week-old siblings, are available through the West Plains Regional Animal Shelter, according to shelter volunteer Trish Hammen. Hazel is the white puppy and … more
Fourth grade, front row from left: Benson Williams, Jacob Revels and Paisley Clark. Back row: Noah Pierce, Ameliah Collins, Kylin Becker and Harper Jackson.
Willow Springs announces 4th quarter ‘Pawsitive Bears’
Willow Springs Elementary School recognized its fourth quarter “Pawsitive Bears” for showing respect during the school day. School officials said the students were recognized for setting positive examples through kindness, responsibility and respect for others. more
Viola Elementary School names honor roll students
    FOURTH QUARTER ALL A’S First grade: Daniel Davenport, June Ledford, Moxi Mattix, Rowan Pingel and Rhett Smoot. Second grade: Brinkley Hutson and Lathan Lowrance. … more
Willow Springs High School art students earned awards at the Alpha Rho Tau Art Show in April at Salem High School. Front row, from left: Emma Spencer, Student Choice and second place, and Ava DuPont, first place. Back row: Kennedy Fox, fourth and third place; Eavanna Kharitonova, fourth place; John Robbins, first place; Lacey Collins, third place and honorable mention; and Jazzilyn Slankard, honorable mention. Also recognized were Brynlie Campbell-Holmes, Student Choice and second place; Katy Spence, Student Choice and first place; Damien Baldwin, honorable mention; Kyle Truskett, honorable mention and second place; Preston Dusenbury, second place; Izzy Rothermich, second place; Jack Thompson, first place; and Xavier Conley, Best of Show.
Willow Springs students take home numerous art awards
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Area students named to SNHU spring President's List
Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) recently announced its president's list for the spring 2026 semester, recognizing several area students for their academic achievement. more
The Josiah Howell Sons of the American Revolution chapter presented a flag appreciation certificate to veteran Andy Ingalsbe, West Plains, on May 7 for his proper display and care of the American flag. From left are chapter Treasurer Paul London and President Garry Pirch, Ingalsbe, and chapter Historian Jerry Roberts. Ingalsbe, a reservist who came out of retirement, was wounded by a sniper in Afghanistan in September 2009. He represents the seventh generation of his family to serve in military conflicts, a lineage of service that includes the French and Indian War, Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, World War I and World War II.
SAR presents Ingalsbe with flag appreciation certificate
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Columbia College announces spring dean's list honorees
Columbia College announced its dean's list for the spring 2026 semester, recognizing several local students for their academic achievement. more
Musicians perform during the 12th annual Better Eminence Schools for Tomorrow Country and Gospel Music Show, held April 11 as a fundraiser for Eminence School District. Performers included Kyndall Copeland, Tyler and Kyle Triplett, the Bressler Cousins and the Haversticks. Robert Medley served as master of ceremonies, and Gary Alcorn provided the sound system. According to information submitted by Judy Stewart, the event raised $1,326 for a future school project.
Annual music fundraiser nets $1,326 for Eminence schools
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