West Plains High School sophomores earning 3.6 and above GPA were recently presented an academic letter, bar and pin during a ceremony held at the high school. Those students:
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9/9/24
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Paige Sheridan, a 2024 graduate of West Plains High School, has received the Robert Jennings Smith and Henry J. and Lucille J. Straus scholarships, administered by the Community Foundation of the Ozarks.
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9/9/24
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The annual Friends of the Paul Weaver Library book sale will be held Oct. 5 in the lobby of the John E. Miller Education Complex on the Ozarka College campus in Melbourne, Ark. The sale will be open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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9/6/24
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Newborns in Need’s annual Sleepers in September donation drive is now underway, local chapter officials announce.
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9/6/24
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West Plains R-7 School District officials are reminding parents of a program, Courage2Report, that allows students and parents to report possible dangers such as bullying or threats.
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9/6/24
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“The Political Economy of the Ozarks” is the theme of the 17th annual Ozarks Studies Symposium set for Sept. 19 through 21 at the West Plains Civic Center, 110 St. Louis St.
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9/5/24
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Austin Peay State University officials in Clarksville, Tenn., recognize Isaac Haney from West Plains as one of the students named to its dean's list for academic achievement during the summer session.
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9/5/24
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Two local students have been awarded funds to support their pursuit of higher education, awarded by the Xi Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, a professional women educators society.
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9/5/24
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The monthly meeting of the Civil War Round Table of the Ozarks will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Library Center Auditorium, at 4653 S. Campbell Ave. in Springfield.
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9/5/24
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Local McDonald’s restaurants will again celebrate area teachers this fall with the launch of the fifth annual McDonald’s Outstanding Educator Awards. Nominations will be accepted online through Sept. 22 at www.mcdonaldsmo.com/outstanding-educator.
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9/4/24
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Children ages 6 to 12 are invited to join the Current River Callers’ chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation and Missouri Department of Conservation from 11 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Sept. 21 for the annual Jakes Day at Twin Pines Conservation Education Center.
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9/4/24
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A free event to offer resources for dementia care will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at First Baptist Church, 202 Walnut St. in West Plains.
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9/4/24
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The Shannon County Museum, 118 Main St. in Eminence, will host its annual archaeology and history program at 7 p.m. Sept. 30.
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9/3/24
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The John J. Pershing Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center will host an informational town hall event Sept. 17 at the West Plains Civic Center, 110 St. Louis St.
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9/3/24
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Ozarka College in Melbourne has named former career adviser Tiffney Miller its new registrar.
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9/3/24
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The Boys & Girls Club of the Greater West Plains Area will hold its first ever Chaz Coats Memorial Dice Run on Sept. 7 to honor the memory of club member Chaz Coats, who died in January at the age of 13 and was a member of the club since he was in preschool.
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8/29/24
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Arts on the Avenue board members remind theater patrons that, at 7 p.m. Sept. 20 and 21 and 3 p.m. Sept. 22, the Avenue Theatre will hold a production, The Game, in conjunction with Suicide Awareness Month.
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8/29/24
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