Running to collect Easter eggs filled with candy and small toys, members of Keena Simpson's kindergarten class made the most of their last day of school before a four-day Easter weekend. The students were part of a group that included seven kindergarten classes from West Plains Elementary School, and about 3,000 eggs donated by West Vue Nursing Home and parents of the kindergartners were spread over the lawn of the facility. Some of the eggs were marked with numbers corresponding to larger prizes of filled baskets and toys. The Easter egg hunt, held this year for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, is intended to encourage interaction between the children and West Vue residents, who watched the fun from the sidelines.
