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The Norwood R-I School District held their Veterans Day Assembly on Friday, Nov. 7.
The Mansfield FFA teaches Wilder Elementary students “Agriculture Education on the Move.”
Students across Missouri are discovering how their lives are intertwined with agriculture through Missouri Farmers Care’s Agriculture Education on the Move™ (Ag Moves). Mansfield FFA member educators are leading Wilder elementary students through the Ag Moves curriculum as they make connections to...
The September Proud Panthers for Mountain Grove Elementary School. Front row, from left: Paul Fallbacher, Monroe Hawkins, Jordyn Cook, Aubrey Sage Lancaster, Tatum Rust, Bridger Peterson and Chance Wikert. Second row: Adilee Sellars, Avery Harris, Shyann Shannon, Maylee Hawkins, Brytinn Shannon,...
The Norwood FFA Grasslands team with their first place plaque.
The Norwood FFA Grasslands team recently earned a first place finish in the FFA and 4-H division of the South Central District contests.Individually, Sydney Irwin was the first place individual award winner.Meanwhile, Jenna Brixey was second for high individual and Tayler Williams placed third for...
Jeanie Johnston
Jeanie Johnston was recently named the Wright County Distinguished Retiree for 2025 by the Wright County Retired Teachers and Other Personnel.Johnston will be honored at the Region 10 meeting in Lebanon on Friday, Oct. 17.More on JohnstonJeanie Johnston, a lifelong educator and passionate community...
Dr. Jayson Lusk, Vice President and Dean of OSU Agriculture, and Cynda Clary, Associate Dean of Academic Programs, present Ethan Drake with the Ferguson College of Agriculture Transfer Excellence Award.
On Sept. 2, William Meinert, of Lone Wolf, Okla., was named the 2025 Oklahoma State University Ferguson College of Agriculture Outstanding Transfer Student. Additionally, Ethan Drake, of Norwood, and Chyann Emerson, of Tuttle, Okla., were named 2025 recipients of the Ferguson College Transfer...
Mountain Grove’s 2025 Homecoming Queen Kadyn Gonzales, right, was crowned. She was escorted by Heath Bressie.
The “Sew It’s Wednesday” Quilt Group recently made a generous donation to the Mountain Grove High School Alumni Association to help cover the cost of carving the tree trunk into a panther statue. The grand oak tree was hit by lightning killing the tree. The quilt group hosts the Mountain Grove Quilt Show during the Heritage Festival each year in August. Shown, from left: Tam Griswold, Chris Pigott, Patty Beard, Denver Mitchell, Sharon Sullivant, Susie Witt and Patsy Worrel.
The grand old oak tree on the southwest corner of the high school front lawn that has been the silent friend of more than 75 graduating classes was struck by lightning a couple of years ago killing the tree.The school came to the Mountain Grove High School Alumni Association with the offer that the...
The Sep. 10 meeting for the Mountain Grove R-III School Board was a special session meeting to discuss future projects within the school district. At the meeting, discussions included the district’s previous surveys and input that it had received about potential projects and decided the new weight...