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Norwood’s FFA Grasslands team after placing third overall in the Mid-America National FFA Grasslands Contest. Shown, from left: Sydney Irwin, Jenna Brixby, Dana Harden, Tayler Williams and FFA Advisor John Branstetter.
Norwood’s 2025 Grassland team finished third place overall in the Mid-America National FFA Grasslands Contest held in nearby Springfield.Norwood first won the southwest district title before finishing sixth at the state FFA event to qualify for nationals.They are the first ever grasslands team...
The following are students who were recognized by Mountain Grove Middle School for either perfect attendance, excellence in attendance and Principal’s Honor Roll.Perfect AttendanceChevy Rebstock (fifth), Liam Mooney (sixth),Zion Smith (eighth) and Braxton White (eighth)
Excellence inAttendance(95...
Bobbi Jo Bayer
Several moves were made during two recent Board of Education meetings fro the Mountain Grove R-III School District.According the May 23 meeting minutes, Bobbi Jo Bayer was approved as the new Lady Panthers’ volleyball coach.Coach Bayer comes to MGHS after spending one year in Summersville, where...
Earning a spot on Drury University’s Dean’s List is a significant accomplishment. The recognition means a student earned a grade point average of 3.6 or greater (on a 4-point scale) while carrying a full-time course load of 12 or more semester hours at Drury, a top Midwestern university, according...
Terre Redmon, President DCFTBHA, presents a Certificate of Scholarship to Zoey Criner, of Mountain Grove High School.
The Douglas County Fox Trotting Horse Breeders’ Association (DCFTHBA) awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Zoey Criner, of Mountain Grove High School, a $500 scholarship to Michelle Walker, of Gainesville High School, and a $500 scholarship to Alyson Rainey, of Seymour High School, in a ceremony held at...
Southeast Missouri State University has announced its President’s List for undergraduate academic achievement during the spring 2025 semester.Students named to the President’s List earned a 4.0 grade point average and completed at least 12 hours of standard graded credit.Local Mountain Grove...
Spring has sprung—and so have the results of Vocabulary.com’s Spring 2025 Vocabulary Bowl, the world’s largest academic competition. Hartville Junior High School clinched the top spot in Missouri’s Middle/Elementary School Division—a remarkable achievement that places them in the top 5% of...
The following are summarized meeting minutes from the Mansfield R-IV School Board meeting held on May 14.Superintendent Dr. Clint Hall provided the financial report. Mr. Konyha, Ms. Coberly, Mr. Garrison and Mrs. Felker each provided written admin reports. Dr. Hall also provided the superintendent’...
Mansfield High School’s rootEd College and Career Advisor, Candice White, far right, receives the Coover/Rural Schools Partnership Career Exploration Grant Program grant for $4,850 from the Community Foundation of the Ozarks. This grant will be used to purchase a college and career readiness...
Several area residents earned graduate degrees at Missouri State University Outreach.They include Samuel MacPherson, Mountain Grove, Bachelor of Science in Communication Studies; Robert Humble, Mansfield, Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice; Abigail Allen, Mansfield, Whitney...