The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Chapter 695 of West Plains will meet on Tuesday, June 28 at 12 noon at the Ranch House Bar & Grill, 1321 Preacher Roe Blvd. Lynn Johnson will present the program, “Be Prepared for Life’s Events”.
More than 500 Central Methodist University earned degrees this spring, with graduates from the Fayette and statewide campuses, as well as online, walked across the commencement stage in May. Graduates were recognized for academic honors at the ceremony and were treated to a commencement address by former Missouri judge and lawmaker Ted House.
Steven Privett, Presiding Judge of the 37th Judicial Circuit, is one of 55 graduates of the Missouri Court Management Institute recognized in a ceremony held May 20 at the Supreme Court of Missouri in Jefferson City. Judge Privette’s completion of the institute qualifies him for designation as a “certified court manager” by the National Center for State Courts, based in Williamsburg, Va.
Optimistic, resilient, disciplined, strong, willing, honesty, duty, service, dedication and integrity…These were just some of the characteristic qualities used to describe Mammoth Spring State Park Superintendent Dave Jackson at his retirement party held on Wednesday, June 8 at Wood’s Riverbend Restaurant in Mammoth Spring.
Fulton County Hospital Foundation awarded $500 scholarships to three local students pursuing a career in the medical field. Kristyn Roberts works at Fulton County Hospital and is pursuing an associate’s degree in healthcare professions.
Mr. Paul Smith Slater was honored at the Lynn’s Heritage House in Louisiana, Mo. on Thursday, May 19, as Patriot of the Month by the members of the Missouri State Society Daughters of the American Revolution (MSSDAR). Nominated to make the presentation was his cousin, Ms. Linda Slater Collins, Ozark Spring, NSDAR Historian of West Plains, Mo.
Students on the Chancellor’s and Dean’s Lists for the spring 2022 semester at Arkansas State University have been announced. The lists recognize undergraduate students who achieved the highest grade-point averages while enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours of study.
Alton Senior Center recently received a capacity building grant thanks to Ozarks Food Harvest’s $1 million investment in agency infrastructure in southwest Missouri. The grant funding will purchase miscellaneous dining ware, which will help increase food capacity and sustain food distribution and feed families in Oregon County.
Area residents interested in developing skills to meet the demands of today’s manufacturing industries are invited to attend one of four informational sessions hosted by Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) in coming weeks.
An arrest warrant has been issued for Fulton County man, Deonte Scott, 31, for allegedly attacking a woman on the river. On May 27, Fulton County Deputies Blair Ables and Phil Story were dispatched to 9 Mile Ridge Road in response to a 911 call of a witness who heard a woman’s cry while unloading his groceries.