
Sports



Recipients of MSU Foundation athletic scholarships at MSU-WP announced
Officials at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) recently awarded donor-funded scholarships from the Missouri State University Foundation to student-athletes for the current academic year. The list below includes the names of student-athletes who have accepted the scholarships as of Dec.



TNT Gymnastics season underway
The TNT Gymnastics started their new season with a bang. In the first two meets of the season, they have earned a First Place Team Award, several individual All-Around champions and one gymnast with the highest overall score of the entire meet.

MDC says recycled real Christmas trees ‘a special gift’ for fish, wildlife habitats
Natural habitat is always preferred over artificial structures, and that makes live trees a great option. As the holiday season closes, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) recommends offering your live Christmas tree – completely cleaned of all tinsel, lights, and ornaments – to fish and wildlife in your area, as they can utilize its branches as year-round shelter.

Discover nature this winter with MDC’s free mobile apps
MO Outdoors and MDC’s other free apps – MO Hunting, MO Fishing, and MO Con Mag – are available for Android and Apple devices. Winter is an excellent time for outdoor activities, and the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has a free mobile app, MO Outdoors, to make planning those adventures a breeze.
Start the year on the right foot with your cattle record-keeping system
As the year ends, University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist Patrick Davis urges cattle producers to evaluate their recordkeeping system to determine if it was successful. “Record-keeping starts with proper cattle identification,” Davis said.