Willard NewsLocal news for Willard, MO continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Academic Awards & Achievers- June 23, 2008 Chris Oldenburg received the Computer Information Systems Department Scholarship from Missouri State University.http://www.topix.net/city/willard-mo/2008/06/academic-awards-achievers?fromrss=1 Lightning strikes spark fire calls- June 18, 2008 Lightning strikes triggered fire calls Friday morning to two addresses in Joplin and two more in Carthage.http://www.topix.net/city/willard-mo/2008/06/lightning-strikes-spark-fire-calls?fromrss=1 In our view: Parents want school rankings- June 15, 2008 Jim Morris, public information director for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, is right when he says, "Americans have a mania about lists and rankings." School officials hate rankings, for ...http://www.topix.net/city/willard-mo/2008/06/in-our-view-parents-want-school-rankings?from... Rain forces road closings- June 13, 2008 Storm water runoff has prompted the closing of sections of two Greene County roads, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation.http://www.topix.net/city/willard-mo/2008/06/rain-forces-road-closings?fromrss=1 Road work continues throughout area- June 9, 2008 Greene County Farm Road 140 closes for two months beginning Monday. The road will be widened to three lanes between Rocklyn and Farm Road 115 in the Willard and Republic areas.http://www.topix.net/city/willard-mo/2008/06/road-work-continues-throughout-area?fromrss=1 |