Fort Leonard Wood Missouri News
Piney Valley Golf Course will close for the winter season starting Wednesday and will remain closed through mid-spring. Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation made the decision to close for the winter based on the ongoing financial impact COVID-19 has had on its business operations. The closure includes the course’s clubhouse, pro shop, greens, ranges and snack-bar operations. Annual … [Read more...] about PVGC to close for winter season
Missouri’s firearms-deer season ended yesterday, but collection stations for chronic wasting disease samples will remain in place, and free testing will continue to be offered through the remaining deer seasons, which continue through mid-January. Conservation officials are asking hunters to help combat the spread of the disease by volunteering to have their kills tested. “CWD is an … [Read more...] about Deer testing for CWD ongoing at sample drop-off sites
Participants can learn how to burn calories ahead of time, make healthy substitutes to stave off weight gain What started as one Soldier’s class project is now giving members of the Fort Leonard Wood community a roadmap to avoid weight gain this Thanksgiving holiday season. The Thanksgiving Virtual Burn to Earn is the creation of Capt. Sarah Hoyt, who is currently assigned to Company C, … [Read more...] about Soldier’s Burn-to-Earn program offers strategies to fight the holiday bulge
The Missouri Department of Conservation has reported its first confirmed case of chronic wasting disease in Pulaski County. Conservation officials are advising hunters to have their kills voluntarily tested for the disease. The department released a statement Oct. 28 confirming they had found a case from an adult male deer harvested by a hunter near Waynesville. A tissue sample was … [Read more...] about MDC advising hunters to have deer tested for CWD
Faheem Mujahid Sport: Soccer, No. 31 Waynesville High School sophomore Faheem Mujahid has scored 11 goals and made four assists this season. A dynamic player who is dedicated and hard-working, he is always striving to make himself and others around him better. Mujahid said he is inspired by his teammates and coaches. “(2019 WHS graduate) Isaac Swanson is one of the few people who … [Read more...] about Athlete of the Week
Waynesville High School cross-country runners Bryan O’Barr, Alejandro Malave and Tessa Scott competed Saturday in the Missouri State Cross Country Meet, which was held for the second consecutive year at Gans Creek Recreation Area in Columbia, Missouri. With the top female high-school runners in Missouri Class 5 schools racing first, Scott, a junior, made her debut at the state meet, setting a … [Read more...] about Tiger Roundup: Cross-country runners compete at state
Paige Jennings has been hunting ever since she was old enough to get a license, regularly stalking deer, turkey, waterfowl and more with her family in rural northwest Pulaski County. Now an operations assistant with the Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Food and Beverage division, it was Jennings who first proposed holding an early-morning breakfast when officials were looking for … [Read more...] about ‘Hunting for Biscuits’ a family tradition for FMWR staffer
Several members of the Waynesville High School varsity boys’ swim team placed in the finals and improved their state consideration times during the Southwest Missouri Championships held Friday and Saturday in Springfield, Missouri. Competing against 17 other schools, WHS junior Bailey Raines finished fifth overall in the 500-meter freestyle in 5 minutes, 31.44 seconds, earning a medal and … [Read more...] about Tiger Roundup: Swimmers improve times at SWMO meet
Bryan O’Barr Sport: Cross-country Waynesville High School senior Bryan O’Barr was named All-Conference after finishing eighth with a time of 17 minutes, 39.03 seconds at the Ozark Conference meet held Oct. 19 in Springfield, Missouri. He led the WHS boys’ team to a third-place finish, the best performance in WHS history at the OC meet. O’Barr also competes in track and field for … [Read more...] about Athlete of the Week
Daugherty Bowling Center begins “Bowl-A-Fun” at 5:30 p.m. tonight and will continue with contests for 2-person teams Thursdays. Games will rotate weekly and include nine-pin no-tap, Scotch doubles, low ball, follow me and lefty-righty. Game rules will be explained before bowling begins. Entry is $10 per person and includes shoe rentals. Payouts are based on the number of participating teams. … [Read more...] about DBC adds ‘Bowl-A-Fun’ to Thursday schedule
The Waynesville High School boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams both took first place at the Waynesville Invitational, which was held Friday at Piney Valley Golf Course. Running a 2-mile course, the WHS boys’ team was led by Bryan O’Barr, who finished in second place overall in 10 minutes, 36.5 seconds. He was followed by Alejandro Malave in sixth place, Luther Supancic in seventh place, … [Read more...] about Tiger Roundup: WHS cross-country teams win home meet
Missouri’s early youth deer season will take place Saturday and Sunday. It’s the first of four firearms seasons in the Show-Me State, during which hunters are required to wear hunter orange. Sometimes referred to as blaze orange, the color is imperceptible to deer but highly visible to humans, making it an effective — and essential — component of hunter safety. “The use of hunter orange … [Read more...] about Stay safe, hunters: Wear orange
Bailey Raines Sport: Swimming Waynesville High School junior Bailey Raines is a vital member of the Tiger varsity boys’ swim team. Raines recently placed third in the 500-meter freestyle and fifth in the 100-meter breaststroke at the Ozark Conference Swim Meet, where he also was a member of the 400-meter freestyle relay team that received state consideration time. Raines said he is … [Read more...] about Athlete of the Week
A small group of runners turned out Friday evening followed by a second group Saturday morning to run the Army Ten-Miler at Fort Leonard Wood’s Mickey Zaun Troop Trail. “I really appreciate you all setting this up,” runner Patricia Taylor told organizers as she arrived Friday. Typically held in Washington D.C. and involving tens of thousands of runners in one location, this year’s race … [Read more...] about Runners complete Army Ten-Miler on FLW
Winter sports tryouts and practices start Wednesday at Waynesville Middle School and will begin within the next two weeks at Waynesville High School. Unless otherwise noted, all practices will take place from 2:45 to 5:30 p.m. Tryouts and practice schedules are as follows: — Seventh- and eighth-grade boys’ basketball will hold practices and tryouts from Wednesday to Oct. 29 at Waynesville … [Read more...] about Winter sports tryouts, practices start Wednesday
