Southwest Baptist University News

Drury men's basketball team slipped eight spots to No. 20 in this week's NABC Top 25 Coaches Poll for NCAA Division II released Tuesday.

The Novi Department of Interscholastic Athletics announced the hiring of Todd Pennycuff as just the third head football coach in Novi High School history.

Southwest Baptist University center Matt Rogers was named Mid-American Intercollegiate Athletics Association Player of the Week the league announced Monday.

HARRISON - Physical Therapist Dr. Joni Chy has joined the staff at North Arkansas Regional Medical Center.

Jefferson City -- Rod Jetton's political machine came to a grinding halt Tuesday as the former Republican House speaker posted bond on a charge of assaulting a woman.

Two brothers from Thomasville have received the 2009 Humanitarian of the Year Award from the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce.

Southwest Baptist University will hold its 29th annual Festival of Christmas at 6 p.m. Sunday in Pike Auditorium in the Mabee Chapel on the Bolivar campus.

Evansville, Ind. -- Southwest Baptist University runner Michael McCampbell was the male recipient of the NCAA Elite 88 award, announced Tuesday.

A search committee at Southwest Baptist University has recommended the appointment of William Brown as provost.

Southwest Baptist University's Provost Search Committee has recommended William Brown to be the university's next Provost, according to a news release from SBU President C. Pat Taylor.

The Southwest Baptist University women dropped their home opener Tuesday night, losing 71-67 to Northeastern State.

The face of the News-Leader's At Large basketball preview will remain a familiar face in the Ozarks basketball scene.

The Zeta Kappa Chapter of the National Delta Mu Delta Honor Society at Southwest Baptist University recently inducted 14 new members in a ceremony held on the Bolivar campus.

A team of skeptics and believers will debate the age-old question -- Does God exist? -- Friday, the first of a two-day Skepticon event at Missouri State University.

The Chorale of Southwest Baptist University will present its Fall Concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Pike Auditorium in the Mabee Chapel on the main campus in Bolivar.

Tonight's Class 1-5 sectional football games. All games kick off at 7 p.m. Nixa at Camdenton Ozark at Raytown South Rolla at Parkway North Webster Groves at Eureka Chaminade vs.

Rachel Graves had 13 points to lead Southwest Baptist University in a 69-37 exhibition loss to Saint Louis University on Thursday night in St.

While serving in Oklahoma, Masteller was elected President of the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma Pastor's Conference and was also named Pastor of the Year by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

The Southwest Baptist University Concert Choir and the Bolivar Community Chorus will hold a fall concert at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov.

Steve Whisler, Southwest Baptist University's director of estate planning and church relations, was the facilitator in a break-out session for educational institutions on the topic of current trends in fundraising during the 21st annual conference of the Missouri Baptist Development Council of which Whisler is a charter member.