The crowning will take place during halftime ceremonies of the annual homecoming basketball game between the Grizzlies and the State Fair Community College Roadrunners, sponsored by Don’s Auto Service.
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MSU-WP Career Fair Brings Together 35 Employers and Nearly 100 Job Seekers
Nearly 100 job seekers attended to explore career pathways, learn about open positions and speak directly with hiring representatives.

Grizzly Baseball program and new sports complex topic of March 13 Friends of the Garnett Library meeting
The March meeting of the Friends of the Garnett Library will be held on Friday, March 13, from noon to 1 pm. The location for this meeting is the Grizzly Bite cafeteria inside Grizzly Lofts, located at 665 Missouri Avenue, West Plains, Mo. Rachel Peterson, Director of Athletics, and Kadem Tharp, Head Baseball Coach, will […]
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Annual Interscholastic Contest scheduled for April 10
Plans underway for annual Interscholastic Contest In just a few weeks, high school students from across the region will gather at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) to participate in the annual Interscholastic Contest. Now in its 39th year, the contest is scheduled for April 10 on the MSU-WP campus. Originally established in the early 1980s […]

Veterinary Technician Program topic of Feb. 13 Friends of the Garnett Library meeting
The February meeting of the Friends of the Garnett Library will be held on Friday, February 13, from noon to 1 pm. Location for this meeting is the Fowler Lecture Room in Looney Hall, located at 128 Garfield Avenue, West Plains, Mo. Dr. Michael Orf, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, and Rachael Gipson, Director of […]
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Grizzly Baseball program and new sports complex topic of March 13 Friends of the Garnett Library meeting
The March meeting of the Friends of the Garnett Library will be held on Friday, March 13, from noon to 1 pm. The location for this meeting is the Grizzly Bite cafeteria inside Grizzly Lofts, located at 665 Missouri Avenue, West Plains, Mo. Rachel Peterson, Director of Athletics, and Kadem Tharp, Head Baseball Coach, will […]

OHRC to host presentation on “Lucile and Betty – The Ozarks’ Fearless Female Journalists” March 10.
Officials with the Ozarks Heritage Research Center (OHRC) at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) will host a presentation, “Lucile and Betty, the Ozarks’ Fearless Female Journalists” at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at OHRC, which is located inside MSU-WP’s Garnett Library, 304 W. Trish Knight St., in West Plains. Free and open to all, […]

Annual Interscholastic Contest scheduled for April 10
Plans underway for annual Interscholastic Contest In just a few weeks, high school students from across the region will gather at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) to participate in the annual Interscholastic Contest. Now in its 39th year, the contest is scheduled for April 10 on the MSU-WP campus. Originally established in the early 1980s […]
