Officials with the Ozarks Heritage Research Center (OHRC) at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) will host a presentation on "The Great Tornado of 1925" at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, at OHRC, which is located inside MSU-WP’s Garnett Library, 304 W. Trish Knight St., in West Plains. The presentation will be given by Steve Wiegenstein, retired university and … [Read more...] about OHRC to host presentation on “The Great Tornado of 1925” Feb. 24
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 the Veterinary Tech program will present about the new … [Read more...] about Veterinary Technician Program topic of Feb. 13 Friends of the Garnett Library meeting
Name: Olivia Langbehn Hometown: Springfield, IL Currently Resides: West Plains, MO All Degrees: AA-General Studies, Missouri State-West Plains, 2021; currently working on BS-Child and Family Development, Missouri State University “It felt like home. This was an easy transition from high school for me.” Olivia chose MSU-WP because it was close to her parents, the … [Read more...] about Alumni Spotlight: Olivia Langbehn
AMANDA COLLINS, center, West Plains, receives congratulations from faculty members after receiving her Bachelor of Science in Professional Writing degree from Missouri State University during Missouri State University-West Plains’ (MSU-WP) annual commencement ceremony in May. The degree was the culmination of a long-held dream for Collins, who began her educational journey as a … [Read more...] about My Non-traditional Path to Success: The Culmination of a Dream
Editor’s note: Non-traditional students sometimes face a set of unique challenges when they embark on the journey to obtain a college degree. Amanda Collins, a graduate of both Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) and Missouri State University-Springfield, knows those challenges well. In her column “My Non-Traditional Path to Success” on this page, she is sharing her … [Read more...] about Attending College for the First Time