Officials at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) announced today that Sen. Brad Hudson will serve as the keynote speaker for the 2026 commencement ceremony. The event will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at the West Plains Civic Center. Hudson took the oath of office Jan. 8, 2025, and represents Missouri’s 33rd Senatorial District. He serves on the … [Read more...] about Missouri Senator Brad Hudson to speak at MSU-WP commencement May 9
Dillon Hargrove has been hired as the sixth head coach of the Missouri State University-West Plains Grizzly Basketball program. Hargrove comes from McCook Community College, where he has served as head coach of the men’s basketball program since June 2024. University officials announced the hiring today. It is subject to approval by the Missouri State University Board of … [Read more...] about Dillon Hargrove named new head coach of Grizzly Basketball
The April meeting of the Friends of the Garnett Library will be held on Friday, April 10, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Grizzly Bite cafeteria, inside the Grizzly Lofts at 665 Missouri Avenue. Dr. Angela Totty, Vice Chancellor of Student Services, will be in charge of the program. A few of our graduating students will speak about their campus experience at MSU-West Plains, … [Read more...] about “Meet our Graduates” to be the topic of the Friends of the Garnett Library luncheon on Friday, April 10.
Officials with the Ozarks Heritage Research Center (OHRC) at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) will host a presentation titled, “Celebrating 250 years of America in the Ozarks” on Thursday, April 9, at 6 p.m. at the Garnett Library, 304 W. Trish Knight St., in West Plains. The event is free and open to the public. To hear more about this event, residents can … [Read more...] about OHRC to host “Celebrating 250 years of America in the Ozarks” on April 9
Officials with the Ozarks Heritage Research Center (OHRC) at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) will host a presentation, “Seeing and Building Community Through Tradition” at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14, at OHRC, which is located inside MSU-WP’s Garnett Library, 304 W. Trish Knight St., in West Plains. Free and open to all, this event is sponsored by the OHRC and … [Read more...] about OHRC to host presentation on “Seeing and Building Community Through Tradition” April 14.