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Grizzly Baseball program and new sports complex topic of March 13 Friends of the Garnett Library meeting

2026 March 3 by University Communications

Baseball coach, Kadem Tharp.

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 present about the team and the progress of the new sports … [Read more...] about Grizzly Baseball program and new sports complex topic of March 13 Friends of the Garnett Library meeting

Filed Under: Athletics, Campus Happenings Blog, Featured, Homepage Articles, News Releases, University/Community Programs Tagged With: Friends of the Garnett Library, Grizzly Baseball, Grizzly Bite, Kadem Tharp, Rachel Peterson, Sports Complex

OHRC to host presentation on “Lucile and Betty – The Ozarks’ Fearless Female Journalists” March 10.

2026 February 18 by University Communications

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, this event is sponsored … [Read more...] about OHRC to host presentation on “Lucile and Betty – The Ozarks’ Fearless Female Journalists” March 10.

Filed Under: Campus Happenings Blog, News Releases, University/Community Programs Tagged With: OHRC, Ozark Heritage Research Center, Rebekah McKinney, Susan Croce Kelly

Annual Interscholastic Contest scheduled for April 10

2026 February 18 by University Communications

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 by university … [Read more...] about Annual Interscholastic Contest scheduled for April 10

Filed Under: Academics, Featured, News Releases, University/Community Programs Tagged With: Ana Estrella, Community, High School Students, Interscholastic Contest, Jessica Banning, Joanna Patillo, Public Affairs Committee

OHRC to host presentation on “The Great Tornado of 1925” Feb. 24

2026 February 6 by University Communications

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

Filed Under: Campus Happenings Blog, Homepage Articles, News Releases, University/Community Programs

2026 African American Read In event to feature bestelling book

2026 February 4 by University Communications

Officials with the Ozarks Heritage Research Center (OHRC), in collaboration with the West Plains Council on the Arts (WPCA) and the West Plains Public Library, will host a reading of the national bestseller, “Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks,” on Tuesday, Feb. 17 for the 2026 African American Read In … [Read more...] about 2026 African American Read In event to feature bestelling book

Filed Under: Campus Happenings Blog, News Releases, University/Community Programs Tagged With: African American Read In, Community, Garnett Library, Ozarks Heritage Research Center, University and Community event

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