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.
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 leaders, … [Read more...] about Annual Interscholastic Contest scheduled for April 10
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
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
Students, faculty and staff celebrated Geography Awareness week Nov. 17-21, which included geographical issues, both local and global and introduced students to career paths in geography, geographic information systems, urban planning, disaster management, and environmental science. During the event, MSU-WP hosted a 17x21-square-foot map of Missouri in Hass-Darr Hall. The … [Read more...] about Giant Map of Missouri brought hands-on learning experience