Officials at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tenn., recognized Isaac Haney, West Plains, as one of the students named to the university’s dean's list for academic achievement during fall 2023. more

Officials at Missouri State University-West Plains have announced their dean’s list honorees for the 2023 fall semester. more

Area residents are invited to attend a Career Fair hosted by the Missouri State University-West Plains career services office from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 29 at the Student Recreation Center, 323 W. Trish Knight St., in West Plains. more

Editor’s note: Shane Hull is a sophomore at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) who began his collegiate career as a traditional student – one who enrolls in college immediately following high school. These students have their own sets of challenges, from picking the college they want to attend to actually attending classes. In this column, Shane continues his story as a traditional college student by discussing how becoming involved on campus impacted his experience. more

Missouri State University-West Plains recently celebrated its first graduates through the federal Second Chance Pell Grant Program. more

Below are several upcoming events at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP), many of which are open to the community. Feel free to clip this calendar and keep it for your reference to make sure you don’t miss any events that might interest you. Also listed are several important dates on the university’s calendar that area residents might want to keep in mind.  more

West Plains R-7 school board members voted on Jan. 16 to continue with early-release Fridays for the foreseeable future after weighing the pros and cons, including bringing the district's calendar more in line with surrounding rural K-8 schools and the likelihood of teachers would losing lesson planning and collaboration time if early-release Fridays were eliminated. more

The Missouri State University Board of Governors has approved three finalists to be considered as the next president of the university. more

Fairview School is offering two dates for preschool and kindergarten screenings for the 2024-2025 school year. more

West Plains R-7 District officials are congratulating two young bookworms from West Plains Elementary. Students recently participated in a Holiday Bingo Readers Challenge in the school library. Winners Zoey Diamond, first grade, and Charlie Risner, second grade, showed “incredible reading skills” to take their top spots, said officials. more

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has released its annual performance reports for public school districts, based on data collected during the 2022-2023 school year. more

Students can now apply for $1.7 million in scholarships administered by the Community Foundation of the Ozarks. more

The December meeting of the West Plains R-7 School Board began with a wrap-up of fall high school student activities, including a visit by many sports and extracurricular activity participants. The students were introduced by Activities Director Dr. Ashley Cooley, and the activities spotlighted included cheerleading; girls tennis, softball, golf, and volleyball; boys soccer; girls and boys cross country; football; speech and debate; and theater. more

For the past year, Missouri State University’s efactory has offered the Early-Stage Business Boot Camp in Springfield. more

Below are several upcoming events at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP), many of which are open to the community. Feel free to clip this calendar and keep it for your reference to make sure you don’t miss any events that might interest you. Also listed are several important dates on the university’s calendar that area residents might want to keep in mind.  more

Dr. Sharath Rongali, assistant professor of biology at Missouri State University-West Plains, will be the guest speaker at the Friends of the Garnett Library meeting on Jan. 12. more

Missouri State University-West Plains has been awarded grant funds of just over half a million dollars to help pay for the expansion of its nursing program, officials announced Monday. more