Local Colleges
Southeast Missouri State University has announced its President’s List for undergraduate academic achievement during the fall 2025 semester. Students named to the President’s List earned a 4.0 grade point average and completed at least 12 hours of standard graded credit.Local students on the list...
Area school-aged youth are invited to participate in Grizzly Basketball Christmas Camp Dec. 29 and 30 at the West Plains Civic Center.The camp is being hosted by Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) Grizzly Basketball head coach Jared Phay and assistant coaches Joe Greenwood and Walt...
Dr. Jayson Lusk, Vice President and Dean of OSU Agriculture, and Cynda Clary, Associate Dean of Academic Programs, present Ethan Drake with the Ferguson College of Agriculture Transfer Excellence Award.
On Sept. 2, William Meinert, of Lone Wolf, Okla., was named the 2025 Oklahoma State University Ferguson College of Agriculture Outstanding Transfer Student. Additionally, Ethan Drake, of Norwood, and Chyann Emerson, of Tuttle, Okla., were named 2025 recipients of the Ferguson College Transfer...
Zora Mulligan
For Zora Mulligan, becoming Chancellor of Missouri State University–West Plains (MSU-WP) is more than a professional milestone – it’s a homecoming. The West Plains native officially began her duties on July 1 and has spent the past several weeks immersing herself in campus life, meeting with...
Each semester, students at Missouri State University who attain academic excellence are named to the Dean’s List.For undergraduate students, criteria include enrollment in at least six credit hours during the summer semester and at least a 3.50 grade point average (on a 4.00 scale).Local students...
Missouri State University awarded 2,824 degrees to students in spring 2025.The commencement ceremonies took place May 9 at Great Southern Bank Arena.The following local students earned degrees:Mountain Grove-Joshua graduated with a Bachelor of Science, Communication Sciences and Disorders; Megan...
Officials at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) celebrated Employee Appreciation Week June 16-20 to recognize faculty and staff for their hard work during the past academic year. Employees gathered for a group photo at the Smith-London Centennial Bell Tower, enjoyed an ice cream social...
The Texas County Memorial Hospital Healthcare Foundation has awarded $10,000 in scholarships to local students to help with their educational costs for the 2025 academic year. Scholarship recipients, from left: Sierra Keller, Abigail Sullins, Halee Clayton, Kayla Taylor, Tammi Coonts, Elizabeth Kuster, Samantha Williams, Sophia Crites, and Jeff Gettys, TCMH Healthcare Foundation President. Not pictured: Haley Long and Reagan Hoerning.
The Texas County Memorial Hospital Healthcare Foundation has awarded $10,000 in scholarships to local students to help with their educational costs for the 2025 academic year. Samantha Williams, Elizabeth Kuster, Kayla Taylor, from Cabool; Tammi Coonts, Sierra Keller and Haley Long, from Houston;...
Earning a spot on Drury University’s Dean’s List is a significant accomplishment. The recognition means a student earned a grade point average of 3.6 or greater (on a 4-point scale) while carrying a full-time course load of 12 or more semester hours at Drury, a top Midwestern university, according...
Southeast Missouri State University has announced its President’s List for undergraduate academic achievement during the spring 2025 semester.Students named to the President’s List earned a 4.0 grade point average and completed at least 12 hours of standard graded credit.Local Mountain Grove...