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Officials with the Ozarks Heritage Research Center (OHRC) at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) will host a presentation on the “Mythological Monsters of the Ozarks” beginning at 6 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Garnett Library, 304 W. Trish Knight St., in West Plains. The presentation will be given by Dr. Brooks Blevins, the Noel Boyd

NASA Ambassador Dr. David J. Thomas will be in West Plains from 2-4 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9, to discuss safe viewing of the Sun ahead of the April 8, 2024, Total Solar Eclipse. Thomas will bring a solar-filtered telescope to set up on the lawn of the Civic Center to allow people to see

From organizers: It’s official, and we are stoked! Ha Ha Tonka is returning to the Avenue Theatre! As if that weren’t enough, they will have Creek Stink opening for them! But wait, there’s more… There will be a tailgate party on Washington Avenue in front of the theatre from 6-8 pm with local food vendors

Karst Topography and the West Plains Sewage Lagoon Disaster of 1978 will be the focus of a public presentation on October 19, 2023, 1:20 p.m. at the Ozarks Heritage Research Center (OHRC) inside Garnett Library on the MSU-WP campus, 304 W. Trish Knight in West Plains.  The program will be presented by Project Lead The

Natalie Brazeal’s West Plains High School Earth Science class is working on a series of eclipse-related projects, and the students are helping to promote West Plains activities which will be held in conjunction with the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse. The class will have their art and science projects on display on the mezzanine