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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 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

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

Doors open 5:00 PMBell Ring Time 6:00 PMTickets Front Row $10 General Admission $6Visit ACWTHESHOW.COM for tickets

In honor of the US Semiquintcentennial, the annual Spring art show will have a patriotic theme. We are taking entries March 19-22.-all 2-D entries are welcome (we will have a 3-D show in June)-Entries need to be framed or gallery wrapped-Entries need to be wired and ready to hang (no sawtooth hangers)-All work must be