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The Webb City Farmers Market serves as a Four-State Region community gathering place that supports local farmers and producers while offering educational programs including a Kids' Gardening Club, free children's meals, and partnerships with University of Missouri Extension for growing demonstrations.

Joplin's Celebrations Commission has planned a year-long sesquicentennial celebration featuring baseball at Joe Becker Stadium, ragtime music tributes to native son Percy Wenrich, a film festival, and educational events highlighting the city's 150-year history of perseverance and growth.

The 13th Annual Nature Contest showcased outstanding Ozarks wildlife photography with Amy Watts winning first place for her brown thrasher photo at Cunningham Park, with all entry fees benefiting the Wildcat Glades Friends Group.

Thad Hood, owner of HHR Contractors in Monett, Missouri for 13 years, is passionate about downtown revitalization projects including remodeling the Historical Society Museum building and restoring the old First National Bank building to attract retail and restaurants to the community.

Webb City celebrates its motto "We love it here" through year-round community events including Paint the Town Red Parade, Downtown After Dark shopping, King Jack Park's Cruise-a-Palooza and Polar Bear Express, and community service programs that demonstrate the town's big heart and neighborly spirit.

Jane McCaulley, a former elementary art teacher who discovered fused glass artistry 20 years ago, now creates and sells her glass art at local galleries and teaches her techniques while working from her Missouri home studio.

Perry and Debbie Johnson own Bicycle Specialists and share their passion for cycling through their business, coaching youth mountain bike teams, and promoting cycling for health, transportation, and community engagement despite their different riding motivations.

The Pittsburg State University Walking Tour offers visitors a compact, ADA-compliant showcase of the Kansas campus featuring historic and modern architecture, art, gorilla statues, and a Vietnam War Memorial replica while highlighting Pittsburg's transformation from a mining town to a diverse community.

Har-Ber Village Museum in Grove, Oklahoma actively partners with the city through tourism promotion, educational programs, and community events, serving as a pioneer-era attraction that welcomed 9,000 students from four states last year.