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Love Comics, Anime or Cosplay? Circle February 4 on your calendar

Admission is free for kids 5 and younger, and $5 for everyone else

Just around the corner, Saturday February 4, ArtCon 2023 takes place at Neosho Junior High School in Neosho Missouri. This is the fifth year that the Neosho Art Council has hosted the one day event. Earlier this month, KRPS’s Fred Fletcher-Fierro spoke with the Executive Director or the Neosho Art Council, Sarah Serio and first asked what’s in-store for this years event.

Since 2017 Fred Fletcher-Fierro has driven up Highway 171 through thunderstorms, downpours, snow, and ice storms to host KRPS’s Morning Edition. He’s also a daily reporter for the station, covering city government, elections, public safety, arts, entertainment, culture, sports and more. Fred has also spearheaded and overseen a sea change in programming for KRPS from a legacy classical station to one that airs a balance of classical, news, jazz, and cultural programming that better reflects the diverse audience of the Four States. For over two months in the fall of 2022 he worked remotely with NPR staff to relaunch krps.org to an NPR style news and information website.

In the fall of 2023 Fred was promoted to Interim General Manager and was appointed GM in Feburary of 2024.