Neosho, MO – Prepare for two days of family fun in Neosho this weekend as the Neosho Fall Festival hits downtown Neosho on Saturday, Oct. 4 and Sunday, Oct. 5.New to Fall Festival this year is the scarecrow contest. Groups and individuals are creating scarecrows to be displayed in downtown Neosho during fall festival and which will be judged for cash prizes. The scarecrows will be auctioned off at 3 p.m. Sunday, with 80 percent of the proceeds going to the scarecrow creators, 10 percent to ne…

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