Not long after our firstborn arrived, I offered to give my wife a few minutes of peace and solitude while I ran an errand with little Max. It was just a quick trip across town, so I scooped up my boy and took off, not even thinking about bringing a diaper bag. I don’t...
North Central Missouri rallies around community health Since March 2020, Deborah Taylor and her staff of six have been on the front lines of keeping her community safe from an invisible enemy. During the year, the administrator of the Sullivan County Health Department...
Dollar-Up campaign funds lineworker training Since 1999 the Electrical Distribution Systems, or EDS, program at State Technical College of Missouri has filled a much-needed role in the utility sector: skilled lineworkers. Through a winning formula of industry-led...
Ironton turns Shepherd Mountain into a gravity-fueled mountain bike park Driving through the Arcadia Valley on Highway 21, it’s hard to miss the looming presence of Shepherd Mountain. It dominates the skyline 600 feet above Ironton and is a link to the days when the...
Where equine legends are born and trained They eat. A lot. An average menu for the day includes around 50 pounds of timothy hay (custom grown in Idaho) and up to 10 pounds of grain washed down with 30 to 40 gallons of water. But when you average 2,000 pounds, stand...
ALPS Brands continues Missouri’s outdoor gear legacy All over the state you can see signs of the season approaching. Tent flaps are patched while the bent poles and missing stakes are replaced. Wrappers from hand warmers and granola bars are emptied out of backpacks....
Millinery isn’t old hat with Rose Monzyk Dainty hands smooth the damp fabric over the domed wooden form. The seemingly unforgiving material finally begins to give after numerous tugs, relaxing around the shape. As it gives way to the designer, pins are strategically...
Co-op power kept flowing, thanks to hard work and help from our friends The week of Feb. 15, 2021, is a time no one at Missouri’s electric cooperatives will soon forget. In the days leading up to that fateful time, temperatures plummeted across the country — and...
Most mornings in downtown Chillicothe you’ll find Brent Kepner where he’s been for the past 14 years; standing outside the front door, cup of joe in hand, greeting the sun and ready to welcome customers. Walking through the front door of Boji Stone Cafe, Coffee House...
Even though Missourians may have been a little less mobile this past year, they sure haven’t forgotten the places they love throughout the Show-Me State. This year’s Best of Rural Missouri Readers’ Choice Contest ballots were chock-full of your favorite places to eat,...