The Kiehls focus on profitability and long-term stewardship STORY AND PHOTOS by Sara Schafer One day, Mason and Hannah Kiehl may have lazy evenings. But for now, after dinner is when the real work begins. With spreadsheets open, receipts spread across the table and...
Chloe Hoecker’s music is driven by heart and reflects her rural roots by Sara Schafer Photos by Sara Schafer and Ricki Spargo “They ask me why I stay here in Missouri, when the music runs along the Tennessee, and I don’t intend to cross that ‘ole Red River, when this...
A coffee lover’s guide to the Show-Me State’s best brews STORY AND PHOTOS by Ricki Spargo From cozy corners to small-town staples, Missouri’s rural coffee shops are brewing more than just great cups of joe — they’re serving up community. Scattered across back roads...
Kurt Jordan breathes new life into broken headstones STORY AND PHOTOS by Paul Newton Just after sunrise, the few hundred headstones at Greenwick Cemetery caught the early morning sunlight in a way that grabbed Kurt Jordan’s attention. He was behind the wheel of his...
Cold weather angling offers solitude and success by Jim McCarty Those anglers who hang up their poles in the fall are missing out on a key truth about fishing: It’s a year-round activity. From catch-and-release trout to ice fishing on farm ponds, the fish continue to...
by Caleb Jones Growing up on the farm, there was a hierarchy for just about everything. By the time I got a pair of coveralls or jeans, they had already been worn by my older brother and usually had a hole or two to prove it. The one exception was boots. I always got...
Sheet pan meals for easy dinners Spicy Roasted Jambalaya Ingredients 1 large yellow onion, diced 1/2 large green bell pepper, diced 1/2 large yellow bell pepper, diced 1/2 large red bell pepper, diced 3 stalks celery, sliced or diced 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 to 2...
Welcome to the New Rural Missouri You’re holding in your hands a new chapter of Rural Missouri. We’re excited to share this refreshed and redesigned issue with you — and even more excited for what it represents. Over the past year, our team has taken a deep look at...
Morgan Loggins turns simple ingredients into crowd-pleasing art STORY AND PHOTOS by Sara Schafer With a practiced hand, Morgan Loggins folds 10 thin slices of salami into an appetizing rose. She tucks that bloom beside several rows of perfectly sliced manchego cheese....
Puxico changed prep basketball with run-and-gun play by Jim McCarty In 1945 a new coach launched his basketball career in tiny Puxico, Missouri. He would stay for 10 years, and in that time would completely change prep basketball in Missouri. His Puxico Indians would...