Growing up with the local sheriff as your father, you get used to helping out. I can’t tell you how many times I have seen my dad, Kenny, pull over to help someone. It didn’t matter if we were headed to football practice or home from church, you could pretty much bet...
Family homestead offers educational fun for all ages Young Daisy Seelinger gazed out the south bay window of her family’s homestead in Butler. It was the spring of 1909 and her recent engagement had her recalling numerous reasons why she loved life on the farm. The...
It was supposed to just be a small microbrewery. Joe and Abbie Backes knew that people were willing to travel to visit breweries, wineries and distilleries and wanted to bring one to their hometown of Carrollton. “I knew how to make beer and everyone seemed to like...
Rolla man carries on hand-painted tradition If you’ve traveled the main streets and back roads of central Missouri, chances are good you’ve seen David Davis’ artwork and not even known it. The mural welcoming you to downtown Rolla, a car dealership’s window pane or...
No trip to the Missouri State Capitol is complete without a visit to the Thomas Hart Benton mural located in the House Lounge on the third floor. The painted walls executed by Benton 82 years ago are still surprisingly bright and vivid. Benton’s artistic wizardry pops...
Family vacations can be big adventures: Big trips, big sights and big costs. It’s not often a fourth grader can foot the bill for part of a group excursion — especially in one of our national parks — but that’s exactly what the Every Kid Outdoors program is designed...
Powering homes, farms and businesses in rural Missouri is a point of pride for Associated Electric Cooperative, the generation and transmission cooperative located in Springfield, Missouri. If you are a member of a co-op in Missouri, southeast Iowa or northeast...
July 2 was a big day for rural Missourians living without the benefits of high-speed internet service. On that date Gov. Mike Parson visited Co-Mo Connect in Tipton to sign House Bill 1768. The bill sponsored by Rep. Louis Riggs extends the Missouri Broadband Grant...
Thousands of Missourians contribute to bicentennial mural It started out as a novel idea. Southeast Missouri artists Aaron Horrell and Barb Bailey were preparing to take their latest Paint for a Cause project to the local fairgrounds. The project invites community...
Kids of all ages enjoy the carnival rides and bright lights during Lamar’s old-fashioned fair. Editor’s note: The following information is accurate as of July 13. Please refer to Lamar Free Fair on Facebook for the entire fair schedule and updates. Sometimes...