202206 – June

The Heist II

The Heist II

Over-the-top sandwiches and wraps in an historical setting Inside the narrow corner store, “Wanted! Dead or Alive” posters line the brick wall. A newspaper clipping details the $2,000 stolen from this building by Jesse James and the James-Younger Gang when it was The...

Bettering Their Community

Bettering Their Community

Macon Electric helps their members, community in more ways than one It’s a chilly Monday morning in Clarence. Lineworkers from Macon Electric Cooperative stay warm in their heavy Carhartt gear as they exit their digger-derrick truck. These employees aren’t hanging...

Go Capture A Winner

Go Capture A Winner

Tips for how to make that prize-winning Missouri State Parks photo Nowadays, almost everyone has a camera handy every time they leave the house. Smartphones and their high-tech cameras have made any moment the perfect time to capture your surroundings. In fact, in...

The Perfect Blend

The Perfect Blend

Camdenton spice shop teaches needed job skills Careful measurements are being made in the back of the spice shop. Rebecca Christiansen points out which spices need to be measured, put into jars and labeled for sale. Someone walks in the shop’s storefront on the...

Deep In The Heart of Tex-Mex

Deep In The Heart of Tex-Mex

Enjoy this flavorful crossover cuisine The delicious blend of Tex-Mex (Texan and Mexican) cuisine combines cheeses, beans, meats, peppers, spices and more into colorful Southwestern dishes many of us have enjoyed for decades. So grab some spices and give these recipes...

Field of flowers

Field of flowers

Business is blooming at Turtle Hills Flower Farm Marleen and Dave Prater never pictured themselves running a flower farm. In fact, they never expected to return to the area around Sullivan where they grew up. But today they find themselves surrounded by budding plants...

Working on weekends

Working on weekends

Growing up, I was always taught that the Good Book tells you not to work on Sunday. It is supposed to be a day of rest and for good reason: We work hard enough all week long. Everyone deserves at least one day of rest and reflection. While we tried to avoid working on...

Fun at Fellows Lake

Fun at Fellows Lake

For Matt Taylor, the magnetic draw of the lake is in his blood. As a two-year-old he played on the bank while his father fished. A decade or so later, Fellows was where he developed a lifelong love of sailing. “This lake is incredibly fickle,” he says, with a smile...

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