Aerial technology shows great promise for increased reliability Drones could soon become standard equipment on electric co-op trucks says Andrew Chronister, instructor with Southeast Missouri State University’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems program. And Andrew is teaching...
A few weeks ago, my friend Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher, invited me over to the Capitol for a special event. This wasn’t your typical dog and pony show political event. They were unveiling a new inductee in the Hall of Famous Missourians — Norm Stewart. For 32...
Turtle Gulch Gardens offers fresh produce year-round Everyone, it seems has vegetables to spare in the summertime. Backyard gardens produce bumper crops of tomatoes, zucchini and radishes until the weeds take over, the rain stops falling and the gardener loses...
Hannibal family diversifies farm with cold-pressed sunflower oil The Brown family’s flower patch is the envy of any gardener. In the late summer their 20-acre field explodes in gold. As they grow, cheerful sunflower heads track the sun during the day as they reach...
Lebanon boy competes at Augusta National Waiting was the hardest part. Twelve-year-old golfer Brock Jernigan of Lebanon hasn’t had a lot of seven-month stretches in his life, but the seven months ending in April of this year were undoubtedly the longest. In...
Homemade pizza, sandwiches and more in Marceline Flinging freshly stretched dough into the air, Andrew Welsh is at home in the kitchen of his Marceline restaurant. He can chat with regulars as he builds a variety of specialty pizzas before sliding them into the oven...
Co-ops team up with Dolly Parton to send books to every Missouri kid Every day 3-year-old Josephine “Josie” Rackers rushes to the mailbox. Her hope: a special delivery from Dolly. Yes, that Dolly. She is enrolled in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program, and she...
Nosh on these petite portions Summertime has us yearning to spend more time in the great outdoors. Grab your picnic basket and fill it with these quick and easy sandwiches, sides and desserts. Then head outside to enjoy the perfect picnic with your friends, family or...
Big Joel’s Safari brings the magic of a zoo right to you A trio of kookaburras trumpet over the soft bleating of newborn pygmy goats. Nearby camels promenade around their enclosures. Across the yard lemurs chatter away as Scarlett the macaw greets her neighbor Sully...