Refined plates in historic ambiance It all started with a wheel of Maytag blue cheese for Adam Glenn. The high schooler was visiting a friend’s house over the holidays when a giant wheel of cheese was set on the counter for guests to snack on. “I didn’t know what it...
Butler business makes peanut butter fun It comes in as pallets of honey-roasted peanuts. It goes out — all over the world — as peanut butter, but with a tasty twist. Udderly Nuts, an unusual small-town business located on the courthouse square in Butler, creates...
Dixon farm offers specialty mushrooms The process repeats itself every week for Ron Selfors and his son, Eric Robinson. It’s part chemistry project, part farming operation and part hard work. But one thing is for sure: The earthy final product is 100% delicious. For...
Success is the norm for Northwest Missouri State basketball Walking into the sold-out Sanford Pentagon arena in March 2017, it didn’t take Dray Starzl long to realize Sioux Falls, South Dakota, had turned into Maryville North. Dray was a sophomore on the Northwest...
Put all your eggs in one basket for these treatsEasy Brunch Quiche One 10-ounce package frozen broccoli with cheese 12 slices bacon, chopped 1/2 cup scallions, sliced 1 cup mushrooms, sliced 4 eggs 1 cup milk 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese, divided Two 9-inch frozen...
Mississippi Mud Cake 15 1/4-ounce chocolate cake mix 1 1/4 cups water 1/3 cup canola oil 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter 3 eggs 1 cup semisweet chocolate pieces 16-ounce can chocolate fudge frosting 16-ounce bag miniature marshmallows 1 cup pecans, chopped Heat oven to...
Missouri Baptist Homes helps seniors get outdoors There comes a time in the life of every hunter when it seems like hanging up the blaze orange is inevitable. It could be because the legs no longer hold up long enough for a trek into the woods. Or maybe the eyes grew...
Runner Rod Williams pounds the pavement around Warrensburg On July 22, Rod Williams toed the starting line on the University of Central Missouri track, a place he knew well from his time as one of the Mules’ distance runners. Then he backed up 30 feet to ensure he was...
The heroic art of Kyle Carroll If a roomful of people were asked how they know Kyle Carroll, the answers would be as varied as the respondents. As a former Missouri Department of Conservation agent, retired Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper, Dekalb County...
One family’s two pecan businesses span five generations Sometimes you meet a person so dedicated to their craft their passion is infectious. For Jennifer Cassaday, that was her grandfather Vernon Byrd and his love of pecans. As Jennifer — and anyone who knew Vernon —...