Atchison Holt
Missouri ABCs
There's so much to do in the Show-Me State. Whether you’re looking for adventures with your friends, activities with your kids, relaxing getaways with your significant other or just hoping to make memories, there are plenty of options from which to choose across the...
Cheers to mothers
Flatiron Steak Salad Citrus balsamic vinaigrette: 1/4 cup orange juice 1/4 cup tangerine juice 2 teaspoons orange zest 1/4 cup lemon juice 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar 2 tablespoons honey 2 teaspoons garlic, minced 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard Salt, to taste Pepper, to...
50 years on the line
Junior Curtis hangs up his hooks after a long co-op career Byron “Junior” Curtis never thought the job he landed back in 1973 would lead to a 50-year career. He was just looking for work. On Feb. 16, the 73-year-old Se-Ma-No Electric Cooperative lineman hung up his...
Dressed for reliability
I have never been considered the classiest dresser on the block. In fact, when my wife and I were dating, I firmly believe Lindsey thought I was colorblind. Maybe she saw a diamond in the rough, maybe it was pity — I’ve never asked and she’ll never tell. Most of my...
Crafting and weaving
State parks offers basket weaving classes at first Capitol Over and under. Around and around. Steady hands carefully guide the wetted strips of rattan — a thin pliable wood — around the base of this soon-to-be keepsake. As the rows and rows of wood are stacked above...
Restored & electrified
New Bloomfield auto shop is blazing its own trail The car builders’ eyes are locked on the battery inside the red 1988 Lotus Esprit. Inside Tyler Willy’s rural auto shop, he and two employees carefully remove the battery from the in-progress custom-built car. There’s...
Connecting rural Missouri
State awards grants to deploy fiber across Missouri The digital divide in rural Missouri is shrinking. The state of Missouri recently awarded $261 million through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Broadband Infrastructure Grant Program. That’s good news for members...
Porcelain Perfection
Julia Allspach passes down the art of china painting Looking back on a lifetime of drawing and painting, Julia Allspach can’t estimate how many different artworks she’s made. While her home is adorned with tiles, vases, plates, Christmas ornaments, lampshapes and tea...
Taking Flight
by Sarah Joplin | info@ruralmissouri.coopphotos by Zach Smith | zsmith@ruralmissouri.coop Disc golf on the rise across the Show-Me State In the lighthearted yet compelling sport of disc golf, two human instincts converge. The game satisfies both the keen hunger to...
Wagons For Warriors
by Savanna Kaiser | info@ruralmissouri.coop Largest chuck wagon gathering in the nation helps veterans Every May, a parade of chuck wagons rolls down the streets of Lebanon pulled by teams of horses and mules as if they came right off the prairie. There, in the...