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
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
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
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
Nothing is sweeter than fresh strawberries and springtime.
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
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
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...
Edgewood Creamery
Handcrafted cheese, milk and more in Purdy The dull clang of a cowbell rings in the spring breeze. While cowbells used to help farmers locate their cattle, these bells chime as the employees of Edgewood Creamery arrive to start their day. When Kelli Stephens purchased...
The Hoof Family Steakhouse
Keith Thomas and Charles “Chas” Wheeler co-own The Hoof Family Steakhouse in Madison where steaks are the thing to have for any meal.