Camp of Curiosity
Cub Creek Science Camp near Rolla is fun place for all things science
Where it all began
Celebrating 75 years telling the story of rural Missouri Editor’s note: As the Rural Missouri staff looks back on 75 years covering the people and places of our great state, here’s an editorial that ran in the inaugural issue in January 1948. Written by Editor Homer...
Over the years
A look back at 75 years o Rural Missouri On a frosty day in December 1947, the presses at the Drover’s Journal in Kansas City cranked up and didn’t stop until more than 100,000 copies of the first Rural Electric Missourian were printed and headed to mailboxes across...
Faces of Rural Missouri
Rural Missouri’s editors have always used their cameras to tell the story of the people who appeared on the magazine’s pages. Over the years, our talented photojournalists have documented a way of life that in many instances has vanished. This month we share many of...
Shave and a haircut
I’ve always thought the best place to get a haircut is on the courthouse square in just about any small town in Missouri. While I haven’t quite figured out how they do it, every downtown barber is well-versed on topics as varied as when to plant your corn, who has the...
Sleep In Heavenly Peace
Marshfield community ensures no kid sleeps on the floorSome Saturday mornings start slow and quiet, but not this one. The hum of generators and the buzz of sanders in the church parking lot is unmistakable. A big project is underway. The air is full of sawdust and the...
Star of the holidays
Missourians’ trees are the highlight of Christmas at The Missouri Governor’s Mansion It’s nearly impossible to see every decoration spread throughout the four rooms of the 150-year-old house. There are trees decorated by children from across Missouri and docents on...
Not your average hut
La Monte family turns Quonset hut into home The combine got replaced by the living room couch. The tractor was sent on its way to make room for the master bathroom. What once provided protection from the weather for farm equipment and hay now is the dream home for a...
A Little Taste of Christmas
Holiday sweets which are perfect for sharing.
Rich’s Famous Burgers
Over-the-top burgers in the Ozarks The sizzle and smell of fresh, hand-pattied ground beef cooking takes Jason Cusick back to flipping burgers on a 24-inch grill at The White Barn in St. Louis. “That was my first job,” Jason says. “I just fell in love with cooking...