The Wine Journal pours history by the glass STORY AND PHOTOS by Paul Newton The room at the back of the downtown building has always carried a distinctive smell. For decades developer, stop bath and fixer filled the darkroom as photographs of community festivals,...
Jared Flinn connects the truckers and shippers that keep America’s commodities moving STORY by Sara Schafer Jared Flinn’s desk phone rarely stopped ringing. Fresh out of college and working in truck logistics for Bartlett Grain Co. in Kansas City, the farm boy from...
Revisit Mark Twain’s timeless tale of boyhood mischief and adventure STORY AND PHOTOS by Sara Schafer Tom Sawyer Could profit from a punishment — convincing neighborhood boys to give him treasures for the honor of whitewashing a fence. He could charm local beauty...
by Caleb Jones A couple of months ago, my brother and I took our boys, our dad and a handful of cousins and family friends on the fishing trip of a lifetime. Our destination was Fletcher Lake, Ontario. Calling it “remote” doesn’t do it justice. There are no roads to...
Family values, tradition and quality define Cedar Creek Beef Jerky Story by Sara Schafer | Photos by Paul Newton Long before they owned Cedar Creek Beef Jerky, brothers Kendall Burns and Justin Amick were helping build it one bag at a time. As children, they earned a...
Burgers and conversation fill this beloved Moberly diner Story by Sara Schafer | Photos by Paul Newton The 24 chrome stools swivel as customers take their spots around the horseshoe counter at Bubba’s Burger Bar and Egg Emporium. Plates heaping with diner favorites...
Adrian Buff brings Swiss cheesemaking tradition to his family’s Ava dairy STORY AND PHOTOS bY Sara Schafer Inside a renovated dairy barn near Mountain Grove, Adrian Buff moves with practiced precision. Steam rises from a vat of milk he hauled that morning from his...
Doris McGowan paints a legacy inspired by life out West STORY AND PHOTOS by Ricki Spargo In a quiet home down lettered highways in central Missouri, Doris McGowan is surrounded by her life’s work. The walls she built now serve as a gallery, holding a lifetime of...
Co-ops Take Key Priorities to Washington More than 1,500 electric cooperative leaders gathered in Washington, D.C., April 26–28 to represent their fellow members and advocate for policies that ensure reliable, affordable electricity for rural America. Missouri’s...
McDingerz dishes out upscale pub grub in Eolia STORY AND PHOTOS by Paul Newton Just off the Avenue of the Saints in southern Pike County, the restaurant parking lot fills up faster than you might expect in the summer. Pickup trucks and SUVs roll through the gravel as...