After a losing battle with weather, Eagle Day in Stella was delayed a week, but that didn't stop the flow of traffic to the town on February 6. As humans turned their eyes on the eagles, the birds seemed to enjoy looking back and doing some people watching of their own.
Many gardeners long for a greenhouse, but for some, a greenhouse may be too costly. There is an alternative which is becoming more and more popular all over the United States. On abandoned city lots and on old garden spots, people are erecting "high tunnels" or "hoop houses."
Joyce Haynes is an artist with a strong liking for birds.
"I'm into birds," she admits.
Sometime this month, the Campbell families of Carthage will be dining on Scottish Highland beef, just like the Royal Family of England does. Queen Elizabeth and her family are said to favor Scottish Highland beef.
Even though he died in 1974, if you were to ask an old timer in Newton County if they remember Sam "Fits" Luney, many would say, "Yes!" And many would have a Luney story or two. (Some also claim his name was spelled Fitz Looney.)
As Neosho and Newton County celebrated Black History Month on February 21, speaker Paxton Williams told about how, in his own family, Civil Rights occurred in dramatic fashion.
Staying after school once was one of a kid's worst nightmares. Having to stay inside, under the watchful eye of a teacher, while all the other kids in the world were free to run and play was something to avoid at all costs.
Once each year, things get really wild at the Racine Christian Church. Thanks to the outdoorsmen who attend, the church rolls out a banquet which features a wild game menu.
David Hopkins, a 1976 graduate of Neosho High School, started his teaching career late in life. For the first nine years after graduation from Missouri Southern, he worked in retailing and rental property management.
Al Forbes, rural Neosho, has been interested in owning, training, and competing with German shorthaired pointers since the mid-1960s. But after his first dog was trained, he set aside his dog enthusiasm for raising kids and making a living.
When Mary Ashford of Cheyenne, Wyoming, came to visit her sister in Missouri, she brought along a family heirloom—a 103-year-old fruitcake that has been passed down through three generations.
Westview School, one of the last of the independent K-8 schools left in Missouri, is always highly rated for the kind of education it provides. But, along with doing well in a high-tech society, Westview still prides itself as being a family friendly school and proud of its "old-fashioned" reputation.
When Larry Wood was a young man, his biggest interest in school was athletics. He had very little concern for writing or reading. And writing a book was not on his radar screen.
The Southwest City Cemetery sits in the woods off Highway 43 about a mile north of downtown Southwest City. It is a well-kept cemetery with a narrow asphalt road leading west from the highway.
Near the bottom of the Miss Maudmary Wilson's obituary notice in 1986 was the simple statement: "There are no immediate survivors."
If there were such things as "graveyard ghosts," it would be an interesting night to sit and listen to the night whispers at the Polson Cemetery. This cemetery is located in Oklahoma just a couple of miles from Southwest City, MO.
The sky was deep blue, filled with white fluffy clouds. The temperatures were trying to reach sixty degrees. Two bald eagles were soaring over the Big Sugar Creek Valley near Cyclone. It was a near perfect January day: perfect for a Winter Ecology Hike.
Al Dixon says the best reason to be a barber is so you can have a comfortable seat when you're not busy. Dixon should know about being a barber. He started cutting hair in 1954—that's 56 years ago.
It's not unusual for a Rock band or even a country musician to have a group of followers who travel around, trying to make as many concerts as possible. One of the terms for hard core fans is "groupie."
