When Neosho eighth grader Chelsey Henry goes into her role as a slave girl on the underground railroad, everyone in the room believes she really is a young lady trying to escape to Canada.
The "empty nest syndrome" is a phrase used to describe how parents react when their children leave home. Rural Neosho residents Mike and Roberta Brown approached the empty nest syndrome in a unique way—they bought a pair of miniature horses.
The 4-H pledge was written in 1927 and, with today's 4-Hers, it still stands true. It is recited at nearly every 4-H meeting.
Thanks to members of the Carnell family, a small McDonald County schoolhouse has been memorialized.
There's a beautiful stately pecan tree on the McNeely farm that was planted there by Lecretia McNeely who brought the original nut (seed) from Tennessee.
Five years ago, an article entitled "Primitive Man" appeared in the pages of THE POST.
Dairy cattle have always been part of Kim Wilson's life. She began showing dairy cattle in 4-H events many years ago. All her life, her family has shown dairy cattle at the Missouri State Fair and she cannot remember a year when she did not go along.
One hundred and nine years ago, William and Kate Hoff bought 165 acres of Little Lost Creek Valley land east of Seneca. The family was living near Fairland, Indian Territory, at the time. Three years later, in 1904, they moved to their new place and set up a farming operation.
Most fourth graders are not thought of as quilt makers. But this was not true in Kansas during the past school year and this summer. A project called "Building Common Ground" through a program called "Quilts of Many Hands" has tied the National Park Service, quilting guilds, local artists, and fourth graders together.
After just one day had passed at the McDonald County Fair in mid-July, Chelsea Kissire had won three purple ribbons and was getting ready to show her crossbred heifer. Getting three purple ribbons is great, but getting them in two different fields is even more impressive.
By listening to the members of the Merrymakers Club, you would never know they are the last of a special group of women. You would never know they are holding the last flag.
People in Southwest Missouri have become used to seeing re-enactors portraying Civil War soldiers or western frontier characters or pioneer settlers. However, there is another group of people who enjoy portraying historical characters, but their characters are much beyond early day America.
In old western movies, someone always cautioned the new cowboy to drink upstream from the horses. Too often, people forget this simple practice and also forget that "everyone lives downstream from someone."
Getting ready for the county fair is a year-long activity for those who want to exhibit. A week before the Newton County Fair, Amanda Ramsay and her younger brother Matt were in full swing putting the final touches to their exhibits.
Most baseball teams prefer to play their games on their home fields. But, in Southwest Missouri, if the team can't play at home, most of their fans at least would rather play at the ball field in McDonald County.
Although the United States is preparing for the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, Americans are still much aware of every segment of this nation's colorful history. Throughout the country, the National Park Service is providing good stewardship to many sites of historic importance and interest—Civil War and otherwise.
When Mark Bard was just a young man his parents moved to a farm near Tipton Ford. As most young boys do, Mark worked around the farm and tended to his school. He went for three years to Spring Valley School before transferring to school in Joplin.
Neosho resident Miguel Reyes is a part-time window and mural painter. Recently he and his girlfriend, and fellow-painter Lesli Barajas, painted several walls inside, as well as most of the exterior windows of El Pueblito, an authentic Mexican Restaurant. Miguel and Lesli painted people, buildings and other Mexican scenes at the restaurant on Neosho Boulevard.
