Some people love to have the newest car.  In fact, they may spend plenty of time looking for just the right model.  Quite the opposite…

War never tasted so sweet, at least that’s what some say when they speak of a conflict waged between Iowa and Missouri over exactly were…

It was a slice of the south embedded in the north.  A place where one notorious bank robber even returned some of his loot a…

A major league baseball team plays 162 games in a season, but it’s rare any one player will play all of those contests.  However, today’s…

When a baseball broadcaster has to describe a game that is lackluster at best, they may resort to talking about all kinds of things to…

Some of you know that one of my favorite times of the year is when baseball season begin.  So, with that season upon us once…

The Civil War ended in 1865…but how long did the veterans of that war live?  There is some controversy over who was the last man…

Today veterans hospitals and retirement homes are common place, but in the years after the Civil War, grassroots efforts began to establish and fund the…

Daniel Boone is one of the most famous American frontiersman.  But when he crossed the Mississippi River, he went to work for a country other…

It’s one of the oldest and largest cities on the Mississippi River…and although some may have heard of names like Laclede and Chateau…why did they…

Image a man who speaks over ten languages, can play multiple musical instruments and serenade customers with his wonderful voice.  Today we remember the life…

The college president smelled something.  It was not a bad odor, but rather something pleasant.  And soon his nose led his mind to an idea…

Many of us have Christmas traditions.  At this college there is a Christmas tradition that has raised money for these students and this campus for…

It’s a business that is run totally by volunteers.  What’s interesting is many of the volunteers are middle and high school students who give of…

Many towns have one or more coffee houses.  But in St. James, Missouri the local coffeehouse may have a familiar look, but those running it…

Perhaps today’s edition of our show is advice for husbands who need to purchase an anniversary gift.  If you make this buy, well, the gift…

Today’s topic is the history of vacuum cleaners during the 1920s and 30s.  Think it sounds boring?  Hold on and I think you’ll find Tom…

I have a feeling today’s subject is really going to suck you in.  In a moment you’ll see what a pun that it, but I…

How much money can a high school kid make working a summer job?  For Tom Gasko, he made enough cash to buy a new Trans…

Criminals may do just about anything to get their hands on what they want.  But in western Kansas in 1879, one cattleman was duped by…