Bringing you the best from across the American Countryside.
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This week we are featuring Barbara Law who recently passed away. She was a teenager living in Japan when World War II ended. Her country’s surrender signaled many changes in her life…including instruction on how to deal with the American GI’s that would soon land on her homeland’s soil…
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This past week Barbara Law of King City, Missouri passed away at the age of 87. I had the honor of knowing her and even interviewing her several years ago. Join me as we take a look back at someone who saw WW II from the side of one of our foes…
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Many of us use a library, not only for books, but for many other resources as well. But in this small town, the school and county library were both faces challenges. With some creative thinking they came up with an idea that was the first of it’s kind in their state…
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When you live in Missouri’s smallest county, both in land area and population, you sometimes need to be resourceful in meeting the needs of your community. This town has done just that, developing some clever ways to meet the needs of the area…
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Fulton, Missouri is today a town of about 10,000 people. When compared to the cities of the world it is quite small. However, for one day in 1946, all ears where listening to a speech that would prove prophetic – words delivered by a world leader about the rise of a new world power…
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Many colleges invite dignitaries to their campus to give a lecture. But this was no ordinary speaker and this was not a simple lecture in a classroom. This was a big name and an even bigger speech…
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He was a symbol of determination in the face of crisis – a man who led one of the great nations of the world against a dictator hungry for global domination. We look back on the life that led him to the world stage…
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Sometimes all it takes is one determined person. That was the case in Waynesville, MO. If not for one such lady, this well visited spot would not exist…
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It’s simply known as the “Old Stagecoach Stop.” That title gives you an idea of what the building might have been used for, but stop by and you’ll find much, much more…
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We’ve all heard of recycling programs, but this one in a small town in southern Missouri has a bit of a twist. Sure it kept items from going in a landfill, but in inspired a lot of positive changes…
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If you have kids or grandkids in school, you’ve probably been asked to buy something as part of a school fundraiser. Such was the case at this school, but a teacher and some students stepped forward with a unique way to raise money, and help the community without asking for donations…
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At Christmas we may sing, “The First Noel.” In the United States, this is the “Only Noel….”
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It’s one of those places you love to see at Christmas. The century old building with its magnificent architecture plays host to many holiday events and serve as the background of many a photo
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Santa needs a sleigh to make deliveries around the world. This man makes sure he will never run out of transportation…
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Today’s show is about something called mummy bundles. That term may give you scary visions of Halloween goblins, but it may be quite the opposite…
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When you think of mummies, you perhaps have pictures of Eqyptian mummies and the pyramids. But today’s program will take you far beyond what you probably know…
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It’s said the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Russell’s problem was that he had plenty of squeaking wheels and none of them were getting any grease…
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Imagine a race that might last over three days and in that time, you may not sleep at all, or very little, with the ground for a bed. It may not sound that appealing, but it’s a race that draws plenty of participants for the biggest of its kind…
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Folks in Clinton, Missouri know there is quite a racer in their midst, a man who’s sprint was not measured in minutes or seconds, but rather in days…
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Before their was a U.S. cavalry, this man was noted to be the top mounted military man in the nation. His skills were so impressive that the future president of the confederacy wrote of his keen ability to lead men on the high plains. However, few have heard of him, mostly due to the huge shadow cast by his prominent father…
