The name of this body of water is foreboding.  A name derived from an accident that took place centuries ago.  Yet, today it is a…

Most of us give to charities.  Some of those organizations may be local, but many are national or even global.  One town began to focus…

There are 340 residents in Shickley, Nebraska.  If you count up all the folks living in the local school district, you get just over 600. …

It’s been over 150 years since Illinois soldiers faced Santa Anna in the Mexican War.  However traces of that battle fought over 1500 miles to…

Today we say hello to KYMO in East Prairie, Missouri.  Listeners there know the Mississippi River bottomlands stretch for hundreds of miles.  Flat, fertile farmland…

One cannot fathom the thought of losing five children in one event, but that’s exactly what happened to the Sullivans.  From that tragedy came something…

Veteran’s Day is a time we remember the sacrifices of those who fought for the freedoms we enjoy in the country.  Perhaps no family gave…

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, many young men in the country rushed to join the military to fight for the freedoms of the nation…

You’ll find the town of Kennett, Missouri in the state’s bootheel, about 15 miles west of the Mississippi River.  It’s hard to believe that mighty…

Lots of rivers, towns and mountains are named after people who settled in a specific area.  This man never imagined an important piece of land…