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A Celebrity Inmate
Occasionally there are nationally known celebrities that break the law and must serve some jail time. Those cases, of course, receive a lot of attention…
The Cooper County Jail
The historic jail in Boonville, Missouri was built to house those convicted of crimes in the county. However, it also housed others, not convicted of…
Returning to the Country That Held You Prisoner of War
It’s hard to imagine being held as a prisoner of war and then, after the war, immigrating to the country that held you captive. That’s…
Camp Algona
Over the years, you’ve heard us feature some towns in the heartland of America that served as POW camps during WW II. Today, we head…
The Globetrotter Lodge
Many people would love to live in the Austrian Alps. This couple decided the wide open spaces of eastern Arizona were the better place to…
A Pancake Jubilee
Imagine hosting a breakfast so large that you needed to buy pancake flour by the boxcar. That’s exactly what happened here. So why was this…
Two Rival Nurseries and Radio Stations
Today we say hello to our friends in Southwest Iowa. Folks there have been tuning into their radios for decades to hear the story of…
The Kansas Cosmosphere
Today we’re back in Hutchinson, KS and say hello to our listeners on KWBW. I can attest to what folks there already know…the space museum…
The Inspiration for Radiator Springs
Sometimes movies do more than just bring in dollars at the box office. They occasionally have an impact on the place where they were filmed….
WCAZ Radio
Today’s program comes from the studios of WCAZ Radio in Carthage, Illinois. It’s a place with a long tradition in broadcasting…a place that’s been on…