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A butterfly at Powell Gardens.

Powell Gardens’ Festival of Butterflies Brings New Life to the Metro

By Catherine Hoffman | July 28, 2021

Powell Gardens has brought together a host of exotic critters for the 24th annual Festival of Butterflies. The event brings attention to pollination and the life cycle of the butterfly.

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Fahrmeier Farm creates a farm destination to last all day with photo ops, snacks and toys.

Harvesting a Bumper Crop in Agritourism

By Cami Koons | July 21, 2021

Agritourism revenue tripled nationwide from 2002 to 2017, and it’s still on the rise in Kansas and Missouri.

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Natalie Eddings plays with her daughter, Noelle (2), and dog, Ginger, in their large, Odessa backyard. The space they gained from the move makes Eddings' commute to the city twice a week well worth it.

On the Edge: More Suburbanites Embrace Rural Life

By Cami Koons | July 14, 2021

Soaring home prices and expanding remote work options are prompting more suburbanites to opt for rural communities to live.

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In March, the Northeast News delivered a newspaper with a blank front page to highlight its financial plight.

Blank Page Gambit Pays Off for Northeast News

By Barbara Shelly | May 14, 2021

The community rallied around the Northeast News when the struggling neighborhood newspaper published an edition with a blank front page.

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A grain elevator in Turney, Missouri, looms large over the small community. An elevator in neighboring Stewartsville will be the location of the intelligent router sending broadband signals to the village.

It Takes A Village to Reach Rural Broadband Fringe

By Jacob Douglas | May 6, 2021

U.S. Ignite broadband experiment finds a host in a tiny Missouri village.

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