Rural Life
Great Pumpkins Keep Family Traditions Alive, Even Through A Pandemic
More than 80% of Americans plan to buy at least one pumpkin each fall. Like turkey on Thanksgiving or singing at Christmas, the pumpkin patch has become a family tradition for many.
How a Meatpacking Plant Changed One Kansas Town 40 Years Ago and Left a Colorado Community Behind
Four decades ago, a town in Kansas and a town in Colorado competed to become home to a giant meatpacking plant that, at the time, was the largest of its kind in the world. Here’s what has happened to them since.
Feedback: Bygone Record Store Still Echoes in Heart of Kansas
House of Sight and Sound left a lasting legacy in the Salina, Kansas, music scene.
Missouri’s Bicentennial Quilt Stitches Together a State With Many Splits
The Missouri bicentennial quilt seeks to bring together an often divided state by collecting local stories from each of 114 counties.
Harvesting a Bumper Crop in Agritourism
Agritourism revenue tripled nationwide from 2002 to 2017, and it’s still on the rise in Kansas and Missouri.