Chad Plein

1 month ago | ky3.com | Chad Plein

MONETT, Mo. (KY3) - Along the rail tracks in Monett, printed in purple and gold, a sign proclaims the city as the “Strawberry Capital of the World.”“It was quite big,” lifelong resident Rod Anderson said. A history buff, Rod has helped collect strawberry-related treasures from years past for the Monett Historical Society’s Museum. You can visit it at 422 East Broadway in Monett. Strawberries were introduced to southwest Missouri in the 1880s and the cash crop was huge for Monett.

1 month ago | ky3.com | Chad Plein

MARSHFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Randy Clair loves history and preserving it for future generations. The Marshfield business owner has transformed the Condo Memorial Church into an event center. But it’s what he was given in the early 1980s that’s truly priceless. “Margaret Thompson was her name,” Randy said, “She came in and she said, ‘Randy, I understand you have a fireproof safe.’” She gave Randy her collection of stereographs. They are 3D glimpses of before and after the Great Marshfield Cyclone of 1880.

2 months ago | kktv.com | Chad Plein |Jordan Gartner

NIXA, Mo. (KY3/Gray News) - A Missouri community came together to help make a birthday for a young boy something he would not forget. Amy Hamilton posted a message in a community group about her 11-year-old son Zach having a birthday party, but they weren’t receiving many reservations about people joining them. She said she made the post on the Nixa Neighbors Facebook page after the RSVPs weren’t coming in. Hamilton said her son has a challenge making friends.

2 months ago | ky3.com | Chad Plein

NIXA, Mo. (KY3) - On any day after school, you’ll find a lot of kids playing at Nixa’s McCauley Park. But for some, making friends can be hard. “It felt like the community was really stepping behind us,” Nixa mother Amy Hamilton said. Amy put a post on Nixa Neighbors Facebook site. She said her 11-year-old son, Zach, had a birthday coming up and the RSVPs weren’t coming in. You see, Amy says Zach has a challenge making friends. It’s hard to be brave when you speak with a stammer and stutter.

Aug 16, 2024 | ky3.com | Chad Plein

STONE COUNTY, Mo. (KY3) - Christmas is right around the corner. Since July, a dozen of Santa’s friends at Silver Dollar City have been putting up rosie reds, glorious greens, and wonderful whites throughout the theme park. “It’s the world’s largest puzzle,” SDC’s Christmas Lights Supervisor, Jessica Loftis said. “But the people that you’re hanging them with is what makes it fun.”Over the last two years, Jessica’s built a book all about bulbs.