Ian Wesselhoff

May 14, 2024 | columbiamissourian.com | Ian Wesselhoff

By Ian Wesselhoff Robert Petrone's interest in studying "at-risk" kids began when he was a high school teacher in Denver. He was hired to teach ninth graders who were below their grade level in reading. "They were really smart, they were really engaged, they were motivated, but the structure of schooling wasn't really serving them," he said.

Apr 17, 2024 | missouribusinessalert.com | Ian Wesselhoff

In January, the Humane Society of Missouri rescued 55 underfed, neglected dogs from a property in Stone County. When the Humane Society’s Animal Cruelty Task Force arrived, they were met with a horrifying sight: Amid that day’s temperatures in the teens, dozens of emaciated dogs were found without food, water or shelter. The surviving dogs were so malnourished that it was hard to tell them apart from the 15 that had already succumbed to starvation.

Apr 14, 2024 | ourcommunitynow.com | Ian Wesselhoff

Apr 14, 2024 | columbiamissourian.com | Ian Wesselhoff

By Ian Wesselhoff In January, the Humane Society of Missouri rescued 55 underfed, neglected dogs from a property in Stone County. When the Humane Society's Animal Cruelty Task Force arrived, they were met with a horrifying sight: Amid that day's temperatures in the teens, dozens of emaciated dogs were found without food, water or shelter.

Apr 14, 2024 | news-journal.com | Ian Wesselhoff

In January, the Humane Society of Missouri rescued 55 underfed, neglected dogs from a property in Stone County. When the Humane Society's Animal Cruelty Task Force arrived, they were met with a horrifying sight: Amid that day's temperatures in the teens, dozens of emaciated dogs were found without food, water or shelter. The surviving dogs were so malnourished that it was hard to tell them apart from the 15 that had already succumbed to starvation.