Ricki Spargo

1 week ago | ruralmissouri.org | Paul Newton |Ricki Spargo

Rachel Schaffer createsunique 3D leather itemsby Paul Newton|[email protected] Schaffer needed an escape from it all. Health struggles had sidelined her academic career and she felt lost. “I was at a standstill in my own home,” she says. “I couldn’t go to school. I couldn’t go out and do anything. For lack of a better term, I felt worthless.”She felt like a prisoner in her own home and turned to leatherwork to pass the time.

1 month ago | ruralmissouri.org | Paul Newton |Ricki Spargo

by Paul Newton|[email protected] lot of people look forward to golfing in their retirement. How much golf is too much golf might be a personal preference. Some might hit the links five times per month. Others are lucky enough to chase around a little white ball five times a week. But for one day each summer, a Camdenton man completes those five rounds before lunch. Scott Wingert will complete his Longest Day of Golf for the third consecutive year on June 9.

1 month ago | ruralmissouri.org | Sara Schafer |Ricki Spargo

by Sara Schafer|[email protected] into the rolling river hills outside Jamestown, Happy Hollow Farm is a tiny farm with a mighty footprint. Beneath the arches of high tunnels, tender leafy greens thrive; in the fields, team members pluck ripe strawberries; and rainbow rows of flowers sway in the breeze. Watching over it all is Liz Graznak, a farmer with big ideas and dirt under her nails. Liz is always in motion.

2 months ago | ruralmissouri.org | Paul Newton |Ricki Spargo

by Paul Newton|[email protected] by Paul Newton and Ricki SpargoSpring came in like a lion this year. Electric cooperatives across Missouri spent parts of March and April working to undo the damage Mother Nature left them after tornadoes, storms and flooding ravaged southern Missouri. Electric cooperative lineworkers banded together to work each storm until every co-op member had their power and broadband restored.

2 months ago | ruralmissouri.org | Paul Newton |Ricki Spargo

by Paul Newton|[email protected]’ll come for the food, but hang around for so much more at Tin Mill Brewing Co. There’s a pet-friendly patio with yard games and live music. There’s a jukebox in the basement of the old granary while the upstairs is relaxed and features plenty of board games and space for quiet conversation. On the main level, the bar features 20 taps of housemade beer, cider, mixed drinks and more.