This week, the show had the privilege of traveling to Sedalia for the Missouri State Fair. There, we met with our special guest: the Director of the very department which is responsible for the creation of the fair, the Department of Agriculture, Chris Chinn. Growing up in the small town of Shelbina in Shelby County, Missouri, […]
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This week, the show traveled to Marshall, MO; county seat of Saline County. We had a panel of experts including Saline County Assessor Jessica Adcock Goodman, Brad Bartlett of the Sheriff’s office, and Farm Bureau Insurance Agents Cindy Hayob and Justin Schuster. Founded in Nov. 25 1820, the 26th county in Missouri is 760 square miles. Way before the […]
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This week, the show traveled to Eminence, MO; county seat of Shannon County. We had a panel of true to life hillbillies, knowledgeable of everything going on along Missouri’s scenic hills and river ways. The panel included Rick Mansfield, President of the Ozark Heritage Profit, Judy Stewart, Manager of the Shannon County Museum, Alderman John […]
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This week, the show traveled to Fulton, MO; county seat of Callaway County. We had a panel of in-depth experts, knowledgeable from county government to the area’s history, featuring State Representative Travis Fitzwater, Callaway County Commissioner Gary Jungerman, Westminster College’s Rob Crouse and Callaway County’s historian (and Westminster alumnus) Joe Holt. The county is also know […]
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This week, the show traveled to Warsaw, MO; county seat of Benton County. We had a large panel this week, consisting of State Rep. Rodger Reedy, Benton County Treasurer Rick Renno, reporter Dianne Peck, retired teacher Rick Bibb, and citizen Bill Hughes. With a firm German immigrant base, Benton County has seen its fair share […]
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This week, the show traveled to Charleston, MO; county seat of Mississippi County. Our guests Commissioner James Conn and Mississippi County Historical Society President Tom Graham were kind enough to speak with us in the (twice burned) historic Mississippi County Courthouse. Mr. Graham told us tales of Mississippi County’s early history, from its American Indian […]
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This week our podcast took us to Orscheln Farm and Home in Columbia, MO to sit down with CEO Barry Orscheln of Orscheln Industries. Mr. Orscheln was kind enough to dive into the history of his company, and explain a few steps of the journey that brought his organization to the level of success that […]
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This week we traveled to Boonville, MO; county seat of Cooper County. Our guests Kelly Smith, Ann Betteridge, Bill Betteridge, and Commissioner Don Baragary were kind enough to host us in the beautiful and historic Thespian Hall. Ann, the author of Discover Cooper County by Looking Back, tells the stories of Cooper County’s origin and […]
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This episode takes us to California, MO; county seat of Moniteau County. You’ll hear the “local flavor” in Burgher Haus as Scott chats about the county’s history with Caleb Jones, Mac Finley, Sarah Jones, and Jack Bowlin. Jack describes the discovery of this area, and the founding of Moniteau county. He also tells many of […]
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This week we had the pleasure of traveling to Farmington, MO; county seat of St. Francois County. The crew was joined by Commissioner Harold Gallagher, Kenny Kollmeyer of the Missouri Farm Bureau, Associate Commissioner Patrick Mullins, and Kevin Engler hereby known as Mr. Farmington. The boundaries of St. Francois County were established in a way […]
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