Report for America
Powell Gardens’ Festival of Butterflies Brings New Life to the Metro
Powell Gardens has brought together a host of exotic critters for the 24th annual Festival of Butterflies. The event brings attention to pollination and the life cycle of the butterfly.
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.
On the Edge: More Suburbanites Embrace Rural Life
Soaring home prices and expanding remote work options are prompting more suburbanites to opt for rural communities to live.
Blank Page Gambit Pays Off for Northeast News
The community rallied around the Northeast News when the struggling neighborhood newspaper published an edition with a blank front page.
It Takes A Village to Reach Rural Broadband Fringe
U.S. Ignite broadband experiment finds a host in a tiny Missouri village.
KC Hoop Girl Puts a New Spin on Exercise
Sirenna Beyer, aka KC Hoop Girl, is popularizing hula hooping as a fun and healthy exercise alternative in Kansas City.
Class of 2020 Finally Gets Its Proper Goodbye at the University of Missouri
Flatland reporter Jacob Douglas returns to the University of Missouri-Columbia to observe the pandemic-deferred graduation ceremony for the “cursed” class of 2020.
Rural Johnson Countians Pay the Price of Progress at the Edge(rton)
Edgerton, Kansas, is on track to approve Northpoint Development’s proposal to expand Logistics Park Kansas City, despite resistance from nearby rural residents.
Embracing a Millionaire Mindset Just Down the Road From Kansas City
A new study finds Pittsburg and Joplin are great places to stretch $1 million.
Internet ‘Last Mile’ Experiment Coming to Clinton County
New internet technology is being tested in rural Missouri to reach across the last mile.