/tags/ozarks Ozarks en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍřĚěĚĂ Thu, 29 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-08-29/new-forest-supervisor-wants-you-to-fall-in-love-with-the-mark-twain-national-forest Vince Keeler was appointed forest supervisor of the Mark Twain National Forest in July. The forest spans 1.5 million acres across central and southern Missouri. Thu, 29 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-08-29/new-forest-supervisor-wants-you-to-fall-in-love-with-the-mark-twain-national-forest Miya Norfleet /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-07-22/steelville-archeologist-balances-love-for-hometown-with-its-trail-of-tears-history Archaeologist Erin Whitson describes how she has been researching – and coming to terms – with two facts around her home state and hometown: Missouri’s having the most miles of the Cherokee Trail of Tears and Steelville’s being on that path of forced removal. Mon, 22 Jul 2024 13:04:55 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-07-22/steelville-archeologist-balances-love-for-hometown-with-its-trail-of-tears-history Ulaa Kuziez /economy-business/2024-06-25/bulrush-ozark-cuisine-closes-attorney-general-transgender-attacks Rob Connoley this year was a finalist for best chef in the James Beard Awards. Tue, 25 Jun 2024 23:51:43 GMT /economy-business/2024-06-25/bulrush-ozark-cuisine-closes-attorney-general-transgender-attacks Sarah Fentem /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-01-11/a-missouri-man-vanished-in-2013-a-youtuber-tracked-him-to-the-bottom-of-a-pond Donnie Erwin’s fate was a decade-long mystery. Then James Hinkle took up the case. Thu, 11 Jan 2024 22:09:12 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-01-11/a-missouri-man-vanished-in-2013-a-youtuber-tracked-him-to-the-bottom-of-a-pond Danny Wicentowski /culture-history/2023-12-13/bucees-missouri-springfield-gas-station-opening With 53,000 square feet of merchandise and food, Buc-ee's opened its first Missouri location Monday in northeast Springfield just off of I-44. Wed, 13 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /culture-history/2023-12-13/bucees-missouri-springfield-gas-station-opening Michele Skalicky /government-politics-issues/2023-11-22/fort-leonard-wood-will-set-its-thanksgiving-table-for-12-000-this-year While the military installation in Missouri’s Ozarks 140 miles southwest of St. Louis serves three meals every day, the Thanksgiving dinner is its biggest and most meaningful of the year. Wed, 22 Nov 2023 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-11-22/fort-leonard-wood-will-set-its-thanksgiving-table-for-12-000-this-year Jonathan Ahl /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-07-21/missouris-glades-are-trapped-under-trees-botanists-are-freeing-them-by-logging With logging and fire, botanists are helping Missouri’s rare glade ecosystems thrive again. Fri, 21 Jul 2023 21:50:34 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-07-21/missouris-glades-are-trapped-under-trees-botanists-are-freeing-them-by-logging Danny Wicentowski /arts/2023-02-08/buddy-mondlocks-new-album-features-a-song-about-his-missouri-ancestors “Jackson Petty” is a song about Mondlock’s great-great-grandfather who avoided being conscripted into the Civil War as a 13-year-old but met a tragic end on his family’s farm in south-central Missouri. Wed, 08 Feb 2023 11:00:00 GMT /arts/2023-02-08/buddy-mondlocks-new-album-features-a-song-about-his-missouri-ancestors Jonathan Ahl /culture-history/2022-12-23/what-even-is-ozark-cuisine-meet-the-people-demanding-respect-for-this-regions-food-and-history Missouri’s Ozark Mountains are known for their lush wilderness and popular tourist destinations. But what about the food? Like much of Ozark culture, the cuisine remains deeply misunderstood and shrouded in stereotypes. From deep in the forest to upscale restaurants, these food lovers are preserving the Ozarks' past and charting its future. Fri, 23 Dec 2022 12:00:00 GMT /culture-history/2022-12-23/what-even-is-ozark-cuisine-meet-the-people-demanding-respect-for-this-regions-food-and-history Suzanne Hogan, Natasha Bailey /health-science-environment/2022-11-14/drought-impacting-southwest-missouri-reveals-section-of-rimstone-cave The drought affecting the Midwest has revealed an extra 1,100 feet to a cave in the Missouri Ozarks at Smallin Cave, a registered National Historic Place. Mon, 14 Nov 2022 17:29:32 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-11-14/drought-impacting-southwest-missouri-reveals-section-of-rimstone-cave Britny Cordera