by sarah | Apr 28, 2026 | Partners
Dawnie showed up holding heels in both hands. That’s just who she is. Dawnie works remotely here for APlus Payroll. They handle payroll for Live 2 Give Hope, the kind of work we can hand off to professionals so we can stay focused on families. But that’s just the job....
by sarah | Apr 28, 2026 | Partners
If you want to know what it feels like to live in the Ozarks, pull in and sit down. The group in the back has been meeting here for years. The person behind the counter already knows your order. You’ll run into someone you know before you finish your coffee. This is...
by sarah | Apr 28, 2026 | This is the Ozarks
Nobody mourns a highway. Except this one. One hundred years ago, Route 66 was stitched together from dirt paths and farm roads by the communities it would connect. Town by town. Mile by mile. Designed to run through the front door of every place it touched. Not around...
by sarah | Apr 28, 2026 | Partners
There are things on Route 66 still worth stopping for. Walk into Dowd’s Catfish & BBQ and you know exactly where you are. Fishing gear on the walls, the smell of something good, and the kind of welcome that doesn’t have to try. This is the...
by sarah | Apr 28, 2026 | Partners
When you walk in here, you can feel what it was like in 1927. The counter isn’t the original. But it feels like it could be. The craftsmanship. The attention to detail. The way the space makes you slow down for a second. Back then, you came here because you trusted...
