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 | 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...
by sarah | Apr 28, 2026 | Partners
Few people in the Ozarks know his name. But he helped build this nation. Jacob Blickensderfer came to the Ozarks to retire. He planted an orchard, built a mansion with an astronomical dome, and put down roots the way a man does when he intends to stay. But before the...
by sarah | Apr 28, 2026 | Partners
Spring break kicks off today. And a group of young people is showing up for what matters most to them. Some are outside clearing limbs and opening up a fence line that’s been waiting for attention. Others are inside, sorting racks and making space for the next family...
by sarah | Apr 28, 2026 | Partners
Laundry shouldn’t be a barrier to caring for kids. But sometimes it is. A foster mom in our community (who is also one of the most beloved and faithful volunteers at the closet) was trying to care for the children in her home without a washer and dryer. So she was...
