meet along the way: Laura Irvan
This story first published as “Survivor Stories: Surviving Breast Cancer” in the 2025 issue of Survivor Stories, inserted into t...
meet along the way: Val Grant
This story was first published as “Community Cookbook: Make Cornbread with Val Grant from Sikeston, Mo.” in the September 2024 i...
meet along the way: Jayne Ervan
This story was first published in the September 2024 issue of The Best Years. Jayne Ervin, owner of Jayson Jewelers, grew up in Cape Girarde...
meet along the way: Mary Rowe
This story was first published in the October 2025 issue of The Best Years as “Community Cookbook: Make pecan tassies and kolackys wit...
meet along the way: Rhonda Weller-Stilson, MFA
This story was first published as “Faces of Southeast Missouri: Rhonda Weller-Stilson, MFA” in the September 2025 issue of The B...
meet along the way: Dara Drury
This story was first published as “Community Cookbook: Make Senior Center meatloaf with Dara Drury of Cape Girardeau” in the Aug...
Sponsored Content: Teen Challenge Extends Ministry to Women Through New Deborah’s House
For 55 years, Adult & Teen Challenge Mid-America has transformed men’s lives in Southeast Missouri, helping to free them from addictio...
from the editor: Fall 2025, Collect
My bookshelf is the centerpiece of my home. There it stands in my living room, and it is the deepest compliment when people pay attention to...
Funny Women: SEMO improv group provides space for comedians to shine
By Lily Niebrugge In Southeast Missouri State University’s (SEMO) Dramatically Incorrect Comedy Club (DICC), students like freshman musica...