meet along the way: Sonja Davis
This story was first published in the May 2025 issue of The Best Years as “Community Cookbook: Make Chicken and Dumplings With Sonja D...
meet along the way: Melissa Turner
This story was first published in the Community Cookbook series in the February 2025 issue of The Best Years. Every Sunday, Melissa Turner o...
meet along the way: June O’Dell
This story was first published as part of the Community Cookbook series in the March 2025 issue of The Best Years. June O’Dell of Jackson ...
from the editor, Spring 2025: New
When we first decided on the theme “new” for this Spring 2025 issue, I thought it would be a fun, lighthearted concept to explore. I kep...
A Home is Created: On moving away from my hometown
By Jasmine Jones I spent the first 24 years of my life in Missouri, specifically Southeast Missouri. I’ve never called another place home....
Sponsored Content: Pickleball, your new favorite hobby
Sponsored Content If you haven’t tried pickleball yet, consider this your sign to grab a paddle and get in on the fun. It’s the sport ev...
Dreams: Talking perseverance, deferment and fulfillment with filmmakers Shirlee Wilson and Fred Jones
More than a year ago, I had a conversation with filmmakers and wife/husband duo Shirlee Wilson and Fred Jones about their film “Sugarhouse...
New in Nature: Marsha Haskell
By Marsha Haskell During the spring of 2008, our beloved boxers Max and Mollie, affectionately referred to as “the twins,” succumbed to ...
New in Nature: Megan McClanahan
By Megan McClanahan I didn’t realize how much my grandma meant to me until I lost her. I visited her almost every single day for a few...