Sense of Community
Our ongoing, 10-part Community Journalism series airs quarterly
From poverty concerns to major policy decisions, this series dives beyond the headlines to provide in-depth coverage of issues facing people and organizations in the Ozarks. KSMU's team of reporters come together to produce 10 stories, four times a year. Past episodes of our Sense of Community series are available below.
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In our latest segment of KSMU's Sense of Community series on "Rural Entrepreneurship in the Ozarks," hear how chambers of commerce assist local businesses in smaller communities around the region. -
The restaurant is located in a building that's more than 100-years-old in the heart of Barton County's Golden City.
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In this segment of KSMU’s Sense of Community Series Entrepreneurship in the Rural Ozarks, hear how a new young business owner found success with a food truck in Monett — and find out how it has impacted his life.
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In this segment of KSMU’s Sense of Community Series Entrepreneurship in the Rural Ozarks, hear how area ranchers make ends meet in the cattle business and about the unique role the Missouri and the Ozarks play in the national cattle industry.
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Along with this morning's segment of KSMU's Sense of Community series on "Entrepreneurship in the Rural Ozarks," in this episode you'll learn about small business life, values and culture through the Christian County town of Ozark. We begin at the century farm of Arianna Russell and her family.
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In the next two parts of KSMU's Sense of Community series on "Entrepreneurship in the Rural Ozarks," you'll learn about small business life, values and culture through the Christian County town of Ozark.
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The dispensary — in the small town of Cassville — was one of the first to open in the state.
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In this segment of KSMU’s Sense of Community Series Entrepreneurship in the Rural Ozarks, hear how the owners of Gooseberry Bridge Farm and farmers like them are developing new ways to connect with consumers through agritourist experiences.
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In this segment of KSMU's Sense of Community Series Entrepreneurship in the Rural Ozarks, learn about programs offered to small businesses to help them get started, grow and thrive.
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In this segment of KSMU's Sense of Community Series Entrepreneurship in the Rural Ozarks, you'll hear about a nonprofit focused on helping rural businesses and about a Bolivar entrepreneur who reached out to it for help.
