Ozarks region

In time for their 115th birthday this past February, Boy Scouts of America changed its name to Scouting America — several years after girls were first admitted. With not one but two kids earning top Scouting ranks, the Zahn family of Monett is an example of how the Scouting movement continues blossoming in rural Missouri.

A new national study finds rent has never been more expensive — especially for the middle class. In the five-county Springfield metro, some 34,000 households are considered "cost-burdened" as they rent their housing.

After more than a year of anticipation, Texas-based Buc-ee's announced the opening date for its first location in Missouri.

Vance Randolph dedicated his life to finding and preserving music, stories and jokes from the Ozarks.

Trunk-or-treats, chili cook-offs and bake sales are all a part of the typical fall season in the Greene County town of Willard, population 6,500. And they’re all happening this year — as well as an impeachment hearing focused on the town mayor, Samuel Snider.

By the end of this year or early in 2024, City Utilities and Springfield City Council could sign off on extensive development plans for Lake Springfield.

Along with the governor, some 2,000 guests celebrated Convoy's new $61 million headquarters near Springfield on Thursday.

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.

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.

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.