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The event, at the Library Center, will allow people easier access to local, state and federal agencies.

Agriculture isn’t Missouri’s biggest-earning economic sector — but its importance to state history and culture is profound. In southwest Missouri, the Greene County Commissioners Ag Tour celebrates farming each fall.

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.

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.

A former poultry-processing plant in downtown Springfield now sparks development for new small businesses — and continues to grow.

Our Sense of Community Series, "Living Through Art," features residents in our community who express their identities through various art forms.

Federal prosecutors from the Western District of Missouri say the IRS recently investigated John Michael Felts — the owner of Springfield-area restaurants including Taco Habitat, Bourbon & Beale, Hot Cluckers and White River Brewing Company — about a “scheme” to complete fraudulent applications for millions of dollars in Paycheck Protection Program loans.

President Biden signed a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 recovery law last year, the American Rescue Plan Act. Since then, Greene County got a $56.9 million share of the taxpayer funding and plans to spend $8 million on local small businesses. So far, Greene County Commissioners have awarded $2.4 million to 204 applicants.