Bicentennial with an ice cream social 

Missourians are encouraged to participate in a statewide ice cream social to celebrate the 200th birthday of Missouri.  While the event will be held Aug. 10, Missouri’s statehood day, the planning begins now.  Missouri 2021 is looking for communities and organizations to organize an ice cream social and to register their event at missouri2021.org. Since…

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Is it “S.” or “S” ?

I enjoy contributing to the River Hills Traveler from time to time but I mostly enjoy reading the articles on a more regular basis. I took special interest in the Greenville story in the April issue. My grandparents, Roy and Ella Kinnison, owned a farm on Rings Creek south of Patterson.  In fact, if you…

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Ever heard of ‘Madstones’?

Back before there was a preventative vaccination, and before the vaccine had made its way to the Ozark hills and hollows, the deadly threat of rabies was very real. By the time human beings exhibit symptoms, the end result of contracting the virus, usually transmitted through animal bites, is oftentimes fatal.  Never fear, though. The…

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