A message Beyond the Media- Tina Griffin
After years in Hollywood in the entertainment business, Tina makes the Lake of the Ozarks her home while still on the national stage as the “Counter Culture Mom.”
Cover Story: Deron Cherry
It is the early 1960s. Palmyra, New Jersey, was like most suburbs. Children were running
from house to house and playing in the street. Deron Cherry, former free safety for the
Kansas City Chiefs, experienced many opportunities there during his youth.
Miss Missouri: Erin O’Flaherty, Making Her Mark
BY LEXI CHURCHILL CONTRIBUTING WRITER PHOTOS PROVIDED BY ERIN O’FLAHERTY, DAVID PICKERING AND MATT BOYD
Miss Missouri Erin O’Flaherty leaves a legacy of suicide prevention and LGBTQ pride.
Growing up, Miss Missouri Erin O’Flaherty did not practice her runway walk in heels or drown her curls in hairspray behind pageant doors. Instead, she sprinted down soccer elds […]
Diamond in the Ruff
BY LEXI CHURCHILL CONTRIBUTING WRITER
PHOTOS BY LIZ SPARLING AND PROVIDED BY THE SCHELL AND KAMPETER FAMILIES
Weaving between the old wooden structures of the factory, a group of boys, BB guns in hand, tracked down rats. Among the hunters was Michael Kampeter, who would grow into the man who took the reins of the company […]
Always More: J’den Cox
Written by: Lexie Churchill
Photography: Provided
J’den Cox hung from a tree, handcuffed and harnessed in. The timer was ticking. Unfortunately for his older brothers’ satisfaction, Cox’s expertise in escaping these situations had increased tenfold. After all, practice makes perfect. He broke the metal bracelet and got away, to the displeased looks of his elders. They liked to instill toughness early, but […]
Sheryl Crow: All in the Family
For Sheryl Crow, it’s all about family. The Grammy
Award-winning singer and songwriter credits her wholesome
family background in Kennett, Missouri, the small
town where she grew up, for shaping everything she
has accomplished. Her parents, she says, have been the
greatest influence on her life, and “I still make decisions
based on what they instilled in me,” she says. “We are very
close — they are still confidantes and advisers.”