Strut Your Style Fashion Show & Luncheon models walk the runway for a reason Story by Samantha Pogue • Photos by Julie Smith They are wives, mothers, sisters and grandmothers. They are leading business women in Mid-Missouri and volunteers in the community. They are strong, positive, beautiful...
Caretakers stand by their loved ones diagnosed with cancer Story by Sally Ince “It was difficult for both of us, I mean you know you don’t want to have to see your wife go through chemo,” Craig Bock said while speaking of his wife’s cancer treatment. Nearly 1 in 3 people in the United States...
Jefferson City area medical facilities share advances in cancer treatment and procedures Story by Samantha Pogue The estimated population of cancer survivors will increase to 20.3 million, almost 10 million males and 10.3 million females, who will still be alive by Jan. 1, 2026, according to the American...
Ashley Patterson connects community with ways to fight back against cancer Story by Samantha Pogue For more than a decade, Ashley Patterson worked in the sports industry for various gyms and health and fitness centers in St. Louis and California the state. However after moving back to her native...
American Cancer Society’s wig shop boosts survivors’ confidence Story and photos by Sally Ince “In a word, it was fabulous,” Linell Dozier said when describing the first time she picked out a wig at the American Cancer Society. The American Cancer Society is one resource that provides free...
HER writer and photographer shares her Amtrak experience to Missouri’s wine country Story and photos by Sally Ince I stood outside Jefferson Landing in historic downtown Jefferson City on a sunny Saturday morning as I waited for the Amtrak train to roll down the tracks. I had wanted to make...
Dan and Julie Lutz work hard to renovate their ideal property, creating a dream home Story by Samantha Pogue • Photos by Sally Ince Jefferson City natives Dan and Julia Lutz knew they wanted to find the right piece of property, one that had a barn for her horses, acreage, a shop for fixing classic...
Story by Samantha Pogue Jeremy Hart got a phone call in mid-June and received news he could barely keep to himself. “He just can’t keep secrets,” his fiance Heather Ellis said with a laugh. “He texted me and in all caps said, ‘I HAVE REALLY EXCITING NEWS!’” “But then I said, ‘You...
Story compiled by Samantha Pogue • Photos by Julie Smith Clarissa Kosmak and Kevin Stokes have often written love letters to each other. However, one unexpected letter changed their lives forever. Clarissa met Kevin, an American Family Insurance agent in Eldon, through Match.com. As their relationship...
Photos and story by Sally Ince The cats are finally out of the bag so to speak as Papa’s Cat Café in Columbia officially opened its doors on July 31. It took owners Ryan and MacKenzie Kennedy less than a year to open central Missouri’s first cat café, beginning the process just last November....
