Pack Your Bags For This Under-The-Radar Kentucky Town Where Homes Go For Under $150,000

Nobody puts Mayfield, Kentucky on their vision board, and that is precisely what makes it one of the smartest places you could possibly end up. Sitting in the far western corner of Kentucky in the Jackson Purchase region, Mayfield is the county seat of Graves County and a town that operates with the quiet confidence of someone who knows they don’t need to prove anything to anybody.

Scopus Renewable Energy awards $8,000 in grants to local organizations

BOLLINGER COUNTY, Mo., (KBSI) — Three local organizations have received a combined $8,000 in grants from Scopus Renewable Energy to support childcare safety, law enforcement and youth development. The grants were awarded during the third quarter of 2026 to Beehive Academy, the Marble Hill Police Department and Cape County...

Whisper Marine Acquires Heyday Boats

Whisper Marine announced the acquisition of wake and surf boat brand Heyday Boats from Brunswick Corporation, the third acquisition by Whisper Marine in less than a year. “We’re excited to take on Heyday and to bring wake and surf into the Whisper Marine family,” says Paul Hoilman, chief operating officer of Whisper USA. “Heyday has done something a lot of brands haven’t: It has made the sport reachable for families who never thought a surf boat was in the cards. That is exactly the kind of brand we want to build on, and it fits naturally alongside Crownline, Navion and Whisper Pontoons.”

SIU Carbondale announces $1.2 million in salary increases for 190 faculty members

CARBONDALE, Ill. (KBSI) – Southern Illinois University Carbondale is investing $1.2 million to increase salaries for 190 faculty members as part of an effort to address pay disparities among university employees. The university announced Tuesday, Nov. 10, that it reached an agreement with the SIUC Faculty Association following an...

This Charming Little Missouri Town Is So Budget Friendly It Feels Almost Too Good To Be True

Most things that sound too good to be true actually are, but Farmington, Missouri keeps being the exception that breaks that rule. Sitting comfortably in the rolling hills of St. Francois County, about 70 miles south of St. Louis, this town has quietly assembled a combination of affordability, charm, and genuine quality of life that most people spend years searching for and never quite find.

Madison County Extension approves new Century Farm

The year was 1816. John Matthews Sr. obtained 640 acres of land through a land grant just off E Highway in what is known as the Boswell community. The description starts out – beginning at a post from which a hickory 16 inches in diameter bears south 89 degrees west distance 36 links, thence south 10 degrees east 80 chains to a post corner from a white oak 12 inches in diameter bears south 68 degrees east. The description of the land goes on naming white and black oak trees and hackberry and hickory trees as markers for the property lines.

1919 threshing machine draws 180 people to Patterson farm demonstration

Volunteers pitched bundles of wheat into a 1919 Red River threshing machine on Saturday, Nov. 7th as 180 people gathered on Gary and Sheryl Beiseman’s farm in Patterson to watch. Gary Beiseman shared some history on the machine. He said Leonidas Woods bought the machine in 1959 and used...

Ivory Rose: Another Successful Student Business

Alivia Sullivan is taking big steps toward her future as a young entrepreneur just a few months into her senior year at Farmington High School. Over the summer, she turned her passion for beauty and fashion into a business by opening Ivory Rose, a boutique offering a variety of women’s clothing. Ivory Rose is located at 101 W. Liberty st. Farmington Mo, suit 105.

Sunraycer Renewables Acquires 325 MW Solar Portfolio From Apricus Energy In Illinois And Missouri

Sunraycer Renewables, an independent power producer backed by Crayhill Capital Management, has acquired two utility-scale solar projects totaling 325 megawatts of alternating-current capacity from Apricus Energy. The transaction expands Sunraycer’s development pipeline into Illinois and Missouri while strengthening its presence within the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) electricity market.

Hotel, restaurant owners offer to pay for Cape Girardeau tourism study

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (Heartland News) - Local hotel and restaurant owners are prepared to pay a Chicago-based firm about $100,000 to assess Cape Girardeau’s tourism potential beyond sports tourism, according to a plan presented to the city council on Monday. Jeff Maurer of Mayson Capital Partners pitched the plan...

Federal Opportunity Zone expansion to drive housing, business growth in Cape Girardeau

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (Heartland News) - A major federal designation is expected to bring new investment, housing and business growth to Cape Girardeau starting in 2027. Southeast Missouri Regional Economic Development, Inc. announced on Thursday, November 5 that all six eligible census tracts, or community districts, nominated in Cape Girardeau have been approved for Opportunity Zone 2.0 status.

Two Furniture Galleries Are Only Part Of This Missouri Antique Mall’s 52,000-Square-Foot Treasure Hunt

Somewhere in Missouri, an antique mall sells vintage glassware, sports memorabilia, and locally raised Blue Bison sausage under one roof. Yes, sausage. I had to read that twice too. The building stretches past 52,000 square feet. It holds more than 350 dealer spaces, and that count includes 265 booths and...

Meet huitlacoche, a gnarly corn fungus that's now gracing plates in the Midwest

Want more news about agriculture and the environment? Sign up for the Harvest newsletter for our latest reporting, plus behind-the-scenes exclusives. An empty U-Haul truck rattled for hours down twisting backroads in southeast Missouri to an Old Order Mennonite community of 25 families outside Fredericktown. At the wheel was a...

Boil water advisory, water main break impacting hundreds in Cape Girardeau

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (Heartland News) - A boil water advisory is in effect for hundreds in Cape Girardeau. According to the city of Cape Girardeau’s water outage map, 737 addresses are impacted. This includes homes and businesses east of Interstate 55, from the Cape Girardeau SportsPlex, down to Hopper...

You Can Retire On Under $1,500 A Month In This Quaint Kentucky Town

Nobody ever made a movie about retiring to a perfectly affordable, genuinely beautiful small city on the river where everything works out wonderfully, because apparently that’s not dramatic enough. Paducah, Kentucky would like a word. This quaint western Kentucky town has quietly assembled all the ingredients for an exceptional...

Six Generations Later, This Missouri Family Still Makes The German Sausage That Started Its Business In The 1870s

A German-style bologna recipe from the 1870s is still being made by the same family today. Six generations have kept it going. That’s longer than most of us can trace our own family trees. The part I find surprising is how hands-on it all stays. Spice batches get mixed...

Sunraycer buys 325MWac solar projects in Illinois and Missouri

US-based independent power producer Sunraycer Renewables has acquired two utility-scale solar projects totalling 325MWac in Illinois and Missouri from Apricus Energy. Apricus Energy is a joint venture (JV) between NOVI Energy and Osaka Gas USA, established in 2021 to support renewable infrastructure growth across the US. The purchase includes the...

Fire dept. seeks half-cent tax to boost staff

Kentucky Career Center to host job fair on Nov. 3

PADUCAH — Kentucky Career Center plans to host its weekly job fair in Paducah from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The event will take place at the KCC, located at 416 S. Sixth St., Paducah, KY 42003. According to a flyer, the employees listed below...

Sunraycer Grabs 325 MW Illinois-Missouri Solar Portfolio, Eyes Power for 78,500 Homes

A Maryland-based power producer just picked up two solar projects totaling 325 megawatts of alternating current across Adams County, Illinois, and New Madrid County, Missouri, with developers projecting enough electricity to power roughly 78,500 homes once the panels are up and running. The deal adds two advanced-stage projects to a company that says it already has nearly 3 gigawatts of solar and battery storage in its pipeline.