Ozarks

While the military installation in Missouri’s Ozarks 140 miles southwest of St. Louis serves three meals every day, the Thanksgiving dinner is its biggest and most meaningful of the year.

With logging and fire, botanists are helping Missouri’s rare glade ecosystems thrive again.

“Jackson Petty” is a song about Mondlock’s great-great-grandfather who avoided being conscripted into the Civil War as a 13-year-old but met a tragic end on his family’s farm in south-central Missouri.

Missouri’s Ozark Mountains are known for their lush wilderness and popular tourist destinations. But what about the food? Like much of Ozark culture, the cuisine remains deeply misunderstood and shrouded in stereotypes. From deep in the forest to upscale restaurants, these food lovers are preserving the Ozarks' past and charting its future.

The drought affecting the Midwest has revealed an extra 1,100 feet to a cave in the Missouri Ozarks at Smallin Cave, a registered National Historic Place.

Jefferson County officials have voted not to designate Missouri Route 21 as part of the Ozark Run Scenic Byway. The County Council voted 5-2 last week not to allow signs that would mark the highway as part of a route from St. Louis to Branson.

Advocates say growing niche market food, herbs and botanicals lowers the entry cost to farming and can also make smaller farms more profitable.

Chef Rob Connoley’s acclaimed St. Louis restaurant Bulrush isn’t just a delicious night out. It’s also a deep dive into the culinary history of the…

The Ozark region has modernized slowly over time, and that’s allowed for the preservation of its traditional culture. To help shed light on what the…

ROLLA — A new study shows suicide rates are on the rise, especially in rural counties, and the Missouri Ozarks and the Bootheel have some of the highest…