Rod Smith: Faith, Community & Dedication
The man behind the 2021 CITY’s Best TV Personality award. Story By Amanda Long One of Mid-Missouri’s most prominent TV personalities, KRCG-TV 13’s Rod Smith, has been covering local sports…
City Character Archive
A Lasting Legacy
Bob and Stephanie Scruggs celebrate a century of building Jefferson City In 1919, a promising young worker and Jefferson City resident named Cliff Scruggs garnered the support of investors and…
Constructing a Community
Habitat for Humanity’s construction manager, Shane Spalding, teaches volunteers contracting skills that last a lifetime When Shane Spalding joined River City Habitat for Humanity as the full-time construction manager in…
Going Strong
For 50 years, Lincoln University’s nursing school has produced outstanding nurses in our community. photos provided by Lincoln University In the fall of 1969, Lincoln University’s first-ever nursing students were…
The Gift of Remembrance
Millard Family Chapels’ annual poinsettia deliveries add a spark of joy to local widows’ Christmases. Sprigs of holly tucked into front door wreaths. Twinkling lights hanging from the roof. Shiny…
Beautifying our City
Jefferson City’s Cultural Arts Commission works to bring art and artists to the forefront. Photography by Xavier Jordan The sculptures at several city roundabouts. The arch at the Greenway trailhead…
Serving Us, Serving You
The world of fried chicken fast-food — or quick-service, as they call it in the business — was shaped by two men: Lee Cummings and his uncle, Colonel Harland Sanders.…
City Character – Finding Perspective
Two families share their experiences raising children with disabilities. Each weekday morning at 9 a.m., Amy Smentkowski boards the Handi-Wheels bus that takes her to the Gibbs Center for Independence,…
From the Ground Up
photos by Julia Robinson, provided by the Gary Sinise Foundation The Gary Sinise Foundation builds fully customized, specially adapted smart homes for our wounded veterans across the U.S. Getting up…
Transforming through Transition – HALO Home
The HALO Home provides a safe haven for our most vulnerable neighbors. In January 2017, the HALO Jefferson City Home opened its doors to at-risk or homeless teenage girls and…