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Off the Clock
6:03 pm
Fri February 3, 2012

Preserving the history of black Kansas City

Credit Susan B. Wilson / KCUR
The Black Archives of Mid America

The Black Archives of Mid-America recently completed renovations on a new exhibit and archive space and also welcomed a new executive director, Doretha Williams.

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Arts and Culture
12:00 am
Fri February 3, 2012

Jeeves and the Uninvited Guest (P.G. Wodehouse)

When a sheltered young nobleman goes wild in wicked New York City, Bertie and Jeeves get creative.

Maplewood Barn Radio Theatre is a weekly radio drama program adapted for radio by Brad Buchanan and produced by Darren Hellwege.

 

The 40/40 Project
12:11 pm
Thu February 2, 2012

KBIA visits Russelville

Credit Scott Pham / KBIA
The annual Christmas Parade in Russellville, Mo.

Russellville is a small town of about 800 people on the rural outskirts of Jefferson City. A bedroom community for some is a vibrant, tight-knit culture for others. As a former railroad town Russellville has struggled to grow and to stay relevant. But it’s still got a strong sense of itself and hope for its future. 

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The 40/40 Project
12:08 pm
Thu February 2, 2012

KBIA visits Jefferson City, MO.

Jefferson City can sometimes be thought as the smaller town next to Columbia, but it has it's own rich history even beyond being the state capital. Nobody knows the history, and tells its stories better than Bob Priddy, whose "Across Our Wide Missouri" series of books are full of the narrative of our state's past.

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The 40/40 Project
12:00 pm
Thu February 2, 2012

KBIA visits Hartsburg

Hartsburg, Missouri is situated on hilly land just south of Ashland with a population of only about 105. Luther Hunt and his family settled in the area in 1870s and by 1893 a railroad station known as Hart City was built. But it wasn't until 1901 that the town was officially incorporated as Hartsburg. 

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