Featured in the latest issue of Missouri Life Magazine, Pickle & Perk is bringing a new kind of energy to Arcadia Valley. Founded by Stephanie and Dave Mayer, this mixed-use pickleball and café venue has turned a once-quiet Main Street building into a vibrant community hub. From morning coffee and boutique shopping to afternoon pickleball matches and overnight Airbnb stays, Pickle & Perk is redefining what small-town revitalization can look like in Missouri.

They join us today to talk about how one family’s idea to “perk up” their hometown is now serving as a model for small-town creativity and connection.

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One of Missouri’s two Democrats in Congress checked in with Missourinet.

First District Congressman Wesley Bell talked with Marshall Griffin about the ongoing government shutdown and the cancellation of a $197 million federal grant to build a battery plant in the St. Louis area.

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Truman State in Northern Missouri recently celebrated four ribbon cuttings – in a newly remodeled building – a 21-million-dollar project funded by federal money.

Ashley Byrd gets the details from the university’s Interim Provost Tim Walston.

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