It’s true in both literal and figurative ways. The metal, hand-operated relic divides a state highway near the feed store and post office, two of few remnants of the small southwest Missouri ...
LA RUSSELL, Mo. — Back in 2009, residents of the eastern Jasper County community of La Russell were shocked to see that Missouri Department of Transportation workers had pulled the community’s ...
LA RUSSELL, Mo. — Residents of La Russell, a tiny town on the eastern edge of Jasper County, will celebrate the start of the Christmas season with the 14th annual La Russell Pump Lighting and Parade.
La Russell, Missouri, hosts an annual pump lighting and parade each Thanksgiving. The festivities are based around the small community’s old-fashioned water pump, which has become a symbol of civic ...