U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo. 7th District, wants people from across Missouri and elsewhere to visit his region. He spent last week’s break from Capitol Hill touting tourism in southwestern Missouri. “What better place can you go where you’re able to be on the...
An artist famous for creating a series of Christian-themed figurines and a scenic chapel in southwestern Missouri has died. Sam Butcher first unveiled his “Precious Moments” artwork in 1975 through posters and greeting cards, then in 1978 began making Precious Moments...
Just because it’s getting colder does not mean there’s a lack of tourism options in Missouri. Visitors have a wide variety of holiday-themed attractions across the Show-me State, according to Missouri Tourism Director Stephen Foutes. “You don’t need to look much...
The first trailer for a major motion picture shot in Cape Girardeau has been released. “Gone Girl” is a movie about the disappearance of a woman in a troubled marriage, resulting in her husband becoming the prime suspect in the vanishing. It is set in the...
The number of foreign tourists visiting the United States is not what tourism boosters would like it to be, and Congress is taking steps to promote what America has to offer to foreigners thinking of coming to this country. Congressman Roy Blunt (R-MO7) is among the...
