Mazie Lumber and Hardware
Owners: Vernon and Darryl Yoder (pictured)
Location: Mazie, Okla.
History: “This place was open before my father Vernon was born over 50 years ago,” Darryl Yoder...
Castlewood Studios
Owners: David and Teresa Towe
Location: Lebanon, Mo.
History: While David and Teresa Towe were both working full-time jobs, they began a small business in video production, creating...
Fairland Veterinary Hospital
Owners: Dr. Vic Boyer and Brenda Boyer
Location: Fairland, Okla.
History: Dr. Vic Boyer considers himself a country boy, having spent his early years near Buffalo...
Sims Tractor Sales
Location: Lacoma, Mo.
Owner: Gerald Sims
History: Gerald Sims left a job in chemistry to temporarily help his father run the family business in 1974. He...
Dan Vaught: Market Analyst
Location: Altus, Ark.
About the business: “I am a future market analyst focusing on livestock markets. I work out of my home, via Internet and...
Ruscha Machinery Sales
Location: Verona, Mo.
Owner: Thad Freiburger
History: Bob Ruscha started Ruscha Machinery Sales in the late 1970s. Thad Freiburger, began working for Bob, his uncle, in...
Chouteau Lime Company
Location: Pryor, Okla.
Owners/Managers: Allen Head and Ben Head (pictured)
History: Chouteau Lime Company’s origins began in the community of Chouteau in the early...
Whitehead Farm Supply and Custom Bulk Feed
Owners: Chris and April Chapman
Main Office: La Russell, Mo., with locations in Anderson and Seneca, Mo.
History: Whitehead Farm Supply came to life in 1963...
4 State Trailers
Owner: Myron Miller
Location: Fairland, Okla.
History: For Myron Miller, owning a business where he can work with and, hopefully, pass it on to his...
Edna Young
Business: Bookkeeper for the Tulsa Stockyards
Location: Broken Arrow, Okla.
Background: “I took bookkeeping in high school and had numerous jobs. In those early years I...
