Mark Akin
Hometown: El Dorado Springs, Mo.
Family: Three grown daughters and three young grandchildren
In Town: Mark and Leah Akin are broker/sale agents at United Country American Heartland Real...
Ryleigh Bouldin
Hometown: Rogersville, Mo.
Family: 10-year-old son Bryson
In Town: Ryleigh Bouldin has been on accounting for the freight brokerage company Heartland Logistics Group, which is based in Lenxa, Kan.,...
Greg Huff
Hometown: Morrisville, Mo.
Family: Wife Susan; son Brody Huff and his wife Brandy; daughter Ashley Campbell and her husband Nathan; and son Garrett Huff
In Town: Craig is a membership...
Allison Horne
Town: Niangua, Mo.
County: Webster
Family: Elijah Horne
In Town: Allison Horne is the agriculture teacher for the Niangua R-5 School for the coming year.
“I grew up...
Mike Carter
Hometown: Halfway, Mo.
Family: Wife, Melissa; sons Michael Ray, Keaton and Brantley
In Town: Mike Carter and his brother-in-law, Jason Foster, have owned C&F Construction in...
William Jemes
Hometown: Grovespring, Mo.
Family: Wife Kaylee Jemes, daughters Clara and Emiry Jemes
In Town: After attending Ozarks Technical College for the first two years of college, William Jemes transferred to...
Janine Pirtle
Hometown: Billings, Mo.
Family: Husband Waylon; parents John and Jane Staiger; a sister and two brothers
In Town: Since graduating from Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State University), Janine Pirtle...
Renae Engelmeier
Hometown: St. James, Mo.
Family: Husband Brian Engelmeier, son Lane Engelmeier and daughter Alivia Engelmeier
In Town: “I graduated with my degree in psychology. I’ve spent...
Amanda Bradley
Hometown: Conway, Mo.
Family: Shane Bradley; and sons Nolan and Wren Bradley
In Town: “I’m heading into my third year teaching English at Conway High School. For the past nine,...
Kristen Obley
Hometown: Urbana, Mo.
Family: Husband Zach; children, Harper and Evey; parents, Robert and Regina Blair; and mother-in-law Gayla Obley
In Town: Kristen Obley has been a nurse for nine years,...
