Sean, left, and Chris Cornelius, third generation dairy farmers stand feet away from their over 80 dairy heifers, enjoying their evening meal. The Cornelius Dairy Farm lies just outside Hamilton, Missouri, and is the last dairy farm in Caldwell County.

Santa and Mrs. Claus pay a visit to Downtown St. Joseph for the lighting of the downtown Christmas Tree.

Hamilton Hornet Dylan Chadwick dives for a touchdown in the first half of their quarterfinal game at Mid-Buchanan Saturday afternoon, Hamilton won 47-3 and will play Wellington-Napoleon in the Semi-finals.

Rita Miller graduated Drug Court in 2006 and has been clean and sober ever since. She's now a third year at Missouri Western University majoring in Social Work and hopes to be able to help adults suffering from alcohol and drug addiction.

Susan Schantz stands in her living room in South St. Joseph Wedensday November 4, 2009. Susan has early onset Alzheimer's following a trend of generations of women in her family who have also lived with the disease.

Norma Hurst says she doesn't have a title at Wesley United Methodist Church, but she is the leader of the church's effort to adopt around four families through the AFL-CIO's Adopt a Family Program during the Christmas season, getting donations from the whole congregation to help support
local families in need.

A group of Alpaca's wait in their pen to be weighed by the staff at Aconcagua Alapaca Farm in Agency. A full grown alapca grows between 150 and 175 pounds, their fur has been growing in popularity over recent years.

Norma Hurst says she doesn't have a title at Wesley United Methodist Church, but she is the leader of the church's effort to adopt around four families through the AFL-CIO's Adopt a Family Program during the Christmas season, getting donations from the whole congregation to help support local families in need.

Mason Henderson, 3 (left) sits with his cousins Jackson Spinner, 4 (far right) and Madi Spinner, 1eating candy before they go trick-or-treating in their neighborhood near Angelique St. and Noyes Blvd. early Saturday evening.

Sharon Kosek, dressed as Esther A. Toothaker, stands at the mausoleum of the Toothaker and Schroer descendants of St Joseph as part of the "Voices From the Past" interpretive tour of Mount Mora Cemetery.

Edie Hector, 92, has volunteered as an office worker at DeKalb Health Services in Maysville, MO since 1993. The staff at the busy clinic has nicknamed her "The Hug Doctor." Edie says Dr. Fred Kiehl (pictured below) and those who work with her are her family, she even comes in on her day off to take care of the mail.

Ashley Mitchell carries her daughter Arlivia White into the girls locker room to stretch with the Northwest Missouri State Volleyball team after a game at Bearcat Arena in Maryville, MO. Ashley took a year off from playing volleyball because she got pregnant. Now she's back as a starting hitter, and trying to balance college, motherhood, and volleyball.

Tommy Hoffman, diagnosed with mild mental retardation, rides the exercise bike outside United Cerebral Palsy in St. Joseph, MO. Tommy has an affinity for game show trivia, and is being given a trip to California to attend tapings of Wheel of Fortune and The Price is Right.

A new traffic law goes into effect, allowing motorcycles to run a red light if they can't activate the road sensors.
A motorcyclist makes his way east on Frederick Ave in St. Joseph.

Trails West! 2009

The Energizer Bunny celebrated his 20th birthday today, and the Energizer Battery plant in Maryville, MO.

Vicki Cady, veteran of the Energizer plant for 30 years, with the now 20-year-old Energizer Bunny in Maryville, MO.