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Sometimes the answer is obvious — it’s right there in front of you, but you miss it because you’re looking for something deeper.

A visit to a small-town pizza joint leads to a lesson about legacy.

You can find great human-interest stories everywhere, but maybe more of them bubble to the surface in small towns because there's less noise in a local newspaper. Next time you fill your gas tank or eat a piece of bacon, think about these stories from the "Wayne County Press" in Fairfield, Illinois.

In the quaint village of Sparta, Michigan, local music legends Dennie Middleton and Nick Lewis were blacklisted from the Town and Country Days beer tent for 12 years. This is the story of the festival, the beer tent, and the band's triumphant return.