Whether it’s a trip to a vast, salty body of water, a landlocked lake or the shore of a beautiful stream like those right here in Missouri, most years, nearly a third of Americans are summer vacation ...

WESTFIELD — For more than two centuries, residents of Westfield looked to the copper beech tree at the corner of Pleasant and Court streets for shade, inspiration and beauty. On Monday, the tree was ...

WESTFIELD — Newlyweds posed for portraits in front of it, children shared snacks under it, and bands performed beneath it, sheltered by its shade. But sadly, the stately beech tree that has stood at ...