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Thinking Out Loud: Tarkio College Reborn

Since 1991, the halls of Northwest Missouri's Tarkio College have been quiet. Classes ended there 25 years ago when the college closed. Now, a group of alumni and allies are working to re-open the school. KBIA's Trevor Harris visited Tarkio College to see the grounds and gather stories from the team that is working hard to welcome a new group of scholars to the campus this fall.

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Tarkio College trained educators, ministers and others for over 100 years before it closed in 1991. An effort is underway to re-open the closed school located in Missouri's most Nrothwestern corner. KBIA's Trevor Harris talked with the school's champions for a recent episode of Thinking Out Loud.

This program originally aired on February 28, 2017.

Listen for new episodes of Thinking out Loud on KBIA each Tuesday evening at 6:30.

Trevor serves as KBIA’s weekday morning host for classical music. He has been involved with local radio since 1990, when he began volunteering as a music and news programmer at KOPN, Columbia's community radio station. Before joining KBIA, Trevor studied social work at Mizzou and earned a masters degree in geography at the University of Alabama. He has worked in community development and in urban and bicycle/pedestrian planning, and recently served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Zambia with his wife, Lisa Groshong. An avid bicycle commuter and jazz fan, Trevor has cycled as far as Colorado and pawed through record bins in three continents.
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