This story is excerpted from an interview conducted in Rushville in August 2026 by Owen and Marlene Davis

Owen Davis: Well, in the spring during calving time, and they brand the calves. All the neighbors come over and help. This family brand their calves, and then went to another ranch- 

Marlene Davis: Until all of it was done. And they still do that. I mean, they still do that, but there’s a lot of branding tables and things now, so that they don’t have don’t need as many people. So, you know, the youth are moving away. There’s not jobs here, but then you hear about them coming, starting to come back and want these small communities. I think they kind of miss the camaraderie and the closeness. So.