As Squires Gate Secretary Barry Thorpe explains it is the club's improved facilities that have permitted them to make their bow this year and it's a move that has caught the publics attention.

BBC: The Cup's magic returns

But the steady flow of coal and commerce does not stop in Broken Bow, where small stores in the center of town may be showing some improved signs of economic life, but making ends meet on the land gets harder every year.

NPR: Economic Check-Up in Broken Bow