Involvement makes community a home

Valerie Moersch is the public relations and development coordinator at Missouri River Regional Library.
Valerie Moersch is the public relations and development coordinator at Missouri River Regional Library.

She is not a Jefferson City native, but since moving to town 19 years ago, Valerie Moersch has felt nothing but at home in the Capital City.

As soon as Moersch and her husband, Tim, moved to town they got involved, and she said that was key.

"It can be difficult to get integrated into a new community when you move, especially in a town like Jefferson City that has a small-town feel, but is not really a small town," she said, noting adult athletic leagues were her and Tim's first activities in Jefferson City.

Over the years, Moersch has become involved in a host of activities, some as a representative of the library, others for her personal enjoyment. All of them have ....

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