Dear Editor:Over the past several years, education in Missouri, especially in our rural communities, has faced challenge after challenge.Teacher shortages. Funding gaps....

The Walnut Grove athletic boosters held a Field of Dreams event at the home opener baseball game on Tuesday, March 24 . The high school booster...

 The Pirates defeated the Marionville Comets 12-11 on Thursday, March 26 to secure the championship. Pictured from left to right: Head Coach Berrah...

Area teams in baseball and softball have been playing two to three games a week due to the dry weather. Early results have both Miller teams...

Three Nails and Three DaysCountless hymns and songs have been composed regarding the account of Jesus’ crucifixion, tender burial, and miraculous resurrection. Although I...

On Friday night Krelee and Bexlee came and visited for a few hours while Kelbey and Asa went to the Dining Hall in celebration of their anniversary. Krelee is most happy to...

Unfair Advantages!Unfair advantages! Let me tell you about unfair advantages! Unfair advantages is what freedom is all about! Unfair advantages! Because within freedom what...

Birthdays: April 4th- Matt Walters, Jeremy Burnette, Ryker Boyd 6, Jacob Poirot 8, Landry McDowell 9, Cole Payne 13, granddaughter Lucy Hawkins 14, Kelsey Daniel 20,...

It is those little nuggets of insight from the past that I find most dear. Many times, it comes as a faint memory of conversations, other times from hearing of occurrences...

Carolyn Lee Isaac, age 86, of Lamar, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at Truman Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Lamar.Carolyn was...

Jon G. “Jack” Pugh, 82, of Springfield, Missouri, passed away Friday, March 27, 2026.Born May 8, 1943, in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, to Gilbert and...

Lloyd Bradley Isdell was born July 5, 1970, in Springfield. Missouri, the older son of Dorothy Ann Isdell and Lloyd Derald Isdell.He passed away...

Harold William “Billy” Grider, of Lamar, Missouri, departed this life on Sunday, March 22, 2026, at the age of 74.He was born on July 8, 1951 in...

John Dean Neill, 94, of Lockwood, Missouri, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 26, 2026.He was born October 2,1931 in Crane, Missouri, the...

Known for her kindness and generosity of heart, as well as for her spirited sense of humor, Laquita lived a full life caring for others. She loved...