High school football season ended last week in all classes. Worth County (13-1) beat Rockport 56 -46 for 8-man title. Eight titles for WC. Seneca...

Lady Tigers claim Morrisville Championship in hard-fought 44–40 victory.The Walnut Grove Lady Tigers seized the 8th Annual Morrisville Girls...

December brings Merry Christmas. Happy birthday to my favorite son-in-law Asa Bowles, great nephew Blaine Willard, niece Lauren Jones, great-niece Kinsley Vandegrift. Happy...

It’s less than three weeks until Christmas. Time sure does fly by, and the more trips I make around the sun, the faster it seems to spin. With a cat added to our household,...

Birthdays: December 13th-Penny Freeze, Jean Preston, Billy Thomas, Dalton Jones 30, Matt Darst 43 and sister-in-law Robbie Hollis 73; 14th-Jayd Forst 26, Mary Westfall 32...

Remember the days of having to write 100 times, “I will not talk in class. I will not talk in class. I will not talk in class.”I have to admit that I had to write a few...

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Leanna Kaye Schilling Jackson, 72, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri. She passed away on Sunday,...

Jackie Lee Nicholson, age 88, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, passed away at 4:05 p.m. on Monday, December 1, 2025, at the Missouri Veteran’s Home, in Mt....

Virginia Ruth Stender was born March 15, 1926, in Kansas City, Missouri to Leonard Paul Bell and Ida Belle Bell (neé Riley). She was the last of...

Leroy E. Yoder, age 46, of Stotts City, Missouri, passed away at 9:14 a.m. on Saturday, November 29, 2025, at his home. He was born January 30,...

William “Bill” Oren Russell departed this life on Sunday, November 30, 2025. Bill was born in Quanah, Texas, on September 23, 1946, and he spent...

Claude Lorrain Howard III, age 75, of Golden City, Missouri, passed away on Saturday, November 29, 2025.Claude was born on March 3, 1950, in...

Ralph Edward Haile, 78, of Everton, MIssouri, passed away on Wednesday, December 3, 2025.  He was born October 27, 1947, in Springfield, Missouri...

Main Street Ash Grove continues to grow, with more businesses bringing the beautiful old buildings back to life. The newest one, Heartwood House,...

The City of Ash Grove and Ash Grove Youth hosted the Annual Mayor’s Christmas Tree Lighting and youth-led worship service on Saturday, December 6th...