Up a CreekI have many fond memories of canoeing in Southwest Missouri during the first six years of our marriage. Jimmy and I would spend time alone or with friends/family...

APRIL BRINGS: April showers and they are welcomed. Happy Easter, our wonderful Tax Day and Administrative Day for those working people. Tell them thank you. Happy birthday...

Southwest Missouri truths: Just down the road is never close; biscuits and gravy are number one breakfast; mushrooms are a prize worth having; forget GPS, ask the people at...

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

What began as a controlled burn on Tuesday, March 30, 2026, south of the intersection of highways 39 and 96 in Miller, was left unattended and...

Shaylynn Boyd, from Walnut Grove, was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) on July 6, 2023, at age 9. She experienced extreme fatigue,...

COLUMBIA, Mo. – As temperatures rise and people begin camping, fishing and farming, it’s more important than ever to be aware of the health dangers posed by ticks, says...

Evelyn May Barnes (née Schmidt) was born on December 17, 1945, at home in Nanty Glo, Pennsylvania, a small coal mining town in the western part of...

Virginia Lee Raymond, of Greenfield, Missouri, departed this life on Sunday, March 29, 2026, at Cox Hospital in Lamar, Missouri at the age of...

Ada Nan Conway, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed peacefully into heaven on Thursday, March 26, 2026, at 3:20 p.m.She was born...

The Ash Grove Lady Pirates delivered a statement conference win Tuesday, March 31, against state-ranked Diamond, 3-2, after walking it off in the...

The Ash Grove Pirates used a strong second inning and a complete-game effort on the mound to secure a 5–2 victory over Mansfield on Tuesday, March...

All area teams baseball, softball, track and golf kept players busy last week. Conference games in baseball, softball in Polk County League and...