Ford LTD I can remember hearing adult conversations during my childhood that aren’t worth a hill o’ beans, but they’re my memories and I cherish them. Once my folks and I...

It is August and the dog days of summer continue. The heat, the humidity, the spiderwebs, and baby copperhead snakes hatching out make it miserable. Thank you, Jesus, for...

Great Little Poofs Of Nothing Truly intelligent men have always known there is a Power behind all things, a Power they will never be able to look upon or to see. Men like...

Mark your calendar: Miller Fall Festival, August 27, 28, 29, 2026.Congrats to John Davis, Ash Grove Police Chief, who retired last week after 40 years in law enforcement....

On Monday thanks to Teddy McMasters who came down and did some welding on our brush hog. Always something on the farm.Jacob, Abby, Paisley, Cutler, Amanda Crutcher, Hank...

Birthdays: August 15th-Zach Tullock 29, Kameron McHolland 33, Kelli Snow 36, Kelly Trask 41, Rachelle Divine 46 and brother Scotty Hargis would have been 71; 16th-Andy...

April 23, 2021! My father was born 130 years ago on April 23, 1891. It seems like a long time ago. But it isn’t. For instance, when subtracting 7.35 times 130 from our...

Uber for a PigletMy daughter and family live 1 ½ hours north and my son and his wife live 50 minutes south from me. My daughter has a hobby farm and, after the piglets were...

The beginning of every school year is a struggle. Facing the prospect of having that alarm that had been silent for so long jarring you awake and actually getting out of...

Congrats to Jacob King, Dadeville, Missouri, playing this weekend at the Grand Old Opry.Former Greenfield Superintendent of Schools, Dennis Cooper, was awarded honors last...

I was wanting to start writing on my articles for the newspaper last Monday morning, but I couldn’t find my writing tablet. I was so frustrated. I looked everywhere I...

We had Paisley's belated birthday supper on Friday night. She enjoyed every last bite. But got her second wind for dessert. Not one, but two.On Friday night Stran and...

Birthdays: August 8th-Rhonda Wallen, Hal Choate, Gabe Sneed 7, Shane Russell 13, Ben Langston 25, Tyler Ball 34, Lindsey Glenn 42, Tim Black 62, Rajean Marlowe 69, Chuck...

Out of TuneBetween Ralph and I, we have 141 years of experience in playing our musical instruments (guitar and piano). We’ve been music-and-family friends for many years,...

It is July. Too HOT. What will August be like ?Don’t forget Ozark Electric Co-Op membership meeting Friday, July 31, 2026 in Aurora, Missouri. The person who masters...