ut Grove B&G Tournament with games at three different sites. Finals this week. Miller GBB at Pink & White Tournament, Miller BB at Blue...

Final thoughts for 2025. Thanks for reading.I am from the 1960s. I still want a menu I can hold, not a code I can scan.Late Christmas thoughts: Who misses Gibson Hardware,...

January brings Happy New Year 2026. May you all be richly blessed with good health, and happiness. You can't buy those things. Happy birthday to great niece Carter May...

Birthdays: January 3rd-Angie Garoutte, Ila Freeze 7, Sherry Terrell 70, Paul Weis 71 and Ron Dinges 89; 4th-Kolten Duncan 13, Blake Hosman 24, Lois Huchteman 66 and Betty...

For posterity, I would like to note that the temperature in southwest Missouri on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 2025 broke a previous 136-year record high. So much for a...

Michael Mancini, age 74, passed away on December 17 at 12:15 p.m. in Springfield, Missouri.Michael was the father of four children and three...

Debra Kay Frazier, 64, of Hurley, Missouri, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2025. She was born on May 1, 1961, in England, while her father...

Mike Ulmer, age 71, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, passed away at 11:46 p.m. on Monday, December 22, 2025, at his home. He was born January 15, 1954, in...

Janice D. Riedle, 66, of Ash Grove, Missouri, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2025. She was born on January 16, 1959, in Springfield, Missouri...

Andrea Kay Lincoln, age 81, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, passed away at 5:40 a.m. on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at the Lawrence County Manor in Mt....

January New Dade County office holders sworn in: Ryan Robison, Sheriff; Greg Burns, Western Commissioner; Jarromy O’Connor, Collector; Pat...

Due to early print deadline not all scores reported. Tournament Time 24 BB & GBB teams at Walnut Grove, Miller GBB Pink And White Tournament,...

The Ash Grove Junior High Lady Pirates closed out an outstanding season in championship fashion, defeating the Skyline Lady Tigers 33–26 to win the...

The Ash Grove Lady Pirates put together a strong effort Monday, December 15th, but were unable to finish off a rally, falling 56-61 to the Clever...

Like most folks I never really thought about the entirety of our national anthem until recently.   Today there are those who would replace it with who knows what.   Have...