Are You SureIf you don’t know what makes a man tick, politely do not ask him. He may be stuck quite deeply inside great mountains of trouble.As I stood there thinking,...

New deadline is Monday, so this is going to be a change to get used to.On Monday after work, I went to see my Bill to check on him. Still battling with insurance and stuff....

No truth in the statement by Ryan Hagedorn that the Sarcoxie solar farm data center would receive water from a pipeline from Stockton Lake. Lake level is 868 feet, power...

Birthdays: August 22nd-Tiffani Killingsworth, Carrie Olsen, Trena Wright, Kenneth Hull, Case Wixson 8, Grace Roseman 20, Joshua Downs 32, Kylee Noe 34, Carolyn Kile 62 and...

Our one room schoolhouse teacher mother was one to use the power of presentation when it came to ordinary things. She taught us by example that our attitude sets the tone...

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...