High school basketball season is over. Play began last week with baseball games and tournaments, softball tournaments. Teams will be playing games...

Bad CoffeeWhen I was in high school, I worked in the kitchen at the Holliday Restaurant in Stockton. The owner would often ask me if I’d like a cup of coffee. I’d thank him...

 Many Many of our ancestors picked corn from horse manure and ate it during the American Civil War. I have not arrived from liars, nor untrue story tellers.It’s excellent...

The weatherman kept telling us the weekend of the 15 and 16 of March 2026 could be pretty rough weather-wise. Well we here in our area we didn’t have it bad, just some wind...

I took off work on Friday to rest and relax. Did that again Saturday and Sunday. Don’t know that I felt any better. But I did rest and allow myself to heal some. Kim was...

Birthdays: March 28th-Brenda Stewart, Dallas Maxwell, Laura Anderson, Brayton Ipock 26, twins-Brent & Grant Beerly 53 and Lynn Beeson 67; 29th-Kim Suniga, Riley Watson...

Are you an introvert or are you an extrovert? What if you are a little bit of both? Would you be an introverted extrovert, or an extroverted introvert? There are so many...

Lena Maxine (Hayter) Killingsworth was born on August 30, 1926 in Eudora, Missouri and lived there until she married Lon Killingsworth from Walnut...

Mary Lou Hand, age 79, of Ash Grove, Missouri, passed away at 6:40 p.m. on Monday, March 16, 2026, at the Circle of Life Hospice Home in...

Carl Weslie Robison, of Arcola, Missouri, departed this life on Friday, March 20, 2026, in his home at the age of 85. He was born on January 19,...

Coi “Boy” Landers, age 48, of Miller, Missouri, passed away at 5:25 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at his parent’s house. He was born April 8,...

Kathryn (Kathy) Ann Luce Barnes, 53, of Willard, Missouri, passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2026, following a long illness.Kathy was born on July...

A swatter that was cA swatter that was cutting grass north east of Lockwood caught fire on Thursday afternoon, March 19, 2026, burning...

Tacos for Tripp was held on Saturday, March 21, 2026, at American Carpet and Home Décor in Ash Grove.Tripp Allhands, son of Cody and Kayla...

It was Memorial Day weekend in 1976, and Greenfield was in the midst of its 4th annual Buffalo Days celebration. That year felt especially festive...