I am a book reader. I read every chance I get, even when I know there’s something else that I should probably be doing. I usually have a couple of books that I am reading...

Standing in The ShadeQuietly put, in life you must be a shade above, a furlong ahead. Certainly you must be a shade above as you stand under an old oak tree in Dade County...

Dade County man says, “It is starting to smell like lake water, beer and questionable decisions outside.”Buying eggs on the street and weed in the stores. The times are a...

Behind again. March brings Daylight savings, St. Patrick Day, Spring begins (thank you God), Doctor's Day. Happy birthday to brother-in-law Don Coble,  my Kim, great-nephew...

Birthdays: March 22nd-Denise McPhail, Brett Dorsett 29 and Tiffany Lewis 42; 23rd-Audi Latimer 13, Matt Reid 18, Leslie Cunningham 40, Gina Langston 42, Steve Shepard 59,...

Our one room schoolhouse teacher mother was one I would consider a virtuous woman. Her ability to empathize while maintaining the professionalism and prudence allowed her...

By Bob JacksonThe Class 1 & 2 state finals were last week at MU in Columbia, Missouri. The Walnut Grove Tiger GBB team took third place in...

Cheryl S. Grayson, of Greenfield, Missouri, departed this life on Sunday, February 16, 2025, in her home at the age of 69. Private family memorial...

Special delivery at heaven’s open door on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. Richard Lee Turk, 88 years old, was born on a farm east of Miller, Missouri on...

Marilyn K. Smith, 77, of Willard, Missouri, passed away on Monday, March 10, 2025.Marilyn was born in Springfield, Missouri on July 30, 1947, to...

Adren Stockton, 75, of Aldrich, Missouri, passed away on Monday, March 10, 2025.Adren was born in Dade County, Missouri on November 4, 1949, to...

Eric Eugine Kenney, of Everton, Missouri, departed this life on Saturday, March 8, 2025, in his home at the age of 51.He was born on April 28, 1973...

Linda Lou Jones, 74, of Dittmer, Missouri passed away Thursday, March 6, 2025. Linda was born July 15, 1950 in Lamar, Missouri to Bud and Mary Lou...

By Krista GuyCreekside Meadows, a new subdivision on the west side of Ash Grove, broke ground on Thursday, March 13. Developer Spencer Goodman of...

From Great Southern BankGreat Southern Bank is celebrating the remarkable career of Debbie Worthington, who is retiring as a senior business...