How should you pay for short-term financial goals? Article 6 – Oct. 10, 2022 This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local...

By JILL SCHEIDT University of Missouri Extension Agronomy Field Specialist Reports will be sent monthly until April. Drought: Nitrate - Corn, Johnson and Sudan...

By LARRY DABLEMONT Anyone who reads my column is invited to my birthday party and fish fry here in my home and office in the woods on Lightnin’...

By CARRIE CLASSON “Late Fall” My husband Peter and I are spending time “up north” with my parents at their cabin by the lake. Fall is late...

By DONNA WESCOTT Prayers to all those affected by Hurricane Ian. It will be a long rebuilding process for these people. I’m so excited! I got my new refrigerator last...

By JEN KIRBY I’ve always been a dreamer, believing anything is possible. There is a big canvas of a world out there ready to be painted. Ready...

By WILLIS STRONG At least we are getting cooler mornings and Saturday was in the 70s with a good breeze. But the rains haven’t come yet and some farmers are doing field...

By MELODY METZGER Lamar Democrat It has been a very long, tumultuous week for me and even though I’m ready for it to be over, I keep thinking...

By JILL PUGH A few years ago, we invested in electric poultry fencing and it has worked well for us. It does take some upkeep as every so often we have to move the fence...

By CASSIE DOWNS (Editor’s note: Cassie Downs is the author of Chasing Jesus and Unrivaled, both 60-day devotionals and founder of Everyday Jesus Ministry. Connect with...

What should Alzheimer’s caregivers know? Article 4 – Oct. 3, 2022 This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones...

By LARRY DABLEMONT In Dad and Grandpa McNew’s country pool hall, the old timers they called the “front bench regulars” were the same age then...

By REV. DR. JACK SLADE Cornerstone Baptist Church Dear church and friends, Having hope beyond our trials. I have learned trials are...

By CARRIE CLASSON “Bad-News Expert” It’s not always easy living with me. But my husband Peter has to. I know it is not easy because I live...

By JEN KIRBY Though it may not seem like a New Year based on the Gregorian calendar. This past Sunday, September 25, was Rosh Hashanah the...