Tis the season for the giving of gifts. I was thinking about this after a conversation I had with a good friend this week. He mentioned ...

Mary Lea Hicks, 93, of Springfield, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2025. She was born on May 15, 1932, in Bois D’Arc, Missouri ...

Caroline Jean Moyers Puckett was born August 3, 1943, in Leadington, Missouri. She went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 17, ...

Charles Lee Daniel left this life on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at his home near Arcola, Missouri.  He had a courageous four-year fight ...

Bob E. Crutcher, of Lamar, Missouri, a devoted Christian and beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great- grandfather, ...

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 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 ...

The Ash Grove and Walnut Grove Christmas Parades on December 20, 2025, brought up the tail end of three consecutive Saturdays of parades in ...

Judith Kay Robinson, age 82, of Golden City, Missouri, passed away at 2:31 p.m. on Thursday, December 4, 2025, from injuries ...

Mary Ann Timon Hawk, 78, passed away on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, in Ash Grove, Missouri, following her decline due to Alzheimer’s ...

Jacqueline “Jackie” Gilkey, 76, of Walnut Grove, Missouri, passed away Monday, December 8, 2025. She was born on February 25, 1949, to Calvin ...

Hoppy” Weaver, 90, of Walnut Grove, Missouri, the son of Porter and Elizabeth (Willard) Weaver was born June 14, 1935, ...