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Dear Editor:
I would like to thank Mayor Dwight Massey and the Water Department for the work they did restoring water to my residence after a leak was detected under Jefferson Street in front of …
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7/19/23
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O n Friday, June 30, Maries County Deputy Tiffany Johnson pulled over a Penske rental truck traveling south on Highway 63. She initiated the stop after witnessing the box truck travel off the right …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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7/12/23
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Along the Ozark streams, a favorite place of mine nowadays, as it gets hot and muggy, there comes the cry of a strange type of crow, a kind of caw that sounds like the black rascal is choking on …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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7/5/23
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P resident Joe Biden’s administration — in an attempt to improve Biden’s ratings — touted their economic policies last week. This has become known as Bidenomics. …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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7/5/23
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When I think of all the fascinating things I have seen in this natural world I have been exploring well over 40 years, one of the most fascinating is a little snake that my grandmother told me was a …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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6/28/23
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Y ou will be the same person in five years as you are today except for the people you meet and the books you read. That’s a quote by author and motivational speaker Charlie …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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6/28/23
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More than one month has passed by since the end of the legislative session, and more than 50 bills await the signature of Gov. Mike Parson.
To date, the governor has acted on nine of the 62 …
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By State Rep. Bruce Sassmann, Missouri’s 61st District
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6/28/23
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I want to make people aware of what they will never hear anywhere else. I wrote about killing blacksnakes and black vultures and brown-headed cowbirds and I ran into a self-appointed wanna-be …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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6/21/23
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M y wife, Connie, and I were not very active in sports as we grew up. Our two boys participated in little league soccer and baseball. Our daughter was the opposite. She spent five days a week in the …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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6/21/23
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Talking with a friend about the debt ceiling negotiations, I mentioned that there were incentives for centrists in Congress to cobble together a deal. My friend said, incredulously, “Do we …
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By Matt Harris
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6/21/23
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The indictments against Ex-President Trump are underway, and more will certainly follow. Special Prosecutor Jack Smith appears to be just warming up, as Ex-President Trump keeps provident more …
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6/21/23
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It was a busy but productive week on Capitol Hill! I started off the week attending the Health Plan Hero Awards on Capitol Hill and meeting with the Cosmos Corporation. The Cosmos Corporation is a …
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By Blaine Luetkemeyer, 3rd District Congressman
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6/21/23
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In every Legislative district, Regional Planning Commissions play a large part in establishing priorities for highway improvements. MoDOT’s first obligation is maintenance of roads and …
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By State Rep. Bruce Sassmann, Missouri’s 61st District
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6/21/23
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I said in last week’s column that I would write about the fourth venomous snake in the Ozarks and I will. That snake is the hog-nosed snake, or spreading adder, as it is also known. Yes, it has …
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By Larry Dablemont, Contributing Columnist
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6/14/23
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Nearly one month has passed since the end of the 2023 legislative session, and of the 62 bills truly agreed and passed by the General Assembly, seven more have officially been signed into law.
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By State Rep. Bruce Sassmann, Missouri’s 61st District
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6/14/23
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B ody integrity identity disorder, or BIID is the latest disorder you may, or may not have seen in the news. According to Wikipedia, it “is a mental disorder characterized by a desire to have a …
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By Dennis Warden, Publisher
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6/14/23
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Overreach from the Biden Administration is nothing new. On more than one occasion, the nation has scratched its head wondering how the Administration could make such unilateral choices on behalf of …
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By Blaine Luetkemeyer, 3rd District Congressman
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6/14/23
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Dear Editor:
Again? A 37-count criminal indictment has been unsealed on Trump and the Lefties are just giddy. Comments of “painted into a corner” and “walls closing …
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6/14/23
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I had just returned to Missouri. I found a nice home in a small hamlet along the Osage River and surrounded by farmland. The town was a former mill town with a river transportation access. Today it …
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6/14/23
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JEFFERSON CITY — Missourians who wish to apply or renew a Commercial Drivers License (CDL) will now have more options for submitting their medical certification, thanks to a bill sponsored by …
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By State Sen. Ben Brown, Missouri's 26th District
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6/14/23
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