Each year, too many Missourians lose their lives to preventable accidents on the water.  And while no one heads out expecting ...

I’ve lived long enough to know that life doesn’t always make sense. Trouble comes. Things fall apart. Prayers seem to go ...

I have assumed a new role this summer as the coordinator for the Aurora Area Community Foundation, an affiliate of the ...

I became a “small-town girl.” Verona, population 616. It is, by a w-i-d-e margin, the smallest town in which I have lived.

Orr reunion will be held Sunday, Aug. 3, at Ozark Prairie “Brick” Presbyterian Church, Mt. Vernon. All Orrs, Campbells, ...

Present for the July 22 Aurora City Council were Mayor Tony Kennedy, Councilwoman Dawn Oplinger, and Councilwoman Theresa ...

A Mt. Vernon woman pleaded guilty in federal court on July 21 for her role in a wire fraud conspiracy that targeted the ...

I’m reminded why Missouri is such a vital part of the heartland. Our fertile pastures stretch out green and wide, and when ...

Scott Bailes was a recent guest of Scott Pettit at Aurora Rotary. Bailes, a native of Springfield and graduate of Parkview High School and Missouri State University, has been an integral part of ...

There’s a pattern throughout Scripture: life comes through death. Not just physical death, but the death of pride, plans, and ...

For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning.” ...

Arvest Bank announced that the bank’s 15th annual Million Meals campaign raised $500 to benefit Harvest Church in Aurora. The ...