Opinions
THUMBS UP to Jimalee James and the Rotary Club. It's hard to love books without books.
THUMBS UP to local farmers markets who let anyone set up for free. Go buy their stuff!
THUMBS DOWN to the Mountain View city council for not following Robert's Rules of Order.
THUMBS UP to Cody and his crew installing culverts on county road 4990. I backed my car into the drainage ditch and got so stuck that the car was 45° to the roadway, and the back tire was off the ground. Cody stopped what he was doing and got my car back onto the road!
THUMBS UP to Amelia...
THUMBS UP to Shirley Alter for reminding our city leaders that ordinances must be enforced.
THUMBS UP to the City of West Plains for offering free shredding of documents!
On August 4, 2026, Missourians will be asked to vote on measures that the Missouri’s legislature put on the ballot. The Missouri Retirement Teacher Association (MRTA), an advocate for public schools and a sound retirement system for public school teachers is telling their members to VOTE NO on...
In a recent candidate's forum for the 154th district in Missouri, representative Lisa Durnell made the statement that she listens to "her people" when voting on bills.
I am wondering who are "her people"?
Are they:
The women and girls Lisa stripped of the right to make an...
1 Kings 18:40 - Then Elijah commanded them, "Seize the prophets of Baal. Don't let anyone get away!" They seized them, and Elijah had them brought down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered there.
Tragically, ancient Israel had fallen into a miserable spiritual condition at the time of...
THUMBS DOWN to the person who left the mattress and box springs at the City burn pile, which is posted for yard waste only.
THUMBS UP to the News for publishing all the Fourth of July activities and times for all three cities in one place. Makes comparison and planning the day easy. ...
Dear Sponsors and Players,
On behalf of the Willow Springs Lions Club, thank you for making the 45th Annual Father’s Day Golf Tournament one of our strongest and most meaningful events yet. Your generosity, enthusiasm, and community spirit carried this tournament from start to finish...
THUMBS DOWN to Representative Durnell, Representative Cook and Senator Hudson for underfunding our public schools and Dolly Parton's Imagination Library this legislative session!
THUMBS UP to the concept of Bailey Legacy (pocket) Park. Sure it's small, but it's enclosed, safe, cute, and...
In last week’s paper, I wrote an article, ‘Architectural bids received for new justice center,’ located on page three in the June 10 edition. That article is my first published writing piece. As a rising sophomore attending the Journalism School at the University of Missouri, having my name in...