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Matthew 16:2-3 He told them: If the sky is red in the evening, you say the weather will be good. But if the sky is red and gloomy in the morning, you say it is going to rain. You can tell what the weather will be by looking at the sky. But you don't understand what is happening now.   Jesus...
THUMBS UP for the Willow Springs Fire Department for coming to our home and replacing all three of our fire alarms at no cost to us. What a blessing.   THUMBS DOWN to the entrances at Town & Country and MFA gas station on Main St! I scrape my bumper every time, and it needs to be fixed...
Howell County News/Marsha Asberry
In-person attendees at the candidate debate event Wednesday night at the Civic Center were invited to participate in an exit poll. The ballot had questions about the four proposed Amendments to the Missouri Constitution and the candidates for Associate Circuit Judge in Howell County. A question...
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. ...

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