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Lamentations 1:3 ...all her persecutors overtook her between the straits. (KJV)
After hearing about the destruction of the century-old viral research facility - the Pasteur Institute of Iran, I wondered, "Did anyone think to check what live cultures the Islamic Revolutionary Guard might be...
Every April, National Volunteer Month invites us to pause and appreciate something remarkable: Giving your time doesn't just strengthen your community. It can strengthen you. Studies show that people who volunteer experience meaningful personal benefits, including improved mental and physical...
There is a different kind of fishing in April and May in the Ozarks, something that goes back a couple hundred years... grabbing suckers. It's a pretty simple thing. When the suckers are running upstream to spawn, folks just found a nice clean gravel bar and used a white rag and big treble hooks...
The Willow Springs Public Library is having a Spring Book Sale! All month long in April you can pick up a whole bag of books and DVDs for $5.00. We have books on Quilting, Crafts and Fabric Arts, Mysteries, Westerns, True Crime, Children's books, General Fiction, and much more! You'll also find...
Dear Constituents,
We are now more than halfway through the legislative session, and things are moving rapidly. In the first ten weeks of session, the House passed over 100 bills for the Senate to consider. A handful of bills have been Truly Agreed and Finally Passed, as well, and await the...
During this year's Bear-ly Spring Festival, the Willow Springs Historical & Genealogical Society Museum will be open and ready for visitors throughout the day on Saturday, April 12 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
The museum is located at 211 N. Harris Street, just north of the 4-way stop and...
I have an extensive collection of old magazines and I thought some readers might enjoy this ancient story on turkey hunting. It was entitled "The Gentle Art of Turkey Hunting" and appeared in a 1914 magazine called Forest and Stream.
"The wild turkey is probably the wariest bird in the...
THUMBS UP to Ken Horgan for picking up all the trash on the five-mile stretch of NN Highway!
THUMBS DOWN to anyone who decides to burn right now. Unless you’re willing to join a local fire department, don’t light it!
THUMBS DOWN to “No Kings” protesters. Newsflash: America hasn’t had...
To the Editor,
This month, many Mountain View residents were charged late fees on their utility bills — not because we paid late, but because the bills did not reach us until the day before they were due.
According to our local post office (65548), the city’s February billing was...
Dear Editor,
As a personal object lesson, I will now share a tragic tale based on 2 Thessalonians 2:12 "That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness."
Many years ago, I had a great-aunt by a second marriage who had been born in the old...