Retire? I’ve never had much time to think about it.
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We in Dent County love our outdoors, and the Top 10 most-read web stories for 2024 are evidence of that. Two stories from outdoor columnist Bill Cooper and stories on trapping and the sale of Akers Ferry Canoe Rental took four of the Top 10 spots. Stories on dogs and cats made the list. Go figure.
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Most people around here don’t remember much about Marvin Dinger. Heck, most of you probably never heard of him. But way back in the early 1970s, Dinger represented Dent County and the rest of the 129th district in the Missouri legislature.
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There will be a lot of activities over the next few weeks to celebrate Veterans Day, observed Nov. 11. There will be parades, memorials in cemeteries, awards, recognitions, school programs and all sorts of things.
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Decades before David Plank became one of the country’s best and most recognized bird artists, he was in an open field near his house sketching birds. He didn’t know why he liked sketching birds, he just knew he liked sketching birds.
John Hewkin has been a sports fan since he was a kid. He’s played, coached and been a fan of sports. I was a sports writer for 15 years before moving back to Missouri, but to this day you will still find me in my man cave a lot of nights and weekends watching something that requires a ball.
Today’s story on Democrat Jen Tracy is the first of a two-part series on the race for 120th state representative, which will be decided in the Nov. 5 general election. Part two in next week’s edition will be on Republican John Hewkin.
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Ten years ago this month, Angie Lenox Mallery gazed at a tree-covered bluff that would soon be home to power lines and a 40-foot wide, treeless swath. Two decades before, as a little girl growing up a stone’s throw away, she climbed that same bluff, admired the dark green leaves of summer an…
By all accounts, Murph and Manny led a pretty good life. They had a garage with beds to sleep in and toys to play with. Every other day there was cat food and fresh water. But just as important, they had two little girls who adored them and loved them and spent time with them, letting them i…
Governor Mike Parson Thursday morning signed Senate Bill 1359 into law. The headline on our websites declared, “Governor signs bill impacting rural hospitals.” What that impact will be we won’t know for some time.
The guy was sitting outside a coffee shop looking through photos on his cell phone. Our friends knew him, and after 30 seconds or so of “Hi, how you doing?” and “Doing ok,” we were introduced.
About 30 years ago I parked in front of a four-room house in a not-so-good neighborhood on 30th Avenue in Meridian, Mississippi. I was in search of a story on a kid named Andre Miller. Miller’s mom died of cancer when he was 3, and his dad lived in Los Angeles. His grandmother stepped in and…
The last time I saw Gary Brown was at the deli counter in Country Mart. I don’t remember the day, but it was a few days after his mom Freda’s April 12 funeral. I laughed with him about how his mom used to joke with my wife Felicia and me about taking her to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on one of…
Dozens of people showed up at Salem High School Saturday afternoon for the dedication of Bill Schuchardt Stadium. Most everyone in Salem knows about the Schuchardt football era, which was the best the hometown Tigers have ever experienced and among the best, ever, in Missouri.
Back in the 1980s and 90s when I was a rookie sports writer at the Columbus (Miss.) Commercial Dispatch and later a sports editor and columnist for the Clarion Ledger in Jackson, Mississippi, high school football gave me some cherished memories. One of the things I enjoyed – and remember – m…
A project that is vitally important to education and training in the community has gained traction after slipping and sliding through a year or so of uncertainty.
The grandkids chattered and laughed happily in the back of the SUV. I did the same in the driver’s seat. Problem was, I didn’t hear a word they said. The same thing happened when I sat in a chamber of commerce luncheon and, like everyone else, nodded in approval when the speaker struck an em…
For a little over two years and six months now, the City of Salem and its citizens have been reeling from the double whammy of a failed utility billing system and the rising cost of electricity. Make that a triple whammy with a dose of COVID-19.
Would the door slam shut on Dent County if Salem Memorial District Hospital (SMDH) ceased to exist?
Last Wednesday afternoon when coach Bill Schuchardt was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, some of my life’s best sporting memories came back to me.
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