Johnnie Lee McKnight, 67, of Mt. Vernon, Mo., passed away on Dec. 18. He was a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Carthage, Mo. Burial will be held at a later date at the Park Cemetery, in Carthage.

Walter Dean Gassaway, age 68, of Aurora, Mo., passed away at 5:50 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo. He was born April 30, 1956, in ...

A rise in food prices makes for a less than merry holiday season. Grocery prices rose 0.4% in November, according to the Consumer Price Index, released this week by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ...

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has awarded $6.6 million in financial assistance to the City of Aurora for upgrades to its wastewater treatment system. The funding will ...

Kolby Ghan, a 2023 graduate of Marionville High School, and Kendra Nunsaray, a 2021 graduate of Verona High School, have joined the Ozarks Teacher Corps, a special scholarship program managed by the ...

(Editor’s note: This is the final installment in a 52-week series based on the devotion “My Utmost for His Highest” by Oswald Chambers.) “These words of Our Lord are true of our intial conversion, but ...

As the Christmas season unfolds, I’m reminded of how much I appreciate this time of year. It’s a season like no other — a time of togetherness, joy, and reflection. For me, Christmas has always been ...