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Is there anything better than running into an old friend that you haven’t seen for a while?
It is a pleasure that becomes harder as both you and your old friends get older. I wish I …
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By Jack Miller
Contributing Columnist
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5/11/26
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The Sedalia Sentinel’s pamphlet praising Sedalia identifies three banks—Citizen’s National Bank, Third National Bank, and Sedalia National Bank--and one trust company—the Sedalia Trust …
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By Rhonda Chalfant
Contributing Columnist
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5/11/26
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I couldn’t pick him out of the sea of green graduation gowns, but I knew he was down there somewhere. Our son Jack was one of more than a thousand students lined up in rows, ready to cross the …
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By Gwen Rockwood,
Syndicated Columnist
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5/11/26
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With Mother’s Day only a few days away, two judges and 50 other professionals met in Sedalia to discuss mental health for juveniles and families — something I truly appreciate.
With mental …
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By Faith Bemiss-McKinney, Contributing Columnist
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5/11/26
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In my role as President of Missouri Farm Bureau, I spend a lot of time behind a windshield. Anyone who has logged hours on a highway, a gravel road or an open field knows that staring through the …
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By Garrett Hawkins
Guest Columnist
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5/7/26
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I go back to MD Anderson next week for my check-up. I assume that all is going well; I have survived surgery, five days of radiation, radiation rash (twice), totally unrelated chest pain that turned …
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By Deborah Mitchell, Contributing Columnist
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5/7/26
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“And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, ‘Write, blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works …
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By Liz Schleicher, Contributing Columnist
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5/7/26
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Chardonnay wines are often called the Queen of the white wines, with the Cabernet Sauvignon being dubbed the king.
This is probably due to the amount of print space that these two varieties have …
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By Bennet Bodenstein
Contributing Columnist
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5/7/26
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Before I tell you how my mother died, I must tell you how she lived. My parents, P.T. and Annamma Chacko, enjoyed the benefits of being raised in a family that traced its Christian roots to …
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By P.C. Thomas
Sedalia Bible Academy
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5/7/26
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The Sedalia Sentinel’s 1903-1904 pamphlet describing Sedalia noted that Sedalia had just begun to take an interest in manufacturing.
The pamphlet also pointed out that factories had been …
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By Rhonda Chalfant, Contributing Columnist
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5/4/26
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I miss those days when there was a little fun sprinkled into the news, something done more often in the past.
I was a small part of that fun news when I worked as a newsman for KDRO Radio …
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By Jack Miller,
Contributing Columnist
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5/4/26
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Today I ordered a chicken wrap from a server while sitting poolside at a Las Vegas hotel. She was so polite, so professional. Oh, and I almost forgot to mention — her butt cheeks were on full …
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By Gwen Rockwood
Syndicated Columnist
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5/4/26
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Once or twice a month, I play cards with friends. We always play Pitch. I like the game, I understand how it all works, I know the rules and I like the fact that I don’t have to think too much. No …
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5/1/26
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The expression, “What was he thinking?” seems like an appropriate way to begin this column.
The Truth Social, AI-generated illustration of President Donald Trump, dressed in robes …
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By Doug Kneibert
Contributing Columnist
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5/1/26
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I read Jack Miller’s loving ode to biscuits the other day and was nodding right along with him until he said that biscuits aren’t hard to make. Obviously, Mr. Miller hasn’t attempted the …
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By Deborah Mitchell
Contributing Columnist
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5/1/26
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It’s a Friday night on Interstate 70. You’re driving from Sedalia to St. Louis for a getaway weekend. The roads are packed with semi trucks, sightseers, and Mizzou students heading home. Just …
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By Liz Schleicher
Contributing Columnist
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5/1/26
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The new army recruit was given guard duty at 2 a.m. He did his best for a while, but around 4 a.m. he went to sleep. He awakened to find the officer of the day standing before him. Remembering the …
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By Jon Church,
Pastor, Katy Park Baptist Church
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5/1/26
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One of the biggest misconceptions about wound care is that time alone will fix the problem. Sometimes it does. Yet sometimes a wound is not improving because something more serious is getting in the …
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By Christy Goalder,
RN, Clinical Program Director
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4/29/26
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Musical Friends will perform their second free concert on Sunday, May 3, at Wesley United Methodist Church, with a special tribute to the late composer and conductor Johnny Mann. The concert will …
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By Faith Bemiss-McKinney
Contributing Columnist
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4/27/26
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