We are surrounded by all kinds of “resurrections” every day. Just when it seems that something dies, new life emerges. more

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By the end of the Civil War, Sedalia’s population had grown from 300 in 1861 to 1,000 in 1865. The town was still very undeveloped; the 1882 History of Pettis County describes it as “a village of ‘box houses,’” with fewer than a “dozen buildings that would have been considered substantial.” more

Opportunity. more

Good morning. more

The legislature is at it again. more

High feed and input prices are impacting ag producers. Often, the initial reaction to high prices for feed or fertilizer is to reduce the use of these inputs to cut production costs. While this strategy may reduce production costs in the short term, there may be long-term negative consequences to consider. more

Few verses in the Bible are better known than Matthew 22:39, where Jesus gives the second greatest commandment, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” This verse has been used on myriad occasions to motivate others to any action for perceived good. But as good as Jesus’s command sounds, what does it actually mean? Do we self-determine how to love others or are we given instructions on how to do it? And even if we know how to do it, what motivates our love for one another? more

There is nothing that aids a person like me, who is always searching for nostalgic moments to enjoy, like children and grandchildren. more

After the first passenger train of the Pacific Railroad arrived in the newly established town of Sedalia in January 1861, the town began to grow. One of the enterprising men who built a business here was David Phillips, who opened a store at the northeast corner of Main Street and Osage Avenue. more

When traveling by air anywhere in the world, most airlines charge an additional fee to carry extra baggage. more

The Pettis County Ambulance District is introducing a Special Needs Tracking & Awareness Response System, or STARS, that will improve emergency care for children with complex medical issues. more

In my first column of the new year, I wrote that I had a lot of learning experiences in 2022, ranging from how to style my naturally curly hair to embracing new perspectives. It seems that theme is already carrying over into 2023. more

I don’t know what got me thinking about hometowns; maybe it was a phone call from an old girlfriend telling me about her visit to Poplar Bluff and meeting up with members of her high school crowd. more

Everyone loves a good story. Tall tales of fish that got away, recaps of high school glory on the basketball court, even those hair-raising moments on our bikes when we would pretend to be Evel Knievel. more

I woke up Sunday morning to a text from my bank asking if I had approved a transaction for $1,093 to an Airbnb in San Francisco, California. I woke my husband up and asked him if we were planning a trip to San Francisco that I wasn’t aware of. more

According to the 1880s History of Pettis County, one of the stores destroyed by the fire that struck West Main Street in January 1868 was a hardware store managed by Stewart and Jenkins. Like most of the hardware stores of the day, the store sold a variety of nails, other fasteners, and woodworking and metalworking tools. It also sold queensware, a type of heavy ironstone dinnerware and dishware. more

In our day, you can turn on the TV or search the web and find someone preaching some spirituality about how to have a better life, a new answer to a better you, a spiritual power to create a better now. more

Christmas decorations are down, most present exchanges (and returns) have probably taken place, some gift cards and cash have been spent. Christmas seems to be over, but as our Deacon preached this … more

I’m writing about my grandmother again, as I so often do. She died 12 years ago this week. I still take time to grieve, but the memories get kinder with every passing year. Many of my good … more