I haven’t seen a full report on the Army Corps of Engineers’ recently released Reservoir Plan for Table Rock Lake, but there is obviously a disappointing factor if news reports are full and accurate. The use of the lake’s waters by municipalities was a hot item several years ago. At the time, some city of Cassville officials were interested and involved in efforts that could lead to such a possible program being initiated by the government...

Moving can be related as pure and simple “for the pits” but can in a few instances be rewarding. Such was the case when Shelley’s unpacking came across one of my mother’s Bibles. This particular Old and New Testament volume had her name inscribed in gold on the front...

To say Easter isn’t what it was over four decades ago would probably be unfair to today’s generations, so I will just call it different. The activities of this special holiday observing the resurrection of Jesus Christ was nearly a production 82 years ago, when my generation was in the fourth and fifth grades...

The last week has been one where local law enforcement and first responders have put in plenty of hours and deserve some recognition. On Friday, authorities and first responders spent hours in Purdy knocking down a house fire, a blaze attributed to cooking grease getting out of control...