June 26, 2026
DUKE AND DAD SING AT PAPE CHRISTIAN CHURCH – On Sunday, October 15th, Duke and Lowell Mason sang in praise and worship for the 11 o’clock service at Pape Christian Church. It was a blessing for each of us to witness this moving song service. Lowell Mason brought us all to our feet as he
Few flowers pack the fragrance punch of hyacinth. “Planting just a few can be very rewarding to the senses of both sight and smell,” says University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. October is an ideal month to plant hyacinth, either outdoors or for indoor fragrance before the growing season. Mild fall temperatures allow a
Stephen Lyle Frazier, 71, El Dorado Springs, passed away in Mercy Hospital, Joplin, Oct. 13, 2017. Final disposition was cremation under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home. No services are scheduled at this time. Online condolences may be left at www.blandhackleman.com.
The Tri-County Baptist Group will hold its regular Fifth Sunday service on Sunday, Oct 29, at Halfway Missionary Baptist Church in Polk County. After Sunday School at 10 a.m., the morning service will begin at 11 a.m. with preaching by Bro. Keith Irvin. After lunch on the grounds and a business meeting, the afternoon sermon
Five Loaves, a free life skills seminar hosted by the Dederick Christian Church, will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24. This will be an evening to share information and to learn while having fun. The theme for the evening is You Are What You Eat and will feature foods that are good for those
Halloween is just a few days away and that means Thanksgiving is coming so pumpkins are still abundant and a good consideration for mealtime. “There are many tasty ways to use your uncarved pumpkin,” said Dr. Pam Duitsman, nutrition and health education specialist with University of Missouri Extension. Cooking a pumpkin For starters, pumpkin is
Losing our mother, Delpha Berning, has been a very difficult time. But we are blessed to have had her love and presence in our lives for so many years. Thank you for your prayers, thoughts, food, flowers, cards, memorial or service attendance, and donations in her memory. Your support has been a great help and
Gary and Shirley Vickers hosted the 45th Vickers Apple Butter Festival at the site of the late Gaylord and Nadine Vickers home near Harwood the first weekend in October 2017. Those attending were blessed as the sun shone brightly despite a forecast of rain. The scent of apples cooking over an open fire, a tinge
Recent weeks of mild temperatures remind gardeners that it is time to plant cool-season vegetables, said University of Missouri Extension horticulture specialist David Trinklein. Warm days and cool nights make conditions ripe for a second round of produce that is often sweeter and more flavorful than spring’s crop. Succession gardening, when one crop is harvested
KELSEY THOMAS – The daughter of Tad and Angie Thomas, has played volleyball for three years of high school. KAYLA COLLINS – The daughter of Brian and Stacy Collins, has played volleyball all four years of high school. TIFFANY NIKODIM – The daughter of Missie Nikodim and Mike Steward, had played volleyball for all four
