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Kyle Troutman: Pink inspiration

October 9, 2024

It’s no secret, October is for pink. For nearly 40 years, October has been dubbed Breast Cancer Awareness Month, with the iconic pink ribbon symbolizing one of the most successful awareness campaigns since 1991.

Jon Horner: Take an inventory of blessings this fall

October 9, 2024

Here we are in early October, and the fall season is upon us. For me, this is always a fun time of the year.

Janet Mills: Pumpkin spice or anything nice

October 9, 2024

We have officially entered pumpkin spice season. On the threshold of the autumn leaves changing colors, pumpkin spice makes its seasonal appearance.

Kyle Troutman: Week-in and week-out

September 24, 2024

At about 2 pm. Saturday, I was suffering an onset case of clammy hands, a sweaty forehead and the inability to breathe normally.

Kyle Troutman: What’s the point?

September 17, 2024

Last Tuesday, I was one of 67 million people who watched the presidential debate between Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. I don’t know about you, but I was left disappointed.

Donnie Spears: Depression and doubt

September 17, 2024

Depression — I never thought very much about it or how real it is; how it affects so many people today. Depression is real, and it can hit you when life is going bad, when life is just rolling along, and even when life is going great. The Mayo Clinic describes Depression as a mood disorder that causes sadness and loss of interest.

Dakoda Pettigrew: American Insights — The Struggle of the Ages

September 17, 2024

It was a time of fear, suspicion, and uncertainty. It was, in a sense, like any other time in history, and yet it was unlike any other time in history.

Kyle Troutman: The Tuesday that defined a populace

September 11, 2024

It was another Tuesday. I got up, had breakfast, got ready, took the bus to school and played my morning pickup games of basketball with my friends at Dunbar Middle School in Little Rock, Ark.

Murray Bishoff: Giants in our midst

September 11, 2024

An extraordinary thing happened at the Purdy City Council meeting in August. Bob Moser, a retired Monett police dispatcher, has been serving on the Purdy City Council on and off since 2005, after he spent one term as mayor, resigning after being elected to a second term.

Kyle Troutman: Labor Day adventures

September 4, 2024

Unwittingly, the Troutman family has started a new tradition. For the second Labor Day weekend in a row, we went camping.

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