Coffel qualifies for National Debate Tournament
ANDERSON -- McDonald County High School Senior Ava Coffel has qualified for the National Speech and Debate Tournament this year, making her the first student t…
ANDERSON -- McDonald County High School Senior Ava Coffel has qualified for the National Speech and Debate Tournament this year, making her the first student t…
ANDERSON -- Students all over the McDonald County School District packed into the MCHS school on Thursday, April 18, for the fifth annual "Science, Technology,…
GOODMAN -- On Tuesday, April 16, council members welcomed two new members to the board, Randy Wilson and Darlene Villa. Both stood before the city and were swo…
MCDONALD COUNTY -- Students at McDonald County High School celebrated Earth Day this week in a variety of ways.
NOEL -- The Noel Revitalization Team, a team of seven led by executive director Dustin Shurback, is working alongside the city of Noel to aid and clean the com…
MCDONALD COUNTY -- After proving himself in last week's game, coach Alumbaugh put Devin Stone in as pitcher in the match against the Monett Cubs on Tuesday, Ap…
STOCKTON -- "As cattle producers rebuild their cattle herds, the focus may be to retain heifers as replacements," says Patrick Davis, University of Missouri Ex…
Submitted photo Please help the McDonald County Historical Society identify the individual in this WWII McDonald County veteran photo. He received a silver dol…
The bright green leaves of spring usher in camping season across the Ozarks.
MCHS senior Cory Tuttle signed a letter of intent on April 5 to play football at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. He was a vital part of the history-making McD…
Bella Vista
SPRINGTOWN, Ark. -- Flint Creek Headwaters Preserve is a quiet nature destination with a state highway running through the middle of it.
A new boys 4x200 relay school record was set Friday when the team of Dominic Navin, Aidrian Short, Ryder Martin and Josh Pacheco finished the event in 1:32.70
MCDONALD COUNTY -- The Mustangs baseball game against Webb City ended in a 13-0 loss on Tuesday, April 2. Despite their efforts, the Mustangs couldn't come bac…
Dogwood trees on the river bank sport dazzling white blossoms during April. There's also plenty of white swimming in the streams that flow into Beaver Lake whe…
The sun has risen high enough that a brilliant yellow light is illuminating portions of the play house and garden.
"Mary kept these things, and pondered them in her heart..."
As a person who has spent most of his life at least dabbling in the written word as a means of effective communication, it occasionally pains me to have to adm…
The famous Greek philosopher Socrates once said, "The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new."
"Do a Good Turn Daily." The Girl Scouts of America slogan seems quite appropriate for such a vaunted organization. Juliette Gordon Low, or as her friends calle…
Earth Day 2024
When I titled this column "Building Main Street, not Wall Street," I did so for many reasons, not the least of which was the stranglehold that Wall Street bank…
Dogwood trees on the river bank sport dazzling white blossoms during April. There's also plenty of white swimming in the streams that flow into Beaver Lake whe…
"And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not. Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me? He that is of God he…
"Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is n…
We wished Darlene Mitchell a happy birthday as we gathered to worship Sunday morning at Mill Creek Baptist Church. Wayne Holly greeted the congregation and ope…
"They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I …
The Sunday school class met before regular worship and studied Genesis 30 in the lesson "Blessed," which was about Jacob and Laban. "God is faithful to bless H…
"The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre." John 20:1…
It was a wonderful day to be in God's house as we celebrated Easter and the resurrection of Jesus. Doug greeted the congregation and Sandra shared a praise. We…
"After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst. Now there was set a vessel full of vi…