Grandma’s Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Bars 1½ c. all-purpose flour 1 tsp. baking soda ¾ tsp. cinnamon ½ tsp. fine salt ¾ c. unsalted butter, room temperature, divided ¾ c. packed...

In recent years, you may have heard someone, or some add in your mailbox refer to TSS shot. Tungsten Super Shot or TSS, shot is a relatively new,...

Dear Friend, Just weeks after I raised the alarm bells about illegal foreign-born semi drivers, a nightmare scenario occurred this week in Northeast Missouri. A semi...

Thank Jamesport Builders for sponsoring this history series. Helicopters have always fascinated me. But imagining the ability to hover and fly...

February 24th, 2026 What a change in weather, going from 65° with a low in the single digits to a high of lower 30s and a cold northwest wind. But we had sunny days to go...

If the title of this week’s Outdoor Journal left you scratching your head, don’t feel bad. I was not aware of the practice either.  While...

Dear Friend, Across North Missouri, businesses are always on the hunt for dependable, skilled workers who have received specialized training. Whether it’s welders,...

Hi folks! Thanks for reading the February Edition of Coffee Shop Talk with Daviess County FSA!  For the month of January, all the snow melted down to 0.98 inches, below...

To the Great Constituents of District 2, “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other...

February 17, 2026 After receiving just shy of a half inch of rain on Saturday, temperature has been in the mid 60s since.  Large flocks of snow geese are winging their way...

Run toward HolinessLesson: Hebrews 12:1-17Readings: Phillippians 3:7-4:1; Hebrews 5:7-9; Isaiah 35:1`-8; James 3:13-18; Genesis 25:29-34; 27:36-38Time:  between A.D. 60 and...

One of the welcome signs of spring in North Missouri has always been the American Robin.  You start to get hopeful again when these members of...

Laureate Delta Rho chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority held their February meeting at Senor Barrigas restaurant in Gallatin.  Lois Agenstein hosted our “Valentine &...

Dear Friend, Last year in Tennessee, an illegal immigrant who didn’t speak English was able to get a commercial driver’s license (CDL) illegally in New York. He then got...

Very nice weather with low in the 20s and high in the 50s. We will probably still have winter weather but spring is in the air.  The killdeer are usually showing up around...