Blogs

Be generous and be kind where you can (Frank Chlastak First Christian Church, Poplar Bluff) (5/22/22)
Unlikely heroes often come from unexpected places (By Richard Stephens) (5/21/22)
Remembering a 21st century war hero (By Mike Shane, Poplar Bluff Museum) (5/21/22)
Why I don’t mind ‘paying for the news‘ (Mike Buhler) (5/21/22)
Down and out meanness has no place in church (Rev. Kent Wilfong, Doniphan UMC) (5/15/22)
Be empowered and blessed with God’s power (Dave Truncone First Assembly of God Church, Van Buren) (5/15/22)
Run strong and refuse to give up (By Richard Stephens) (5/14/22)
The sharecropper strike of 1939 (By Mike Shane, Poplar Bluff Museum) (5/14/22)
I wonder what’s under the water? (Samantha Tucker) (5/14/22)
Of mountain high and valley low (Cassie Downs) (5/8/22)
Miracles come when we trust God to do the impossible (By Pastor Tim Richards) (5/8/22)
Take time to relax and breathe in life (By Richard Stephens) (5/7/22)
John Stanard and ‘trombone journalism’ (By Mike Shane, Poplar Bluff Museum) (5/7/22)
What if we kept a childlike curiosity? (Donna Farley) (5/7/22)
Cardinals shortstop DeJong is no Ozzie Smith, or is he? (Brian Rosener) (5/6/22)
There is no such thing as a mundane mission field (Rev. Kent Wilfong, Doniphan UMC) (5/1/22)
The best thing to do is keep looking forward (Dave Truncone First Assembly of God Church, Van Buren) (5/1/22)
The story of an inconvenient nest (By Richard Stephens) (4/30/22)
About the legacy of Mr. Poplar Bluff, Louie Snider (By Mike Shane, Poplar Bluff Museum) (4/30/22)
Those that mourn will be comforted (Dave Truncone First Assembly of God Church, Van Buren) (4/24/22)
Leadership by example (Rev. Kent Wilfong, Doniphan UMC) (4/24/22)
Wheatley School still educates today (By Mike Shane, Poplar Bluff Museum) (4/23/22)
Bumps, bruises and bumblebees (By Richard Stephens) (4/23/22)
Choosing joy, praying for gratitude (Barbara Ann Horton) (4/23/22)
Group of longtime volunteers help bring Tom Hoover Ozark Invitational to life (Brian Rosener) (4/22/22)
Live the Resurrection from Monday onward (Rev. Kent Wilfong, Doniphan UMC) (4/17/22)
How to make disciples: new era, old methods (Frank Chlastak First Christian Church, Poplar Bluff) (4/17/22)
A Vietnam vet’s classified mission (By Mike Shane, Poplar Bluff Museum) (4/16/22)
The compassion of a tiny candy smuggler (By Richard Stephens) (4/16/22)
State and local elections are important (Mike Buhler) (4/16/22)
There is a war raging around us (Vernon Curry, Highland Church of Christ) (4/10/22)
Some thoughts on how to battle negative ideas of self-worth (Dave Truncone First Assembly of God Church, Van Buren) (4/10/22)
The reality of life revealed (By Richard Stephens) (4/9/22)
It was ‘almost paradise’ in 1985 (By Mike Shane, Poplar Bluff Museum) (4/9/22)
Sweating like a what now? (Samantha Tucker) (4/9/22)
Will you lean on a crutch or lean on Jesus Christ? (Cassie Downs) (4/3/22)
The story of a self-made man (By Mike Shane, Poplar Bluff Museum) (4/2/22)
Some thoughts about the fears of a father (By Richard Stephens) (4/2/22)
The heart of Downtown never stopped beating (Donna Farley) (4/2/22)
God doesn’t set His people aside, He sets them apart (Cassie Downs) (3/27/22)
The people God uses (By Pastor Tim Richards) (3/27/22)
Grab hold of the positive and hold on (By Richard Stephens) (3/26/22)
Telling the tale of the Sea Tiger (By Mike Shane, Poplar Bluff Museum) (3/26/22)
It was the best and worst of times (Amber Hornbeck) (3/26/22)
Thoughts on St. Patrick, the Bible and God (Rev. Kent Wilfong, Doniphan UMC) (3/20/22)
Trust God through life’s transitions (Dave Truncone First Assembly of God Church, Van Buren) (3/20/22)
We may get sidelined, or sidetracked, but it’s okay (By Richard Stephens) (3/19/22)
Poplar Bluff’s own Designing Woman (By Mike Shane, Poplar Bluff Museum) (3/19/22)
Former mayor’s spirit of giving back continues to live on (Barbara Ann Horton) (3/19/22)
Saluting a mentor that left us too soon (Mike Buhler) (3/19/22)