Filings for the April 7 Municipal Elections closed Jan. 21 and there was one change in the Harrisonville city filings during the last week. Ward 4 candidate Brian Pulliam withdrew from the […]
Freeman man was WWI hero
Having already won two Golden Globe Awards and nominated for 10 Oscars, the critically acclaimed feature-length movie “1917” is the tale of a pair of British soldiers who were sent across the […]
Davis turns 99 and is still telling stories
By Sheryl Stanley All of Colleen Davis’ friends agree she’s a natural born storyteller. “She’s a walking history book,” Ernie Cecil, pastor of Antioch Baptist Church, described her. And her stories are […]
Obituaries: Oct. 24, 2019
John L. Cumpton Nov. 21, 1982 – Oct. 9, 2019 John Lawrence Cumpton, Creighton, was born Nov. 21, 1982, in St. Joseph the son of Marcus Lee and Lois Ann (Robinson) Cumpton. […]
Friends, strangers all part of reuniting
By Dennis Minich I have never really been big on class reunions. In many ways, the idea seems kind of silly: get together with a bunch of people you just happened to […]
Harrisonville schools starting annual food drive
Students and staff in the Harrisonville School District will soon be collecting food for the annual food drive. This year’s drive is once again being conducted inconjunction with the HHS Drama Department’s […]
Area farmers looking forward to end of bad year
By Dennis Minich Normally by this time of year, most area farmers would have their annual crops harvested and doing fall preparations for next year’s planting. But 2019 has been anything but […]
