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Weekly Trivia Question
Which Missouri town is home to the Waltus Watkins Mill State Historic Site, preserving a 19th-century textile mill?
(Hint: It’s located in Lawson.)
Last Week’s Answer:
Last week’s answer, “Which Missouri town is known for the historic Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre?” is Arrow Rock, a National Historic Landmark village.
Hometown Business Spotlight
Hometown Business Spotlight: Gordon Building Center
When it comes to creating, building, and improving your home or commercial space, Gordon Building Center in Salisbury, Missouri, is your trusted local resource. They provide a broad range of innovative building materials and solutions designed to add value, enhance ...
Local News
Chariton County Schools Buzz with Achievements, Competitions, and Upcoming Events
Chariton County’s small school districts are wrapping up a strong quarter filled with academic honors, athletic successes, student leadership, and community engagement. Thunder Baseball Co-op Heating Up The Thunder baseball co-op, which includes students from Brunswick R-II, Keytesville R-III, and Northwestern R-I, has kicked off…
Chariton County Schools Celebrate Final Four Wildcats, Thunder Team Spirit, and Student Achievements
Chariton County schools are celebrating student achievements and exciting athletic milestones this week! From the Brunswick Wildcats advancing to the Class 1 Final Four in Columbia, to Keytesville and Northwestern students supporting their Thunder teammates, and Salisbury students excelling in music and science competitions, the…
Hometown Business Spotlight: Salisbury Meat Market and Processing
Located just a quarter mile outside Salisbury on Highway PP, Salisbury Meat Market and Processing has been serving Mid-Missouri for over 43 years. This family-owned and operated business combines traditional craftsmanship with modern services, offering custom meat processing and a well-stocked retail shop full of…
Keytesville R-III School District Names New Principal, Seeks 7–12 Mathematics Teacher
The Keytesville R-III School District in Chariton County, Missouri, has announced a significant leadership change for the 2026–2027 school year. In addition, the district is now accepting applications for a 7–12 mathematics teacher position at Keytesville High School, offering a unique opportunity for educators seeking…
State News
HJR 173/174: Promised Income-Tax Relief or a Sales-Tax Trap for Rural Missouri?
A custom combine crew rolls through a 200-acre soybean field outside Keytesville, wrapping up harvest for a local farmer. The bill comes to around $7,000 for the job. Right now, that labor charge is not subject to Missouri sales tax. But if voters approve House…
Senator’s Wife Serves as Executive Director of Nonprofit Receiving Steady $350,000+ in Government Grants
CHILLICOTHE — Public records show that Karie Black, wife of Missouri State Senator Rusty Black (R-District 12), serves as executive director of a Chillicothe nonprofit that receives hundreds of thousands of dollars annually in government grants administered by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary…
Who Does Rusty Black Actually Represent? $640K+ From Outside Donors Floods His Campaigns
Chariton Beacon Investigation — Missouri State Senator Rusty Black (R-District 12) was elected to represent 18 rural counties in north Missouri — a district defined by family farms, small towns like Chillicothe and Trenton, livestock auctions, and working-class communities. Yet a comprehensive review of every…
Governor Mike Kehoe’s 2026 State of the State Address: Fiscal Discipline, Tax Reform, and Potential Challenges for Rural Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — On January 13, 2026, Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe delivered his second State of the State address, marking one year since his inauguration. In a speech centered on themes of resilience, government efficiency, and long-term growth, Kehoe outlined a vision for Missouri’s…
US & World News
Democrat State Assembly Candidate May Be Kicked Off Primary Ballot After 90% of Her 5,258 Total Signatures Were Invalidated By City Board of Elections
Marie Mirville-Shahzada/ Image via marie4thepeople.com Democrat State Assembly candidate Marie Mirville-Shahzada and her slate of Democratic district leaders in New York may be kicked off the ballot after the city Board of Elections invalidated 90% of her 5,258 total signatures. Mirville-Shahzada is running for the…
South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa Battling Impeachment Calls After Hidden Cash Scandal Resurfaces
Cyril Ramaphosa – Photo by Ricardo Stuckert/Wiki Commons A corruption scandal from the past has returned to haunt Ramaphosa. Controversial South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is resisting calls to resign. It revolves around a scandal from four years ago, in which thieves stole bundles of…
Liberal Mother Loses It After GOP Congresswoman Writes Her Child a Brutally Honest Letter in Response to Kid’s ‘Request’ for Taxpayer-Funded Electric Vehicles
Emily Mango. Credit: https://www.facebook.com/emilymoorepleasant A North Carolina member of Congress caused a leftist mom to freak out after seeing the response letter she wrote to her child. As The Daily Mail reported on Tuesday, a ten-year-old boy named Christian Mango wrote a letter to Rep….
New: FDA Commissioner Marty Makary Resigns
Update: Marty Makary has resigned. According to an administration official who spoke with Politico, Marty Makary, the Food and Drug Administration commissioner, is set to resign on Tuesday. Makary led the agency for 13 months. Last week, The Gateway Pundit reported that President Trump signaled…
Obituaries
Casey Ray Starrett
Funeral services for 17-year-old Casey Ray Starrett of Lancaster, Missouri will be held on Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. at the Schuyler R-1 School in Queen City, Missouri with burial in the Arni Memorial Cemetery in Lancaster, Missouri.
Stephanie Anderson Weseloh
Stephanie Anderson Weseloh, 77, of Marshall, MO, died Friday, May 8, 2026, at Big Bend Retreat in Slater.
Melanie Ruth (Bartels) Leith
Melanie Ruth (Bartels) Leith, 58, of Belton, Missouri passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at Centerpoint Medical Center surrounded by her loving family.
Sandra “Sandy” J. Burns
Sandra “Sandy” J. Burns, 74, of Richmond, Missouri, passed away Saturday morning, May 9, 2026, at Ignite Medical Resort in Kansas City, Missouri.
Opinion
Partiality is Detestable
Partiality is the act of giving preference to one over another. In Leviticus, the Lord is commanding that those who rule should not show favor to the poor in order to show favor to the great. The term poor is one that can be interchangeable…
The Irony of Peace: Watching Iran Through a Lens of Prophecy and Uncertainty
As I sit here, half a world away, in Mendon, Missouri, scrolling through the latest headlines at 2:43 AM, the situation in Iran commands attention. Protests that erupted late last month over economic hardships have morphed into a nationwide cry against the regime, met with…
Yes, You Can Legislate Morality — And The Bible Commands It
For years, Christians in America have been met with a familiar phrase whenever moral issues enter the political sphere: “You can’t legislate morality.” The saying sounds wise, even tolerant. It gives politicians an escape hatch and allows society to avoid the uncomfortable task of drawing…
The Pro-Life Establishment Is Actively Thwarting Abolition—Why Christians Must Take a Stand
For decades, many Christians have assumed that supporting the pro-life movement meant standing for the protection of unborn children. We donated, we lobbied, we voted—but what if the very organizations we trusted were actively preventing abolition of abortion? Pastor Jeff Durban, founder of End Abortion…
Devotionals
The Fragrance of Worship..
Psalm 29:2 “Give unto the LORD the glory due to His name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.” Worship often evokes images of stained-glass windows or dimly lit cathedrals, accented by candlelight, but true worship is not dependent on a setting or atmosphere….
Take It To The Streets..
1 Corinthians 5:9-10 “I wrote to you in my epistle not to keep company with sexually immoral people. Yet I certainly did not mean with the sexually immoral people of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or idolaters, since then you would need…
Satisfaction Guaranteed..
Psalm 17:15 “As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness.” Have you ever turned toward an extremely bright light? Or perhaps you’ve glanced at the sun, and your eyes were bathed in its…
Transforming Change..
2 Corinthians 3:18 “But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.” As God faithfully presides over the changing…