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Saving Missouri’s Family Farms: Future Policies to Protect Chariton County’s Rural Heritage
In the heart of Chariton County, Missouri, family farms define the landscape and spirit of towns like Keytesville, Salisbury, Mendon, and Brunswick. These small operations, passed down through generations, face relentless threats: soaring input costs, unaffordable land prices, and corporate agribusinesses dominating markets. Brian Reisinger,…
Highway Safety During Planting Season in Chariton County, Missouri: Protecting Farm Equipment Operators and Drivers
As planting season brings Chariton County, Missouri’s rural highways to life in April and May, tractors, planters, and other farm equipment crisscross roads like Route 5 and Highway 24, moving between fields to sow crops. This critical period, driven by tight weather windows, increases the…
Missouri’s Rural-Urban Income Divide: Rusty Black and Tim Taylor’s Urban Bias Leaves Chariton County Behind
Missouri’s rural communities, including Chariton County, face a persistent income gap compared to urban centers like Kansas City and St. Louis, threatening the heartland’s way of life. From 2005 to 2023, rural median household incomes in Missouri rose from roughly $35,000 to $55,000–$60,000, while urban…
Farm Fire Safety in Spring: Preventing Agricultural Fires Across Missouri
As the spring planting season ramps up across Missouri, so do the risks of fire on farms and rural properties. Chariton County has already experienced several large field and brush fires in recent weeks. While many associate wildfires and farm-related fires with the heat of…
State News
Trump Forces Europe to Pay Up: What This Means for Your Tax Bill and Your Paycheck
President Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. At the NATO summit, President Trump secured a historic deal that delivers direct benefits to the American people. Under the agreement, if European…
Profiting Off the Second Amendment: The Grift Behind the Missouri Firearms Coalition
They claim to be Missouri’s fiercest defenders of the Second Amendment. But a close look at the Missouri Firearms Coalition (MFC) reveals something darker: a professionalized fundraising machine built not on protecting rights, but on perpetuating outrage, concealing where the money goes, and manipulating well-meaning…
Trump Administration Announces Crackdown on Chinese Communist Party Ownership of US Farmland
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announces plan to secure US farmland from adversaries like China. US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced on Tuesday the Trump Administration’s plan to secure US farmland from adversaries like China. Rollins made the announcement Tuesday morning in Washington DC. She…
Missouri Is One of the Most Dangerous States in America — and Our Politicians Are Still Pretending Everything’s Fine
Missouri politicians love to talk tough on crime. Whether they’re standing behind a podium at the state capitol or pushing out glossy campaign mailers, they boast about making Missouri safer. But behind all the speeches and slogans lies a hard truth: Missouri is one of…
US & World News
Twelfth Suspect Charged in Ambush Attack on ICE Agents in Alvarado, Texas; FBI Posts $25,000 Reward for Former Marine Reservist Benjamin Song
A twelfth suspect has been charged and is being sought in the ambush on the night of July Fourth at the ICE Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas following the arrests of eleven other alleged Antifa members in the shooting attack that wounded an Alvarado…
Democrats Move to Sanction El Salvador For ‘Gross Violations’ of Human Rights — President Bukele Laughs in Their Face
Nayib Bukele El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele is clearly not cowed by the Democratic Party blowhards in the Senate. Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) recently introduced legislation aimed at sanctioning Bukele and top officials in his government for “gross violations of…
At Least 15 People Trapped After Tunnel Collapse in Los Angeles
A dramatic rescue effort is underway after an industrial tunnel collapsed Wednesday evening in the Wilmington neighborhood, trapping at least 15 workers underground, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD). “As many as 15 tunnel workers have been initially reported isolated by a “collapse”…
Democrats and the Media Are Trying to Get ICE Agents Killed With Unmasking Demands
Photo courtesy of Straight Arrow News, screenshot from Youtube ICE agents wear masks for a very specific reason. It is because radicals on the left have vowed repeatedly to dox them, kill them, and even murder their families. Despite this horrible reality, Democrats and their…
Opinion
When America Pressures Israel, Judgment Often Follows
As Texas reels from the devastating floods that claimed dozens of lives—including children—many are asking why. While some will chalk it up to “just the weather,” others see a deeper spiritual warning in the timing. Just days before the floodwaters rose, former President Donald Trump…
Should Christians Vote for the Lesser of Two Evils? A Biblical Look at Elections and Political Discernment
As elections approach, many Christians feel the pressure to “do their civic duty” and head to the polls. Church leaders encourage political involvement. Social media influencers equate patriotism with discipleship. But what if voting—meant to reflect our values—is quietly compromising our faith? I want to…
Why Christians Must Reconsider Supporting MAGA’s Leading Voices
As a Christian rooted in rural Missouri, I’ve valued the MAGA movement’s promise to champion faith, family, and freedom. Yet, its leading voices—Candace Owens, Tucker Carlson, Steve Bannon, and Marjorie Taylor Greene—have embraced MAGA unbiblical rhetoric that contradicts scripture and sows division. Their recent statements,…
Where America Went Wrong: How We Lost Our Moral Compass
America was once seen as a city on a hill—a land of opportunity rooted in Christian values and a shared moral code. But today, many Americans feel something has gone terribly wrong. We’ve become politically divided, morally confused, and culturally fragmented. Families are struggling. Communities…
Devotionals
Looking For Direction?
Proverbs 3:6 “In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. For some, the Christian walk seems to be an uphill battle. For others, it’s as though the path is covered with ice, making it difficult not to slide off course….
His Story
Romans 13:1 “Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God.” It has often been said that history is His story. One of God’s well-known “stories” is…
Look for the Cloud
Numbers 9:22 “Whether it was two days, a month, or a year that the cloud remained above the tabernacle, the children of Israel would remain encamped and not journey; but when it was taken up, they would journey.” Beyond a doubt, one of the frustrating…
A Living Stone
1 Peter 2:4 “Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious.” The passage from which this verse comes features the laying of the cornerstone of the Jewish temple—the stone that Isaiah prophesied would be “a…