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…
Willene Clastine Bratton
Willene Clastine Bratton, 86, of Richmond, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at her home.
Ken Marshall Cox
Ken Marshall Cox, 85 of Higginsville, Missouri, formerly of Dover, Missouri passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at Lafeyette Regional Hospital.
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…
Joyce Eilene Kite
Joyce Eilene Kite, 82, of Odessa, Missouri, passed away on March 23, 2026, at Centerpoint Hospital. Joyce was born on March 17, 1944, in Independence, Missouri, to William and Mary (Coen) Semler.
Charles “Raymond” Sweeney
Charles “Raymond” Sweeney, a cherished resident of Carrollton, Missouri,
John Andrew Wagner
John Andrew Wagner, 85, of Polo, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2026, at Liberty Hospital.
Parilee Turley Jackson
Parilee Turley Jackson, 81, of Marshall, MO, died Monday, March 23, 2026, at her home.
Floyd Benjamin “Ben” Davis
Early in the morning of March 20, 2026 Heaven gained another angel, Floyd Benjamin “Ben” Davis.
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…