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Lot’s going on, including the Justice Department giving Ghislaine Maxwell limited immunity to spill the beans on Jeffrey Epstein and his “client list.” Some think major political …
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James Mahlon White
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7/30/25
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The White Man’s Fly
I can still see the huge tub of sweet liquid golden honey that my father and grandfather had deposited in the center of our kitchen floor. It was dark outside and my …
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Dianne Peck
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7/30/25
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50 Years Ago: The U.S. Bicentennial Was Front-Page News Next year, 2026, will be the nation’s celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. What will …
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Glynna Elliott Morse
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7/24/25
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Pearl Spurlock was the first tour guide of Branson, MO. She parlayed the fascination with Wright’s book, The Shepherd of the Hills into a lucrative business by driving visitors over roads that …
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Dianne Peck
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7/23/25
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90 Years Ago: Cletis Sell Served in the Civilian Conservation Corps (1935-1936) Dorothy Warren presented the Windsor Historical Society program on Saturday, July 12, at the Windsor Historical Museum …
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Glynna Elliott Morse
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7/22/25
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Well, I learn something new each day, how about the old New England custom of “warning out?” Read that for the first time this morning. It was another swell old custom like burning …
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7/16/25
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Not unlike many other women, Elise Quigley wanted a new home that would be more spacious. But she was ahead of her time in wanting the outdoors brought inside. Her ideas were so radical for Eureka …
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Dianne Peck
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7/16/25
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From the earliest recorded history of this area the Osage River has played a large role in the lives of the area residents, be they the red man or the white man. The impact that stream had on the …
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Dianne Peck
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7/10/25
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Well, the flood in the Hill Country of Texas was another terrible thing happening. Dozens of children gone in the blink of an eye, whisked away by rising water at their summer camp. Some parents have …
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James Mahlon White
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7/8/25
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Last night I was looking up material on Ancestory.com which is a great research tool if you happen to be writing a family book. It’s also good for just poking around to see who your 5th great …
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James Mahlon White
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7/2/25
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60 Years Ago (July 7, 1960): Changes in a Home Town – Part I Baird Rand wrote about returning to his old hometown, Windsor, after an absence of 50 years. This column is reviewing the July 7, …
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Glynna Elliott Morse
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7/2/25
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Cock and Bull Stories
Once upon a time, once upon a time! How many times have we heard that over and over.? The family stories and legends of dire and dark deeds that are told almost in a …
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Dianne Peck
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7/2/25
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Welcome to summer everybody. It opened its door on Friday with the longest day of the year. In old Europe, the summer solstice is seen as the middle of summer and referred to as …
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James Mahlon White
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6/25/25
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121 Years Ago: Windsor’s First July 4 Celebration in the Park Windsor’s city park, Farrington Park will feature Independence Day celebrations on Friday, July 4, 2025. Family activities …
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Glynna Elliott Morse
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6/25/25
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BEFORE THE WHITE MAN IN HENRY COUNTY
Up to now I’ve written about the earliest exploits of the first white settlers but did not touch on the Native Americans that were residing in the area …
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Dianne Peck
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6/25/25
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All hell is breaking loose with Israel and Iran and I bet the Ayatollah is closer to having a nuclear weapon than we thought. Let’s hope Israel is able to finish what it started or WWIII could …
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James Mahlon White
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6/19/25
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WILD ON THE CREEK
I have often been asked, “Don’t you get lonely and bored down there on the creek all by yourself?” I can truthfully say I do not. My simple life in natural …
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Dianne Peck
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6/19/25
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Memories of One-Room Schools Former attendees of one-room schools shared the experience of attending one-room rural public schools in the four-county area and in other counties in Missouri. Glynna …
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Glynna Elliott Morse
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6/19/25
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Well, we have trouble with “peaceful protesters” again. This time it’s California and folks protesting against ICE deportations of illegal immigrants. The mayor of Los Angeles …
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James Mahlon White
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6/12/25
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To The Editor, What a wonderful experience to have “Tea with Truman”. Couldn’t have asked for a more interesting afternoon. The tables were beautifully decorated, there was an …
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6/12/25
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Exceptionally Well
There once was an upscale clothing store I liked that sold stylish attire and always had an abundance of scarves displayed and matched with the garments. There is no doubt a …
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Dianne Peck
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6/12/25
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Front-Page News 60 Years Ago The news in June, 1965 reported funding for Kaysinger Bluff Reservoir, a library donation, a casualty of the Vietnam War, and other local news.[1] Seven million dollars …
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Glynna Elliott Morse
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6/12/25
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If you like parades, keep in mind that Warsaw will be having one on June 7 at 11:00 AM on Main Street. It’s the Annual Jubilee Days Parade that begins down by the Town Branch and disperses when …
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James Mahlon White
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6/5/25
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One-Room Schools Closing 60 Years Ago After the Civil War, there were as many as 25 one-room schools educating rural students in the Windsor four-county area which included Benton, Henry, Johnson, …
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Glynna Elliott Morse
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6/5/25
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Warm Weather Baptists
Will Rogers noted in his column back in 1924 how the Hollywood director, Cecil B. DeMille, in a moving picture had parted the Red Sea. He went on to say that more people …
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Dianne Peck
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6/5/25
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