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Wagons … Westward Ho!

By Bob Ford Special to Articles, podcasts and YouTube videos are complimentary from those helping preserve our history: Eagle Communications, Nodaway Valley Bank, Hughes Chiropractic, The Hearing Connection and Anonymous Buffs. To comment or join in supporting this non-profit, contact Bob at robertmford@aol.com. It would be the most difficult and life changing decision one would

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Dry start to fall across much of Missouri

By Jared Shelton News-Press NOW meteorologist Astronomical fall arrives this weekend with the autumnal equinox on Sunday. Just in time, temperatures are forecast to feel a bit more seasonable by then, after a stretch of hot and muggy September days has lingered across the Central Plains, and much of the United States for the past

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Your letters for Sept. 13, 2024

By NewsPress Now Your letters for Sept. 13, 2024 Ensure a fair count Amazingly, the progressive Democrat/communists faction of the Democrat Party is attempting to stonewall congressional election reform efforts demanded by Republicans that would insure the credibility of ballot integrity for future elections. Charles “Fish Lips” Schumer has declared any such proposal DEAD in

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Waiting for the next big study

By NewsPress Now Those who live or work near the Missouri River will never forget the years of 1993, 2011 and 2019. That’s when the surging river overtopped levees, causing massive flooding that destroyed crops and property and left major highways impassable for months. Those years are memorialized in government data on the Missouri River

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Why? Because they said so

By NewsPress Now On Nov. 5, Missouri voters weigh in on the race for the White House and determine the fate of ballot measures on abortion, sports gambling and the minimum wage. These high-profile issues will dominate the last nine weeks of the election cycle and drive record-high turnout. By contrast, Amendment 6 will likely

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Fall is in the air

By Alonzo Weston With all of its pumpkin spice and the decay of nature, autumn is my favorite season. The weather is crisp and cool, the leaves are beautiful in death and it’s harvest time with the smell of pumpkin spice and bonfires filling the air. My son and grandkids were born in late summer

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