Present at the June 24 Aurora City Council meeting were Mayor Tony Kennedy, Chairman Pro Tem Jason Lewis, Councilwomen Dawn Oplinger and Theresa Pettit, and Councilman Josh Blades. In public ...

We’re gonna do it!” I woke up with the Laverne and Shirley theme song running through my head. Anyone who grew up in the era of 1970s sitcom TV knows how catchy that theme song ...

On the brink of celebrating two years in business in Aurora in August, Nicole Edwards is not new to entrepreneurship. “I was raised up in the food and restaurant business and my husband’s ...

Cutting taxes is a topic that a lot of people like to talk about, but getting it done is not so easy. Today I want to take some time to share one of the bills that the Missouri General ...

Local beekeeper and owner of Asali Gold Honey, Ericka Clark took a trip to Kenya at the end of May. “I went on a journey back to my second home. My husband and I lived in Turkana, Kenya, for eight ...

Larry Blades and Doris Hall Blades celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Wednesday, June 25. The couple were married on June 25, 1965, by the Rev. Don Gardner in Aurora. They have three ...

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) this week announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans to Missouri small businesses, private nonprofits and residents to ...

I found myself winding my way to Margaritaville at Lake of the Ozarks for a conference. Kim McCully-Mobley I felt a little off that Tuesday morning, but my bosses at Crowder ...

I have planned two salad suppers which, to me, will be a true sign that summer has definitely settled in. Pris Reed Of course, the current temps probably would ...

Aurora High School (AHS) graduate Makena Hall has been named a finalist for the 2024-25 Spring Sports Athlete of the Year by the Annual Sports Commission Awards in partnership with the Missouri ...

Drivers should expect lane closures and occasional traffic delays on various highways in Lawrence, McDonald and Taney counties, the Missouri Department of Transportation said. Contractor crews ...

Psalm 42:1 says, “As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.” Bryan Cook This verse gives us a picture of someone who is truly thirsty for God — not just in ...