From the beginning of time
I met him as I was leaving a hospital in a nearby metro area. He approached me and asked if I was a “chaplain-pastor kind of person” had a m…
A ten gallon keg of native Missouri moonshine
Two Missourians and a Missouri car were the results of a raid staged by Sheriff Lewis and Night Marshal Coon. It is quite apparent that ther…
‘Force of Nature’
I could tell “Force of Nature” was a bomb based on the casting alone. The biggest name attached to this movie is Mel Gibson, whose prolific …
The weariness antidote
“When will this be OVER? I’m TIRED!!”. That was the young voice I recently heard while in a local store shopping for groceries. As I looked …
Support matters
I have to admit the whole purpose of this column is to tell you about my new pillow. It's amazing. It's a U-shaped body pillow originally de…
Are you going to the State Fair?
The Iowa State Fair with its thousands of exhibits of the best that Iowa affords, its noise and bustle, its glitter and attractiveness, the …
In the know with OCMS
Community and Business NewsOCMS, the City of Osceola and the State of Iowa encourage households to c…
The Ramsey Report
As was previously reported, the Courts have been shut down to a large degree and the Courthouse has been closed to foot traffic. Like the ot…
4th of July celebrations
The 4th of July celebration at Weldon, our neighbor town on the south, was hoodooed by the damp disagreeable day, Monday July 5th. However, …
Letter to the editor
As a frontline worker in a rural Iowa hospital, I have seen firsthand the necessity of ensuring access to medical care for all Iowan’s, and …
Freedom IN Christ – It’s Contagious!
Freedom. Independence. Are they the same thing? How do you define these words? Here are some thoughts from Scripture:
