NIXA, MO— Nixa Schools now try to duck a Missouri law and excuse themselves from being a polling place on election day. That’s the word on the street. The school […]
CLEVER, MO — Burt Whaley, 60, newly elected 138th District State Representative, suffered two torn Achilleas tendons Tuesday, Sept. 10 while attempting a gymnastic “round off” (cartwheel-type activity). Medical professionals […]
MISSOURI, USA — Missouri’s newborns are at risk. The Missouri Supreme Court decided to overrule a lower court and allow abortion on demand to be on the ballot n November. […]
If I could wave a magic wand and improve the messaging by both political parties, I would: Restore polite politics. Rather than bash your opponent, try informed observations. Like Ronald […]
MISSOURI, USA— Voters will turn out in droves in November; not just for the presidential election: Amendment 3, (legalized abortion) is on the ballot. More about that here. Here is […]
Tuesday, August 27, 5:44 p.m. Central Daylight Time. I’m sitting in the parking lot of Town & Country in Sparta. My cell phone rings. “Hello?” “Is this Johnny Rooster?” “The […]
He answered after the second ring. “Hello?” Not, ‘this is Donald Trump’; ‘Donald Trump speaking’, ‘Your former and future president here!’ None of that jazz. Just like you and me. […]
SPARTA, MO — A husband and wife team bought the old Sparta Senior’s Place building from Cory Smith in December with high hopes of opening a brewery-based business there. But […]
SPARTA, MO — Sparta Mayor Misty Holt told the Christian County Trumpet the city turned down the highest bid on the old bank building it tried to sell at a […]
GUEST ARTICLE by Eddie Campbell For the most part, I believe that the election system within our county works very well. We have one issue that must be rectified. Our […]
SPRINGFIELD, MO — As a conservative Republican, I was taken aback by an odd experience with GOP zealots last Friday. A Facebook friend posted a video of a meeting of […]
This is a continuation of the report from last week about the Biden Administration’s revisions to Title IX, the law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex. The revisions would have required, […]
Title IX — Boys in Girls’ Sports? I have been watching with interest the Biden administration’s proposed revisions to Title IX, the law which prohibits discrimination on the basis of […]
CHRISTIAN COUNTY, MO — The Christian County Trumpet is a free publication for voters and taxpayers in Christian County, Missouri. If you are an elected official representing Christian County, please […]
BY JOHNNY ROOSTER Ladies and gentlemen, please let me begin I’ll now share my story how I voted in Another Ashcroft in the Governor’s race Of all the right stuff […]
OZARK, MO — Remember “I Love Lucy?” The 1950s comedy TV hit where Ricky Riccardo could hear of his wife, Lucy’s, antics and shenanigans. He’d boom in his Cuban accent, […]
SPRINGFIELD, MO — You can’t fight city hall. Or the Assemblies of God. A spokesman seeking audience with General Superintendent Don Miller of the Assemblies of God Fellowship was promptly […]
CHRISTIAN COUNTY, MO — The primary election is Tuesday, August 6. It’s a crowded ballot on the Republican side. Time to weed out the candidates and inform my dedicated readers […]
SPARTA, MO — BREAKING NEWS: Jess Hodges, a candidate for Eastern Christian County Commissioner, was kicked off the Sparta Area Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors, sources say. The reason? […]
CHRISTIAN COUNTY, MO — It’s election season, in case you haven’t noticed signs smattered all over the roadways, campaign fliers in your mailbox, and political ads on TV and radio. […]
SPARTA, MO — A phenomenal phenomenon occurred July 18 in the Christian County Library Sparta Community Branch. A candidate forum was underway, hosted by the Christian County Trumpet and sponsored […]
If you could be a fly on the wall, you might be surprised what some elected officials say about the new 138th district state representative candidates Tom Franiak and Burt […]
Here are 10 ways to improve your relationships now. Trust me, I’m an expert at poor relationship building. I’ve got numerous relatives and friends who won’t talk to me anymore. […]
John Lindell didn’t start James River Church. Tim Carpenter did. I attended James River Assembly (now James River Church) in 1998 when Tim Carpenter went missing. Tim was a co-founder […]