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    Clarence Chronicles
    March 14, 2019
    March 10, 2019 Well I am eagerly looking for spring, has anyone seen anything of it. This winter has been so long and so cold. Last fall, the middle of October, to be...
    And the Bible Says…
    March 14, 2019
    God is Sovereign Friends I know that most people view government as being “by the people and for the people”, and in this country, that is supposed to be the case. When...
    Job Corps: An Important Path to Long-Term Success for Young...
    October 24, 2018
    The U.S. economy hit a milestone in March. For the first time since record keeping began in 2000, there were more job openings than job seekers. As...

    Villa News
    October 22, 2018
    We’ve had another busy week at the Villa. We are really enjoying Fall and all the changes it brings. It does have us thinking about the upcoming...

    This is pictured at the Macon County Historical Museum Windows to the Past
    October 11, 2018
    Have you ever heard of Norma Talmadge? What about the Interstate Music Company in Macon, Missouri? If you visit the Macon County Historical Society...

    Discover the Heartland for October
    October 1, 2018
    Located approximately 2 ½ hours from Macon, St. Louis offers a lot in the way of family adventure. Below is a list of some of the most popular...

    The Shepherd Calls
    September 24, 2018
    by Dr. H. Wade Paris  A New Heart Yesterday’s edition of the Kansas City Star tells the story of Baby Jack, an eight-month-old child who has a...

    Open Arms Baptist Church
    September 24, 2018
    Can Do If you have been reading our devotions each week, you may have noticed that I usually end with a happy with Philippians 4:13 written...

    Bucklin Bits
    September 24, 2018
    JERRY DALE HEAD TO BE HONORED: Jerry Dale Head, son of Raymond and Ruth Head and a graduate of Bucklin High School Class of 1957 has been chosen to...

    Recipe Box
    September 24, 2018
    1939 Home Press Banana Bread 1 cup sugar 3 tablespoonful sour milk 1 teaspoonful soda 2 cups bread flour 3 larger or 4 small mashed ripe...

    La Plata Christian Ministries, Clothing Center
    September 24, 2018
    by Wanda Dodd 660-342-3336 On the morning of Tuesday, September 18, 2018, the Volunteer Staff of the La Plata Christian Ministries Clothing...

    Take off Pounds Sensibly
    September 10, 2018
    TOPS MO877 La Plata met Tuesday August 21 at 6pm in the La Plata Christian Church Fellowship Hall with 5 members weighing in Janet led the meeting. Roll call was, “Did you...
    Open Arms Baptist Church
    September 10, 2018
    I didn’t do it Many years ago there was a TV show called Candid Camera. One episode was about how kids would respond if they caught doing wrong....

    News & Notes from the Macon County Ministries
    September 10, 2018
    Jesus talks about caring for and helping the “least of these.” That is the “call” and “task” of the Macon County Ministries. We are truly in the...

    Bits from Bucklin
    September 10, 2018
    THIS AND THAT: Every so often there is a week with few meetings or scheduled events and that is a good time to do a bit of this and that.  For...

    Chariton Valley
    SOUND IDEAS