The story of Count Dracula

The image of a menacing yet somewhat alluring man with canines piercing the neck of an unsuspecting victim has been circulating for more than 100 years, and is believed to have evolved from ancient …

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Hermtage R-IV School District is holding Q&A meeting

Prop Teachers Q&A Info Hermitage R-IV School District will hold two Proposition Teacher Q&As next Monday, October 26. School personnel will be available to explain the rationale and need …

Obituaries
James F. Moore, 82
James F. Moore, 82, of Bolivar, Missouri, passed away on September 28, 2026, at Mercy Hospital. He was born on March 8, 1944, to William and Leona Moore. James worked as an EMT and later at Fivestar …
Delta Anne (Easton) King, 85
Delta Anne (Easton) King of Marshfield, MO was born February 25, 1941, to Dr. Gail Raymond and Martha Carolyn Easton in Weaubeau, MO.   She departed this life on October 5, 2026 at Webco Manor, …
Winola (Pippins) Flandermeyer Krammer, 86
In loving memory of Winola (Pippins) Flandermeyer Krammer. Winola, lovingly known as “Mamaw” to her grandchildren, went home to be with Jesus on September 2, 2026, at the age of 86. Winola …
Rollen E. Brauch, 84
Rollen E Brauch, age 84, of Bolivar, Missouri, passed away September 10, 2026. Rollen was born on October 12, 1941, to Henry and Nellie (Schilling) Brauch in Liberty Nebraska. Rollen was a …
Ron Stover
It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of our brother, Ron Stover.   He departed from this world on Monday September 28, 2026.   A memorial service will be announced at a later …
Sports
Lady Hornets Softball Honoring family, friends and Seniors
The Lady Hornets softball team, family & friends honored senior leaders Allison Simmons and Bella Stites after their last home game this season. Simmons has played four year and Stites played …
Come Support your Runners from Hermitage R-IV School
The MS XC State Championships are this Sat, Oct 24, utilizing the off-road dirt track at Lucas Oil Speedway. Hosted by Hermitage XC and Coach Mark Sabala, we have over 100 teams and 950 athletes from …
Wheatland FFA Member
Congratulations to Alyssa Corley for being the second Freshmen to recite the FFA Creed! She was awarded a free jacket courtesy of the Hickory County Farm Bureau.

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Upgrade Your Phone Without Breaking Your Holiday Budget
(Feature Impact) Holiday shopping can go further than simply checking gifts off your list. Taking advantage of opportunities like limited-time savings on everyday essentials such as electronics, including the smartphone you likely use every day, can help you save some scratch for stuffing all those stockings.
Self-Employed and Can’t Get a Mortgage? The Loan Type May Be the Problem
Many self-employed borrowers who are told they do not qualify for a mortgage are not actually unqualified. They are applying through a loan type that measures income in a way that works against them. …
A Seller’s Strongest Negotiating Position in Fairfield County, CT Starts Before the First Showing
The Fairfield County, Connecticut housing market heading into fall 2026 doesn’t fit neatly into a single headline. Some homes are drawing multiple offers above asking. Others, in the same county …
Mortgage-Dependent Buyers Are Being Squeezed Out of the Florida Keys
There is a growing divide in the Florida Keys housing market, and it runs along a single fault line: whether a buyer needs a mortgage. Cash buyers – many of them retirees and business owners from …
Massachusetts Appraisal Rules Change in November. Buyers Who Wait to Prepare Will Lose Deals.
Most Massachusetts homebuyers will not think about new appraisal rules until those rules delay their closing. By then, according to Colleen Barry of Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty, the …
Columbus, Ohio Has 2.23 Million Residents and Barely 6,000 Homes for Sale
A metropolitan area of 2.23 million people should have a deeper housing market than what Columbus, Ohio is showing right now. According to Central Ohio MLS data cited by Barbara Gale of the Gale …
Housing Is the Largest Asset Most Americans Own. It’s Also the Only One They Don’t Diversify.
Stock portfolios get diversified. Bond holdings get diversified. Even alternative investments get spread across categories and geographies. But the single largest asset on most American household …
In Palm Beach County, Single-Family Homes and Condos Are Now Separate Markets
The question heard most often in Palm Beach County this year is whether the housing market is crashing. The numbers point somewhere else: two markets operating in the same zip codes, moving at …
Washington Is Starting to Name the Middle-Income Renter, Without Yet Funding the Fix
A new federal housing effort has directed the Government Accountability Office to study a formal income definition for the middle class, roughly 80 to 120 percent of area median income, and to …
In South Denver, Colorado, Temporary Rate Buydowns Are Expiring – and the Safety Net Isn’t There
The 2-1 buydown was supposed to be a bridge. Buyers who locked in mortgages two to three years ago at rates near 7% used the program to ease into ownership, paying two percentage points less in year …