Opinion

Body The choice to cancel an entire season of The Bachelorette just days before its debut has attracted widespread attention, but the circumstances leading to it did not start with the show’s cancellation.

Body There are a lot of ways people choose to spend their free time on the weekends, but in our house, Sundays are reserved for something that probably doesn’t sound exciting unless you’ve experienced it yourself. We go to Red Racks.

Body Dear Editor, I am sharing the ballot information for the upcoming April election: https://raycountymo. com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Ray-MO-040726-Publication.pdf Historically, this election has seen very low turnout.

Body Every family game seems to come with a warning label, but Uno may have one of the most dramatic reputations of all.

Body The power of a small gesture It is that time again when most weekends start pointing toward the Lake of the Ozarks.

Body There are two kinds of people in this world. The ones who turn nearly everything into a competition and the ones who find that instinct quietly irritating.

Body From the moment the doors opened at Cable Dahmer Arena, Military Appreciation Night carried a sustained volume and energy, signaling this was more than a routine regular- season game.

Body Most people talk about grief from the inside, describing the way it feels to lose someone and how they personally work through it. Those stories are important, but lately I have realized there is another part of grief that doesn’t get as much attention.

Body There was a time when every slow driver felt personal. A car lingering in the left lane, a hesitant merge or someone braking early in bad weather once felt like an intentional obstruction placed directly in the way of wherever I was going.

Body Dear Editor, In the Feb. 6, 2026, edition of the Richmond Daily News, Ray County Commissioners listed several areas of potential budget shortfalls, including infrastructure repairs on bridges, even with MoDOT 80% grant support through programs such as BRO.