Clinton Technical School Celebrates 50 Years of Hands-On Education and Community Impact

By William Shiffer For 50 years, Clinton Technical School has supported hands-on education for Henry County and surrounding areas. The school opened in 1976 as Clinton Area Vocational-Technical …

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Patricia Ann Molz December 20, 1940 - September 21, 2026

Patricia Ann Molz (Rowland), age 85, of El Dorado Springs, Mo. peacefully entered the presence of her Lord on September 21, 2026. She passed at Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar, Missouri. …

Leona “Mae” Davis April 26, 1941 - September 22, 2026

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Leona Mae Davis. She passed peacefully on September 22, 2026, at the age of 85. Mae’s life touched the hearts of many. Her love, …

Sandra Sue Perusich May 19, 1946 - September 26, 2026

Sandra Sue Perusich was born May 19, 1946 to Elmer and Irene (Larson) Towsley in Kansas City, Missouri. She was the “middle” child of five children. She attended William Chrisman High School in …

Weston Hyde Paxman June 8, 2025 - September 23, 2026

Weston Hyde Paxman was born on June 8, 2025 to Clay and Michelle Paxman of Osceola, Missouri and passed to his Heavenly home on September 23, 2026 peacefully in his sleep at home with his Mom, Dad …

Thomas “Tom” Allen Rodabaugh March 10, 1941 - September 5, 2026

Thomas “Tom” Allen Rodabaugh was born on March 10, 1941, near Osceola, Missouri. He passed away peacefully on Saturday September 5, 2026, in the presence of his family. Tom grew up working …

Elza Bly Ridgway December 29, 1927 - August 29, 2026

    December 29, 1927 - August 29, 2026 Elza Bly Ridgway, 98 was born December 29, 1927 near Appleton City, MO and went home to be with the Lord on August 29, 2026 with his …

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Community Fall Festivals & Halloween Events

The following is a list of free community fall festivals and Halloween events scheduled throughout the month of October in St. Clair County and the surrounding area. This list will be updated as more …

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St. Clair County Historical Society News

ST. CLAIR COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEWS: The program for Thursday, Oct. 8 will be held a 7:00 P.M. at the St. Clair County Historical Society Museum, 660 Main Street, Osceola. The speaker will …

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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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 Austin, Texas, Tech Layoffs Are Reshaping Who Buys and What Sells
Austin’s residential real estate market has long been associated with tech-driven demand. But in 2026, the buyer pool powering the city’s housing activity looks different than it did even two …
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 …