Opinion

There is nothing more exciting than waiting all year for my Kansas City Chiefs to hit the field... knowing without a doubt they will be making a Super Bowl appearance. Well, at least, that has been the case in the past few years. This year, however, I think I was actually more excited about the debut of the new Hallmark Christmas movie, Holiday Touchdown, A Chiefs Love Story. Yep, you read right! This past weekend Hallmark combined two of my favorite things... just in time for Christmas...

The holiday season is upon us. Yes, it seems a little early, but Black Friday sales are here and many Christmas presents are already hidden in the closet. The Christmas trees are going up; holiday parties are penciled on the calendar; and those ugly sweaters are being dusted off...

Songs are written and sang to affect the emotions of the listener. Yet rarely has one touched my heart the way Lee Ann Womack does when she sings, “I Hope You Dance.” Several years ago I was going through a trying time in my life and my friend, Lynn Teague, bought me a CD and book illustrating the words to this particular song. I had heard the song before, but I had never really listened to its words...

Mammograms are crucial for breast cancer detection and prevention, offering several key benefits: 1. Early Detection: Mammograms can identify tumors that are too small to be felt, enabling early diagnosis when treatment is most effective. 2. Increased Mortality: Research indicates that regular mammogram screenings significantly lower the risk of dying from breast cancer. Early-stage cancers have higher survival rates...

This week the NEA Town Courier, The Osceola Times and our advertisers are paying a special tribute to area farmers and the harvest season. As a farmer’s daughter, I have the utmost respect for those men and women who work around the clock bringing in the harvest. I remember those days well...