Stories from Saturday, January 22, 2022

A fire in 2019 left Pilgrim’s Rest Church in Fairdealing with nothing left except the still-standing front cross. Pastor Ron Payne told the Daily American Republic at the time, “The church there is just full of good people.” Payne lost a battle Nov. 2 against COVID-19, just five days before the church planned to hold a groundbreaking for their new building...

Members of the Missouri General Assembly gathered in the House Chamber to listen to the annual State of the State Address delivered by Gov. Mike Parson. Parson’s speech focused on budget priorities and American Rescue Plan Act spending goals for 2022. ...