MDC reports spring turkey season ended with 34,593 birds harvested

Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that turkey hunters checked 31,798 birds during Missouri’s 2021 regular spring turkey season, April 19 through May 9. Top harvest counties were Franklin with 710 birds telechecked, Texas with 666, and Callaway with 639. Young turkey hunters also harvested 2,795 birds over the youth weekend,

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Young hunters harvest 15,608 deer during early youth portion

Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that young hunters ages 6 through 15 harvested 15,608 deer during Missouri’s early youth portion of the 2021 deer hunting season, Oct. 30-31. Top counties were Osage with youth hunters harvesting 359 deer, Franklin with 329, and Howell with 310. Youth hunters harvested 15,854 deer

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FFA takes on fall area speaking contest

by Dylan Rodgers, 9 The FFA Area Speaking Contest was held on Nov. 4, in Miller. There were 75 speakers in total and the top three speakers in each category goes to districts. Each student had a 6-8 minute long speech in a pre-chosen category. These students are in Mrs. Chapman’s Ag Leadership class, and

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ECS STUDENTS ATTEND 2021 FALL TEEN WEEKEND AT OZARK CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

ECS Principal Mrs. Kelly Bryson is NEVER still, not even for a moment! She, along with twelve El Dorado Christian high school students traveled to Ozark Christian College in Joplin, Missouri on Friday afternoon November 5, to attend a weekend Christian Youth Retreat entitled, “The Event 2021.” The thirteen didn’t let the ECS Fall Auction

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Known by many names

I will end what I have been writing about what is known as “Chronic Wasting Disease” by saying that it should not be called that anymore, nor by any other of a half dozen common names used to describe it. When found in deer and elk, it is ‘Spongiform Encephalopathy’, which occurs in several mammals,

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Missouri Class 3 State Cross Country Championships

On Friday, Nov. 5, the El Dorado Springs Cross Country team were given a nice sendoff through the high school, led by the high school band, as they prepared to head to Columbia for the Class 3 State Cross Country Meet. After the wonderful send off by the high school, and a few pictures taken,

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Kish places in top five in all three his divisions

Martial Arts competitors from across the Four State area were joined by competitors from as far north as Minnesota, south from Texas, east from Tennessee and west from Central Kansas all gathered in Ozark this past weekend to compete in the Heartland Open Martial Arts Tournament. One of our very own local martial artists, young

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Three seniors sign National Letters of Intent

by Amber Francis On Wednesday, Nov. 10, EHS held an assembly to recognize three student athletes who signed letters of intent for their education and athletic career next year. The NCAA recognizes November 10th as an early signing day for high school athletes. “We were excited to host an Early Signing Day for 3 of

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Fishing Report

By Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm Taberville I have a few people setting lines but they aren’t telling me anything. I’m sure they are still catching fish. Almost everybody has stopped fishing and gone deer hunting. I’m sure the blue cats are still following the fish and will bite. The flatheads just lay in their

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El Dorado Springs boil order lifted

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) lifted its boil order for the El Dorado Springs drinking water supply last Wednesday, Nov. 3, after it had been in place for about two weeks. Just about everyone felt the effects of the boil order – no fountain drinks, no free water with meals, no brushing of

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