Nature Made Gardens to have brief “vacation”

Nature Made Gardens, 200 W Hwy. 54 #3 in El Dorado Springs, will be closed June 5 – July 11. The building will be in use by B&D Fireworks.   It will re-open on Monday, July 12. During that time owner Angela Kenney will harvest and prepare great products for her community.

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Welch-Gerster to hold reunion

The Welch-Gerster annual reunion will be held June 13, in the El Dorado Springs Civic Center. Bring a covered dish and plan to eat around 12:30. Hope to see you there.

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MONEY FOR FUTURE PLANS

Kay Forest presented the El Dorado Springs Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jackson Tough a check for $1,500. Tough said he already has plans for the money to use in community Improvement.

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Recreational snagging recommendations under consideration

Recommendation 1 State-wide minimum length limit: 32 inches, eye-to-fork length, (current state-wide length limit is 24 inches, this proposal would not change the current 34-inch minimum length limit in effect on Lake of the Ozarks, Truman Lake, and Table Rock Lake and their tributaries) Reason MDC is considering a length-limit change: Paddlefish in the Mississippi

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Old Farmer’s Advice

Paul Warner Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong. Keep skunks and bankers at a distance. Life is simpler when you plow around the stump. A bumblebee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor. Words that soak into your ears are whispered… not yelled. Meanness don’t just happen overnight. Forgive your enemies;

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Hemp growers to receive additional flexibility and remediation options

The Missouri Department of Agriculture announced federal approval of the state’s amendment to the Industrial Hemp Plan. With the approval, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture Marketing Service affirmed that Missouri’s amended plan complies with federal law and regulations. Key changes include: Increasing the pre-harvest window for compliance sampling from 15 to 30 days Allowing

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Sandy Crawford Capitol report

Lawmakers passed several measures during the 2021 legislative session that, I believe, are of benefit to the residents of the 28th Senatorial District: Senate Bill 2 expands the Missouri Works program to cover projects that support Missouri’s military installations. This was signed into law on April 22. Senate Bill 26 prevents the Missouri Department of

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ST. CLAIR COUNTY SHERIFF

The complete St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office  News Release May 18th, 2021 through May 24th, 2021 Text Caster Sheriff Lee Hilty would like to share more information about the Text Caster partnership. Upon signing up for the service, citizens will be able to get alerts on road closings, weather alerts directly from the National Weather

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