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4-H enrollment open in October Enrollment for Missouri 4-H will open Oct. 1 for the new 4-H year all across Missouri. The 4-H program is open to any youth ages five to 18.  Annual enrollment dues for most county 4-H programs is $30.  However, for the second year in a row, youth covered with Missouri

El Dorado Springs R-2 School Board has scheduled a meeting for 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, in the HS Library. In Old Business, the board will hear a construction report. consider a School Security Proposal, approve RFQ for Property and Liability Insurance, review enrollment numbers for Fall 2018, review and approve the FY 2017 Annual

The Schell City Betterment Committee invites everyone to our 2018 Fall Festival Friday, Sept. 7 and Saturday, Sept. 8

If you’ve tried to quit smoking on your own, you know how hard it can be because nicotine is extremely addictive. Tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, yet an estimated 40 million Americans still smoke cigarettes.

The St. Clair County Baptist Association will convene with Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church Sept. 14-15. Morning session Friday, Sept. 14 10 a.m. Call to order by the moderator 10:10 Devotion and welcome, pastor of hosting church 10:25 Seating of messengers and introduction of visitors 10:30 Reading of the Constitution and rules of order 10:35

Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO) is the sole local provider of blood for patients at 41 area hospitals in southwest Missouri, northwest Arkansas and southeast Kansas. Sick and injured hospital patients depend on CBCO donors to provide the lifesaving blood they need. Supplies of type O positive, O negative and A positive blood

American Bass Anglers Division 126 will hold its 2019 season opener Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018 on Stockton Lake. Launch site will be Old State Park. This will be the first in a series of D126 tournaments all held on Stockton Lake. It will also be the first for new D126 director, Mike Dill. Dill is

The Missouri Department of Conservation will hold a Hunter Education course on Sept. 22 at the Missouri Department of Conservation El Dorado Springs Office at 1109 S. Main St. The class will run from 8 a.m. until noon. Attendees must be at least 11 years old by the day of the class to attend. Hunter

On Friday, Aug. 31, the Mo-Kan Square Dancers will hold a 5th Friday Benefit Dance from 7:30 to 10 p.m. in the Home Ec Building at the Vernon County Fairgrounds.Jay  Wright will be the MC. Proceeds will go toward area persons or square dance friends needing assistance, or area agencies serving the community. Admission is