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The 2020 class will convene in Kansas City for a hands-on look at careers in agriculture The Missouri Department of Agriculture is offering 30 high school students representing 4-H clubs and FFA chapters, as well as farm families, throughout Missouri the opportunity to explore careers in agriculture through the 2020 Missouri Agribusiness Academy (MAbA). MAbA

The El Dorado Springs Senior Center will hold a Deck the Halls Christmas luncheon from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, at the Senior Center. Everyone is welcome. For 60 years and over, there is a suggested donation of $4. For 60 and under, the cost is $7.30. There will be Mr. and

Through this Saturday, Dec. 7, toys valued from $10 to $20 may be dropped off at Fugate Motors.  Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 9 a.m. volunteers are needed  to wrap the hundreds of gifts the community has so generously donated.  Bring your scissors and your holiday spirit and join us at the First Baptist Church.  Please

On Friday, Dec. 6, the Mo-Kan Square Dancers will have a dance with Mike Huddleston calling. This will be held from 7:30 to 10 p.m. in the Home Ec Building at the Vernon County Fairgrounds, Nevada. All area dancers and interested persons are invited. For more information call the Harolds at 417-465-2241, the Millers at

There may be nothing cuter than a puppy, but wait:  Are you really going to try to train a new pet in the hustle and bustle of the holidays? How do you know you’re getting it from a reliable source? Better Business Bureau advises waiting until a calmer time in your household to introduce a

This is your last chance for the Progress Club Christmas flower sale. We have wreaths and saddles for your loved ones, decorations and table arrangements for your home. Recycled and very low prices. Ome in and see what we have. Corner of Park and 54 Hwy. next to Classy Look Salon. Open from 10 a.m.

Korth Senior Center will host a holiday craft fair from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday Dec. 7, at 309 West Englewood Drive in Stockton. Call 417-276-5306 for more information.  A wide variety handcrafted items, jewelry, soaps, baked goods and more Breakfast of biscuits and gravy will be served from 8 to 10. After breakfast,

Richard Asbill wants cattle and wildlife to benefit from warm-season grasses on his southwestern Missouri farm. Asbill, the superintendent of the Cassville R-IV School District and a former agriculture teacher, is one of the first participants in the NRCS + MU Grasslands Project. The project is a collaboration between the University of Missouri and the

Owl found on prairies will be focus of hike at Shawnee Trail Conservation Area. Short-eared owls don’t have short ears but they have a number of characteristics that make them interesting members of Missouri’s bird world. People will have a chance to hear – and possibly see – short-eared owls on Dec. 7 at the