SOFTBALL OUTLOOK

SOFTBALL OUTLOOK – Player is Freshman Andrea Snodgras. Andrea will be a key part of our pitching staff. When she is not pitching she will share time behind the plate with Junior Kenley Weidner. We are looking forward to having her as a key player on defense. We will field a large group of underclassman

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HIGH ON VOLLEYBALL

HIGH ON VOLLEYBALL – This is Tori Rawlings. We are very excited to get our season started. We had a busy summer. We traveled to the Bolivar Tournament in June and finished the day 3-2 with our two losses coming from a talented Carthage team. We then went to the Licking Team Camp in Joplin

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HUNTER TAKES SECOND

HUNTER TAKES SECOND – A very stacked and talented Open Hard Kata division was up next and each medalist had to fight thru eight hard rounds af Forms. Hunter (right) won his Kata match in the Semi Finals four flags to one, but in the finals lost to eventual national champion Oscar Del La Press

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Ozark Empire Fair hay results

The 2018 Ozark Empire Fair Hay and Haylage Show had a familiar name win the champion ribbon. Glenn and Toni Obermann, Monett claimed the purple ribbon for the fifth time in the last nine years. The Obermann’s top hay was an alfalfa-orchardgrass mix that was a May 5 cutting. The varieties in the mix were

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How to treat forage with anhydrous ammonia

Here are seven steps to get more value out of poor-quality forage this year. Treatment of low-quality forages like late-cut fescue, wheat straw and fescue with anhydrous ammonia is not a new thing, according to Eldon Cole, University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist. He observed it back in the late 1970s and says it will

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Conservation column

by Larry Dablemont I get out in the woods on Truman Lake every year about this time, before the orange-clad crowd gets there. It is beautiful and peaceful in those deep woods, the first of the fall foliage drifting down around you. The weather this past week was beginning to cool and the wind was

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Savvy Senior®

How to make the most of your doctor’s visits Dear Savvy Senior, I manage a large health clinic that treats thousands of seniors each year, and we’ve have found that patients that come prepared when they visit our doctors are much more satisfied with the care they receive. Can you write a column educating patients

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MDC confirms invasive emerald ash borer in 11 new Missouri counties

Robert Hemmelgarn Foresters with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), in conjunction with the Missouri and U.S. departments of agriculture, have confirmed the presence of Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) in 11 new counties across Missouri. New detections have been confirmed in Adair, Callaway, Cape Girardeau, Cole, Greene, Jefferson, Lewis, Lincoln, Pike, Polk and Warren counties.

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TOPS Chapter 9319 ElDo morning meeting

TOPS Chapter 9319 El Dorado Springs met in the United Methodist Church, 201 E Broadway on Thursday, Aug.16, for their weekly weigh-in and meeting. Leader Sheryl Ann called our meeting to order and Kay led us in singing “It’s Not Too Late” We said our pledges and Sheryl led us in Roll Call. Sheryl said

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Gardening Charlotte

Hummers v. Bees There’s a tiny battle taking place this time of year. Honeybees are chasing hummingbirds off their sugar feeders and a number of callers have asked how to keep the bees away. Actually, a couple callers said my honeybees are “invading” their feeders but since they live more than 5 miles away, I

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