God will not be mocked

Editor: Recently we were given the opinion of Angela Shipp as to how wonderful it is that we have two Muslim women elected to the US House of Representatives and how these Right Wingers complain about Muslims being anti-Israel. I wonder what planet Angela come from or if she even follows the news or the

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Fall workshops to discuss benefits of warm season grasses

Warm season grasses provide high quality summer forage for cattle grazing and allow rest time for lower quality cools season pastures,” says Patrick Davis, MU Extension Regional Livestock Field Specialist.  Ideal planting time for native warm season grasses is winter and spring.  Therefore, MU Extension will provide Warm Season Grass Cattle Grazing Workshops during November

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Escapes from the Landscape

Invasive Plants — Escapes from the Landscape Tuesday, Oct. 29, 6 p.m. Vernon County Fairgrounds Nevada. Several common landscaping plants, such as Bradford pears, are becoming invasive in the countryside. Learn which landscaping plants can be a problem, how to control them and what non-invasive native plants can be put in their place. Speaker is

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Chamber Director’s notes

by Jackson Tough This is the week! Get signed-up for the Spring City Spooktacular. We need our members to help make this a successful event for our community’s youth. We can’t do it without your participation. And we would like to publicly thank each participating business/organization so please let us know this week. From our

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BBB tips to avoid getting spooked this Halloween

Halloween is a time for tricks and treats, but shopping for decorations and costumes shouldn’t be a scary experience. Shoppers should rely on trusted merchants and research unfamiliar stores or websites before buying. BBB received 88 complaints last year, and received 49 complaints so far in 2019, about masquerade costume businesses, which include Halloween stores

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Take a walk in the woods and discover nature as you hunt fall mushrooms

Most of Missouri’s edible mushrooms are distinctive in some obvious way. Once you learn their distinguishing features you won’t confuse them with any dangerous poisonous species. It’s very important to know the visual cues to look for, but knowing when and where a mushroom grows is very important in proper identification. Though most hunted mushroom

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DECA students attend annual Fall Leadership Conference

Students from the El Dorado Spring High School DECA chapter traveled with their Advisor, Kristal Swopes to the Missouri DECA Fall Leadership and State Officer Election Conference held Oct. 13-14 in Branson. Students participated in leadership and educational workshops, competitive event practice programs, and learned skills to develop their own leadership potential.  In addition, these

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Love note from Jeff City

Greetings, My Fellow Missourians Last Thursday, I attended the Hickory County Cattleman’s monthly meeting. Katie Stewart, with Farmers Care MO Beef Program, presented the MO Beef MO Kids MO Fit (MoBKF) program. This program connects schools with farmers and ranchers to “beef” up the lunches served in schools. Beef has lots of essential nutrients, including

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District Update

Dear Friends, Last week I returned from a bipartisan Armed Services Committee trip to Poland, Estonia, and Ukraine. I was the lead Republican on the trip, among six members of Congress and spoke and asked questions at every meeting we had with foreign leaders.  We met with the defense ministers and minsters of foreign affairs

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MARRIAGES

CEDAR COUNTY Marriage Applications: Recorder of Deeds Office Cedar County Carole Wilkerson Recorder Kelly Wayne Keltner, 46, Jerico Springs, and Kimberly Ann Phillips, 49, Jerico Springs.

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