Square Dance Friday night

On Friday, Dec. 1, the Mo-Kan Square Dancers will host a dance with Kenton Sullivan calling from 7:30 to 10 p.m. in the Home Ec Building at the Vernon County Fairgrounds, Nevada. Admission will be $5 per adult dancer and $3 per youth dancer. All area dancers and interested persons are invited to attend.  For

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Cedar Democrats to meet

Cedar County Democrats will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, in the Banquet Room of the El Dorado Springs Community Center. Our guest speaker for the evening will be Chase Crawford, Hickory County Commissioner, auctioneer at Crawford Auction and candidate for the 125th Legislative District in West Central Missouri . Come out and meet

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CCAD board meeting minutes

PO BOX 669, Stockton, MO 65785 LOCATION: El Dorado Springs Ambulance Barn Meeting called to order at 6:32 Roll call Present: John Wilson Chairman Rusty Norval Nadine Sinclair Evelyn Boyle Keith Kasco Sec/Tres. Absent: Kenny Turner Vice Chairman Agenda Approval: A motion was made by Wilson to approve the agenda with changes, seconded by Sinclair,

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Exploring a world without food animals

What would happen if U.S. farmers stopped producing animals for food and Americans went vegan? Some have called for a move in that direction to address increasing concerns about U.S. health, eating habits, and climate change. Researchers at USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Virginia Tech recently explored those questions and found surprising results. Mary

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McCaskill aims to end predatory recruiting of military, veteran students

U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill is continuing her efforts to fix the so-called “90/10” rule by closing a loophole allowing for-profit colleges to count educational benefits for servicemembers and veterans outside the 90 percent cap on federal financial aid, causing some schools to aggressively recruit servicemembers and veterans and profit from benefits owed to them. “Preying

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Hartzler discusses Conservation Grazing Bill with local stakeholders

Today Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (MO-04) hosted a discussion with local stakeholders about a bill she recently introduced to allow grazing on lands that are part of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Landowners who participate in this program are required to manage the grass growth mid-cycle of their CRP contract and Rep. Hartzler’s bill would add

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Teeth-whitening kit developed by Mizzou spin-off company

On the outside, Novashine looks like an ordinary teeth-whitening kit that consumers use every day. However, the kit, developed by a team of University of Missouri engineers, uses a specialized teeth-whitening gel specially made for ease of use that capitalizes on technology users probably already have on hand—the user’s “Currently, teeth-whitening kits that are on

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Marriages

Marriage Applications: Recorder of Deeds Office Cedar County Carole Wilkerson Recorder Alan Dean Gray, 38, Stockton, and Wyonda Sabine Gray, 37, Stockton

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CEDAR COUNTY COURT

The following felonies have been disposed in Cedar County: Crystal Beckmon, El Dorado Springs, atmp-forgery  9/10/15, 5 years supervised probation 1/13 Kenneth Ray Johnson, El Dorado Springs, Harassment – 1st degree  4/10,  5 years supervised probation  11/13 Jason W Joy, Stockton, burglary – 1st deg, tampering with mtr veh – 1st degree  6/17, 5 yrs

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EL DORADO SPRINGS

In the case of all arrests, it must be remembered that the charge is merely an accusation and all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.    NOTE: Anyone having information concerning any alleged crimes are encouraged to contact the police department at 876-TIPS (8477) Nov 20 – Arrest: Stephanie J. Fisk, 35,

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