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The Church of Christ Food Pantry, which serves 1,800 local families each year has received a grant from the Walmart Foundation which will match every dollar up to $3,000 donated to the Pantry. That would give the Food Pantry a total of $6,000 to help hungry families. For more information or to donate contact ChurchofChrist@centurytel.net,

The El Dorado Springs Holiday Home contest registration deadline is next Tuesday, Dec. 5. Contact the El Dorado Springs Chamber of Commerce at 876-4154 or email director@ElDoradoSpringsChamberofCommerce.com Remember the Chamber office is only staffed mornings – 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Judging will be done Dec. 7 and 8 then the Chamber will get the

To show support for Mothers Against Drunk Driving, the Missouri Department of Transportation will “tie one on” this holiday season – a red ribbon, that is. Fleet vehicles statewide will display the iconic red ribbon, tied on to support MADD’s longest-running and most-visible public awareness project. During the campaign, MADD volunteers ask drivers in the

I’ve been working on my cough so I can get clearance to go see that baby. He turned one month old on Tuesday, Nov. 28, his original due date. At his doctor’s appointment Monday, he weighed 7 lbs. 1 oz., up from his 5-15 birth weight. He is now strong enough to scream all night.

Editor: Good afternoon, I am the man “calling himself the ‘executive’ director of the Conservation Federation of Missouri,” as referenced in Larry Dablemont’s submission of fiction for the week. To save you from horribly misinforming your readers, I have taken the time to retort to Dablemont’s most recent work of fiction. What you see in

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

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

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,

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

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