April 23, 2024
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is stocking more than 75,000 rainbow trout plus 193 lunkers in 32 urban-area lakes around the state for winter trout fishing beginning in early November. Many of these areas allow anglers to harvest trout as soon as they are stocked, while other areas are catch-and-release until Feb. 1. Find
The first rule of hunting: safety first. A hunter in Saline County got a personal lesson in tree-stand safety after he found himself stuck in a tree. Saline County Conservation Agent Chase Wright got a call on Thursday from a bow hunter stuck in a climbing tree stand on a local conservation area. The bottom
With finances tight, everyone seems to be looking to save money this coming winter according to Bob Schultheis, natural resource engineering specialist with University of Missouri Extension. “No one thing will magically cut energy expenses a lot, but attention to many little things can all help add up to greatly-reduced costs,” said Schultheis. The place
TOPS Chapter 9319 El Dorado Springs met in the Church of Christ Meeting Room on Thursday, Oct. 26. Leader Sheryl Walker opened the meeting and Kay S. led us in singing “Twinkle, Twinkle Little TOPS”. Twenty-seven weighed in today and the chapter had a 15 lb. net loss. Sandi was the week’s best loser with
By Dora Jean McKinley Marilyn Entrikin has been sick. She couldn’t keep anything down except hot tea until 6 p.m. She couldn’t get to church. About 6 p.m. soup went down good. Marilyn Entrikin’s son is getting rain in Arizona. July, August and except September, is the months they get rain there. It’s still 100
ECS STUDENTS OF DISTINCT ATTITUDE – Students Of Distinguished Attitude, also known as SODA, were announced for the first quarter of the ECS 2017-18 school year on Wednesday, Oct. 25. Pictured are (front row) – 2nd grade – Aleta Lyness, Kindergarten – Bennett Johnson, 1st grade – Kinsley Hooper, Kindergarten – London Greenleaf and 3rd
8-12 WINNERS – were (from left) Matthew Sparza, Piper Spencer and Khloe Daniels. The judges awarded first to Piper. Paula Newman emceed the event. 4-7 WINNERS – were (from left) Crista Colvard, Herley Mathis and Breanna Miller who the judges awarded first place. 0-3 WINNER – was (on right) Kinlee Spencer. The No. 2 winner
By Helen Ellerman Madalyn’s Kitchen, south of Schell City, will not be closed for the first part of November as far as she knows now. She says she will probably have her Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, Nov. 16. I will put it in my news when she is for sure. Jewell and Helen Ellerman attended
Robert Van Gilfoil was born at 6:16 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, in Baton Rouge Women’s Hospital to Cain and Adrian Gilfoil of Baton Rouge, LA. He weighed 6 lbs. and was 19 inches long. His grandparents are Wyly and Jennifer Gilfoil of Lake Providence, LA, and Kenneth W. and Kimball S. Long of El Dorado
November Gardening Chores I survived moving all of my potted plants inside but just barely. Had to escort the usual hijackers back outside – praying mantis, lizards, several garden spiders and one baby mouse. Now that we are all settled inside, I am still moving potted plants around to give them optimum light conditions. My
