Cataracts impact lifestyle; surgery brings emotional benefits

You may know that cataracts can interfere with your ability to see clearly, but might be unaware of their impact on your emotions. Alcon, the global leader in eye care, conducted a survey of about 1,300 people age 60 and older who have undergone cataract surgery and found that almost 60 percent of respondents said

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90th anniversary Herriman Chapel Camp

      The year was 1927…a half gallon of mil cost 29¢ and five lbs. of sugar was 35¢. On the political scene, Joseph Stalin had taken control of Russia and President Coolidgeannounced he would not run for president in 1928. In technology, x-rays were used for the first time and the iron lung

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Jerico to start revival

Jerico Springs Missionary Baptist Church would like to announce a revival effort beginning Monday, Aug. 7 at 7 p.m. nightly. Bro. Jerry Grant and Bro. Howard Hamilton will preach. Everyone welcome.

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Concord Church Homecoming

Concord Missionary Baptist Church will hold Homecoming Services on Sunday, Aug. 13. There will be Sunday school at 10 a.m. followed by the pastor, Brother Bobby Budd, bringing the morning message. A basket dinner will be enjoyed at the noon hour. The afternoon service will begin with singing, and then Brother Ralph Benham will bring

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Melvin E. Ware

Melvin E. Ware, 74, El Dorado Springs, passed away on Friday, July 28, 2017. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, Aug 1, in  Bland-Hackleman Chapel.  Burial followed in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home. Online condolences may be left at: www.blandhackleman.com.

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Dorothy Cledia Witt

Dorothy Cledia Witt, 89, formerly of Black Jack, passed away July 29, 2017, in Liberty. Services begin at 11 a.m. Aug. 3, in Sheldon Funeral Home, El Dorado Springs. Burial will be in the Love Cemetery, El Dorado Springs under direction of the Sheldon Funeral Home, El Dorado Springs. Family will receive friends Thursday, Aug.

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2017 TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE

2017 TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE – A total solar eclipse will be visible across North America on Aug. 21, 2017, with a good portion of the Midwest located in prime viewing area. The first total eclipse seen in the continental U.S. since 1979, a vast swath of Missouri will be traversed by the shadow of the

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Japan slaps high tariff on U.S. beef

Japan says “Whoa, go slow” on imports of frozen beef from the United States. To safeguard their own beef farmers, Japan raised tariffs on U.S. beef from 38.5 to 50 percent. “This increases the price of U.S. beef for Japanese consumers,” says Scott Brown, University of Missouri beef economist. “Less foreign consumption increases beef supply

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Look for Blazing Star wildflowers

by Candice Davis Discover nature this week and identify native Blazing Star in your area. Learning to identify and appreciate Missouri’s native wildflowers will get you one step further to enjoying some of our most enjoyable wildlife species, butterflies. It’s said butterflies go wherever they please and please wherever they go.  If you find Blazing

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MDC to host free warm season grazing workshop Aug. 18

Japan says “Whoa, go slow” on imports of frozen beef from the United States. To safeguard their own beef farmers, Japan raised tariffs on U.S. beef from 38.5 to 50 percent. “This increases the price of U.S. beef for Japanese consumers,” says Scott Brown, University of Missouri beef economist. “Less foreign consumption increases beef supply

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