January 17, 2026
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is accepting online applications from June 25 through Aug. 5 for its next class of conservation agent trainees. To apply — and for more information including salary range, duties and responsibilities, degree requirements, qualifications, and special-ability requirements — visit the MDC website directly at short.mdc.mo.gov/ZcS. Applicants can also go
Thirty plus of the best bass anglers in the Ozarks are expected to converge on Stockton Lake Saturday morning, June 23, for the American Bass Anglers AFT qualifying tournament. Launch site is Hartley Ramp (Old State Park). Registration can be done at the ramp starting at 4:30 a.m. Weigh-in will be shortly after 2:30 p.m.
The Cedar County Library will hold the program of the month on Monday, June 25 at 2 p.m. at the Stockton branch and 4:30 p.m. at the El Dorado Springs branch. The Missouri Department of Conservation will present snakes. All ages are welcome.
You get to thinking you have seen everything in the outdoors when you get to my age, but this past week my daughter Christy and I were on the river when we saw something way out of the realm of reality. There was a doe and a newborn fawn along the shore, beneath a high
There is a common Ozarks observation that says this region is always two weeks away from drought during the summer time. According to Bob Schultheis, a natural resource engineering specialist with University of Missouri Extension, the saying has some accuracy. “Soils in the Ozarks store 1.5 to 2.5 inches of water per foot of soil
Independence Day is a day for family get-togethers and fireworks. However, Bob Schultheis, a natural resource engineering specialist with University of Missouri Extension, advises families to leave their pets at home when going to crowded summer events. Schultheis suggests the following safety tips for managing pets around crowds and fireworks. Many pets are not used
A cheap death: How to donate your body to science Dear Savvy Senior, What can you tell me about body donation programs? With little to no savings, I’m looking for a free or cheap way to dispose of my body after I die. Old and Broke Dear Broke, If you’re looking to eliminate your funeral
Infertility affects about 20 percent of the U.S. population and can be incredibly costly; it also costs the livestock industry billions of dollars each year. Researchers at the University of Missouri have found that zinc plays a key role in promoting fertility in males, a discovery that has implications for improved in vitro fertilization and
Citizens Memorial Hospital (CMH) announces the appointment of endocrinologist, Heather Corn, M.D., M.S., to the CMH medical staff. Dr. Corn will begin her practice with CMH Endocrinology Center, Bolivar, on July 2, 2018. Dr. Corn is board certified in Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and Internal Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She is a
The 62nd annual Beydler reunion will be held Sunday, June 24, in Sac Osage Electric community room in El Dorado Springs. A carry-in lunch will begin at 12:30 p.m.
