Walter ‘Jake’ James Kenney

Walter “Jake” James Kenney, 57, Walker, passed away suddenly on June 3, 2017. A memorial service was held June 10, in Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.  Final disposition was cremation under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home. Online condolences may be left at: www.blandhackleman.com.

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2017 Cedar County Youth Fair

June 15, 16 & 17 Cedar County Fairgrounds Stockton Thursday, June 15 3:00 p. m. Non-Livestock entries check-in begins. Attach entry tags and complete summary sheet. 5:00 p. m. Non-Livestock entries check-in ends; area closed for judging. Rabbit and Poultry check-in begins. 6:00 p.m. All rabbits and poultry must be in place. 7:00 p.m. Rabbit

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Football team looking good

by Derek Scroggins Head ElDo Coach Q. How’s your football team this year? Doing very well. I’ve been impressed with their attitude and effort so far this summer. Q. I heard you went to a camp and did very well. Yes, we went to the Central Methodist University Football Camp and the boys did real

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DANIEL WOSOBA HONORED

DANIEL WOSOBA HONORED – Please help us congratulate Daniel Wosoba, from the El Dorado Springs area, for receiving the Cedar County Soil and Water Conservation District 2016 Cooperator of the Year award. Daniel has benefited from advice from our engineers and technicians, working tirelessly to install waterways and terraces to control the erosion problems on

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Golf tournament for Home Delivered Meals

The El Dorado Springs Senior Center will sponsor a charity Golf Tournament on Saturday, July 8, at the Gene Pray Memorial Golf Course to raise money for the Home delivered meal program. The entry fee is $150 for a 3 person scramble team: 1st place $450, 2nd place – $300 and 3rd place $150. The

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Fishing report for June 15

Taberville Report by Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm The fishing is good. The catch is slow. They’ve caught a few good fish. Don’t get me wrong. One of the guys caught one Monday that weighed 30 lbs. But they are not setting a new world record, either. I’ve got three people who have been rod

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Summer Covey headquarters newsletter

The Summer issue of the Covey Headquarters Newsletter is now available. Go to  the following link to view it – https://mdc.mo.gov/wildlife/attracting-wildlife/covey-headquarters-newsletter. In this issue: • Diverse grassland habitat • May rain event impacts quail • Sericea lespedeza control and much more.

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A Far-Away World

You might not expect a naturalist, an outdoorsman and a lover of the good old days like me to brag on television. It is a two-headed creature, one head the ugly epitome of evil and the other a beautiful invention showing us the creation of God that my ancestors could never see nor comprehend from

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Despite their exotic beauty, water lilies are vigorous and easy to grow

Many admire them. Few grow them. Water lilies are the final frontier of the gardening world, says University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. While they may appear exotic and fragile, water lilies are tough and durable, Trinklein said. Many gardeners think they’re difficult to grow, but Trinklein says that is not the case. “Once

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