Hartzler endorsed by Missouri Farm Bureau

On August 15, 2018, Missouri Farm Bureau’s Political Action Committee endorsed Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler for re-election in Missouri’s Fourth Congressional District. Trustees of the Missouri Farm Bureau West Central Regional Endorsement Committee interviewed Hartzler in Sedalia and voted unanimously to endorse her re-election bid. Hartzler is serving her fourth term in Congress and is a

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Best of the best

TEACHERS OF THE YEAR – The Optimist Club of El Dorado Springs sponsors the Annual Teacher of the Year. At a beginning of the year assembly, Optimist Secretary/Treasurer Josh Floyd presented 2017-2018 Teacher of the Year Awards to (from left) Jill Chapman (High School), Jeremy Barger (Middle School) and Jill Moffat (Elementary). Assistant Superintendent Dr.

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Crawford endorsed by Missouri Farm Bureau

On August 15, 2018, Missouri Farm Bureau’s Political Action Committee endorsed State Senator Sandy Crawford for re-election in the 28th Senatorial District. Trustees of the Missouri Farm Bureau West Central Regional Endorsement Committee representing the 28th District interviewed Crawford and her general election opponent Joe Poor in Sedalia. After hearing statements from each candidate and

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El Dorado Springs Bulldogs ready for Pembroke Hill Raiders

Last year, the El Dorado Springs Bulldogs suffered a bitter defeat to the Pembroke Hill Raiders 18-20 in overtime. Will this Friday night be redemption time? The game is slated to start at 7 p.m. in Bulldog Stadium this Friday night after a 6:30 p.m. Senior Night featuring 14 players. Tuesday the Sun spoke with

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SOFTBALL OUTLOOK

SOFTBALL OUTLOOK – Player is Freshman Andrea Snodgras. Andrea will be a key part of our pitching staff. When she is not pitching she will share time behind the plate with Junior Kenley Weidner. We are looking forward to having her as a key player on defense. We will field a large group of underclassman

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HIGH ON VOLLEYBALL

HIGH ON VOLLEYBALL – This is Tori Rawlings. We are very excited to get our season started. We had a busy summer. We traveled to the Bolivar Tournament in June and finished the day 3-2 with our two losses coming from a talented Carthage team. We then went to the Licking Team Camp in Joplin

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HUNTER TAKES SECOND

HUNTER TAKES SECOND – A very stacked and talented Open Hard Kata division was up next and each medalist had to fight thru eight hard rounds af Forms. Hunter (right) won his Kata match in the Semi Finals four flags to one, but in the finals lost to eventual national champion Oscar Del La Press

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Ozark Empire Fair hay results

The 2018 Ozark Empire Fair Hay and Haylage Show had a familiar name win the champion ribbon. Glenn and Toni Obermann, Monett claimed the purple ribbon for the fifth time in the last nine years. The Obermann’s top hay was an alfalfa-orchardgrass mix that was a May 5 cutting. The varieties in the mix were

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How to treat forage with anhydrous ammonia

Here are seven steps to get more value out of poor-quality forage this year. Treatment of low-quality forages like late-cut fescue, wheat straw and fescue with anhydrous ammonia is not a new thing, according to Eldon Cole, University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist. He observed it back in the late 1970s and says it will

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Conservation column

by Larry Dablemont I get out in the woods on Truman Lake every year about this time, before the orange-clad crowd gets there. It is beautiful and peaceful in those deep woods, the first of the fall foliage drifting down around you. The weather this past week was beginning to cool and the wind was

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