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Robert Leon (Bob) Coleman, 77, passed away May 17, 2018. He was born July 26, 1940. Services were Tuesday, May 22, 2018, in Sheldon Funeral Home with burial in Roscoe Cemetery.

David “Davey” Lee Russell Williams, 42, Neosho,went home to our Lord on May 14, 2018. Memorial services will begin at 10 a.m. Friday, May 25, in the First Christian Church in El Dorado Springs. Local arrangements are under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home. Donations may be made to family members or to the Davey

Bobby Joe Heitz, 84, of Joplin, passed away on May 16, 2018. Services were held on Saturday in Bland-Hackleman Chapel. Burial followed in Worsley Cemetery near Bronaugh. Memorial donations may be made to VFW 257 and left at the funeral home.

Daniel W. Weaver, 73, a farmer who resided in rural Liberal, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2018. His service was Saturday, May 19, in Liberal United Methodist Church under direction of Daniel Funeral Home, Lamar, with burial in Worsley Cemetery.

Harold W. Julian, 88, of El Dorado Springs, passed away May 21, 2018. Services will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 26, in Bland-Hackleman Chapel with burial in White Hall Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 10 a.m. until service time. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the

As shared by Chancellor Alexander N. Cartwright with the University of Missouri Board of Curators today, preliminary applications numbers show increasing interest in the university from freshmen and transfer students. As of Jan. 29, freshman applications at the University of Missouri were up 16.8 percent, from 15,060 this time last year to 17,583. Transfer applications

Although it seemed like spring and hay-making weather would never arrive, there are some farmers harvesting rye and wheat as haylage.  As the weather warms, more forages will be put up as haylage or conventional hay. Southwest Missouri has several counties ranking in the top ten as volume hay producing counties in the state according

It is estimated that more than 700 plant species growing in North America can have harmful effects on humans, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. Many plant poisonings occur when curious children are attracted to colorful berries and blooms on plants within their reach. Their low body weight makes plant toxicity higher in

Missouri native George Washington Carver was named the second member of the Missouri Soybean Center Hall of Fame during the third annual Soybean Symposium in April. “We can be proud that Missouri produced this great person. He was an agronomist with a mission,” said Bill Wiebold, director of the Missouri Soybean Center. In his role