Ladys celebrate 61st
Leo and Mary Lady celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary with family on Dec. 22, 2017, at Golden Corral in Springfield.
Gardening Charlotte
January Gardening Chores You bet there are gardening chores in January, it’s the one month when a gardener can sit back and do some of the most important work: dreaming and planning. Most of mid-Missouri is in USDA zone 5b which means the last frost is in May and the first frost around Halloween, although
Catching up with cousins
by Dora Jean McKinley Marilyn Entrikin said winter came all at once. Sun is out but still cold. She said at least it waited until after Christmas. Her great-grandkids are so much fun now. Wesley Luther, from Warrensburg, came Christmas day to have dinner with his sister, Dora Jean McKinley, and Tex McKinley. Gifts were
McKibben, Blystone to wed
Along with their parents, Rachael Maria McKibben and Mackenna Jay Blystone would like to announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. The bride elect is a 2011 graduate from Nevada High School and is employed by Preferred Home Health. The groom is a graduate of El Dorado Springs R2 School, 2014 and employed at 3M. The
News from Harwood and Schell City
by Helen Ellerman I called Madalyn Kitchen, south of Schell City, and she said as far as she knows she will be open every day in January except for Wednesday, when she is closed on those days. Jewell and Helen Ellerman attended Fried Chicken Friday at the El Dorado Springs Senior Center Friday, Jan. 5.
The Rock Wall
I was talking to Gordon Hutchison, who wrote The Shootist column for Louisiana Sportsman for years but retired when he ran out of topics. I told him about the Rock Wall and sent him the column last week. He said it must be tough writing a personal column. I was fresh from a six-day visit
Hospital says goodbye to two
At the last Cedar County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees meeting of the year, Dec. 18, 2017, Hospital CEO Jana Witt introduced Rob Simon, RN, who has assumed the position of Chief Nursing Officer and mentioned that the meeting was the last for Carla Gilbert, Director of Finance, and Drew Alexander, RN/Chief Nursing Officer. Board
Almost Done
NEW SUBSTATION TO BE TESTED NEXT WEEK – On Tuesday, Jan. 2, a crew from B&L Electric was hard at work in the frigid temperatures putting the finishing touches on the $709,000 electrical sub station behind the police station, the one that burned so spectacularly in September 2016. The B&L Electric foreman on the job
CMH restricts visitors 14 and younger at all CMH facilities due to flu
Citizens Memorial Hospital/Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation is changing its visitor policy at the hospital and its long-term care facilities due to an increase in flu cases in Polk and surrounding counties. For the protection of patients and residents, children 14 and younger who are not seeking medical treatment are restricted from visiting patients in
Hartzler staff to visit Stockton Jan. 9
Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (MO-04) today announced that a member of her staff will visit Stockton on Tuesday, Jan. 9, to meet with local residents in the Cedafr County Courthouse and assist Missourians experiencing problems with a federal agency from 10:30 q.m. – 12:30 p.m.
