CIRCUIT RIDERS COME TO VIRGIL CEMETERY

CIRCUIT RIDERS COME TO VIRGIL CEMETERY – As they do every Memorial Day, three vehicles filled with members of VFW Post 5525 in Stockton rolled up right on time just before 10 a.m., disembarked and conducted a Memorial Day service for the families gathered who had loved ones buried there. This has been their schedule

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2018 Baseball All District Teams

1st Team Pitcher, Jake Schieffer, Sr, El Dorado Springs Pitcher, Clayton Hubbard, Jr, Stockton Pitcher, Garrett Morey, Sr, Lamar Pitcher, Donavan Nicholson, Sr, Ash Grove Catcher, Draven Zeigler, So, Ash Grove Catcher, Hunter Gepner, Jr, Lamar Infielder, Jacob Wheeler, Sr, Stockton Infielder, Orlando Guerro, Jr, El Dorado Springs Infielder, Braden Trammell, Sr, Ash Grove Infielder,

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Three Bulldogs compete well at State Meet

by Coach Brian Goatley On Thursday, May 24, the state track qualifiers from the El Dorado Springs track team, which included Ethan Parshall, Brayden Housh and Ashley Knoll, headed to Jefferson City to have one final practice, in preparation for the Missouri Class 3 State Track Meet. On Friday, we headed to the track with

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3 keys to lower your golf scores

This is the best time of the year. A full season of golf awaits, and you want to get out and play. Making this your best season yet means starting the year off on the right foot. But to do that, you need more than just practice and coaching. You need the right gear. Research

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ECS TRACK FINALS

CHRISTIAN SCHOOL SWEEPS MOKAN TRACK FINALS – The ECHS Buffalo track teams swept the MOKAN Conference on Monday night, May 7, in El Dorado Springs, winning 1st place trophies in both the boys and girls divisions. The MOKAN Conference is made up of eight teams; ECHS, Plaza Heights, Centerplace, Overland Christian, Show Me Christian, Christian

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Turkey Season 2018 Awful

I don’t know if we have had a worse wild turkey season than this past spring season in Missouri and Arkansas in the past 40 years. And I think eastern Kansas could also be included in that observation as well. The hunting was poor… darn poor. And you can blame part of that on the

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5 ways gardening and plants can reduce stress

In today’s busy world, we’re continually searching for new ways to slow down and unwind. This has led more people to discover the calming benefits of gardening and how incorporating plants into decor provides a way to reduce everyday stress. Studies have shown that indoor plants clean the air by removing 87 percent of airborne

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Women fight rare blood disease

National Women’s Health Week is a time to empower women to make their health a priority as well as encourage them to take steps to improve their overall health. It’s also an opportunity to raise awareness of rare diseases that disproportionately affect women. One rare blood disease called immune thrombocytopenia, or ITP, is when the

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Groundcovers: Shady characters for problem areas

Many landscapes have problem spots where nothing grows well or looks attractive, such as the area below a large tree with a dense leaf canopy. The area beneath a tree receives relatively little light. This and the competitive root systems of many tree species create a problem for gardeners, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist

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