Your family’s guide to cold and flu season

Every year in the U.S., there are more colds than people. Annually, nearly 320 million Americans catch 1 billion colds, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Seven in 10 people will turn to over-the-counter (OTC) medicines to help them feel better – and many of these medicines may contain acetaminophen. In fact, acetaminophen

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Managing osteoarthritis: What you don’t know is hurting you

Twenty-seven million Americans suffer every day from chronic discomfort and stiffness caused by osteoarthritis (OA), the most common form of arthritis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). There have been limited advancements in osteoarthritis therapies, leaving patients with fewer options and worsening symptoms. Because daily activities can be such a struggle,

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Tri-County Quilt Club News

Tri-County Quilt Club met Monday, Jan. 2, at the Rockville United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall for their regular meeting with 18 ladies present. President Madeline Woolfin called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. Show and tell was by Mary, Debbie, Anna Marie, Donna and Evonne. Evonne Andersen gave an interesting program from cabin fever

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Story Time Friday

Story Time, sponsored by the Friend of the Library, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 13. If the public school is canceled because of bad weather we will cancel story time as well. While you are visiting the library pick up the Take and Make packets provided by the Friends of the Library

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Gardening Charlotte

Help Growing Grapes The following are emails from readers covering a range of topics: “… I was wondering if you have reliable resources about growing grape vines.  We have two in our yard and have no idea how to properly care for them. — Lindsay Charlotte: University of Missouri-Extension has a number of pamphlets with

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Bargers to celebrate 50th anniversary

San and Margie Barger will celebrate 50 wonderful years of marriage. I loved you then, I love you still, I always have, I always will. They were married Jan. 14, 1967, at Paul Johnson’s home. They were blessed with two boys, Steven and Keven, and his wife, Melanie, and grandchildren, Logan, and Tatum. They live

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News from Harwood and area

Jewell and Helen Ellerman attended the El Dorado Springs Senior Center fried chicken dinner on Friday, Jan. 6. They had dinner at the Cedar House Grill Sunday, Jan. 8. The Harwood and Schell City areas had a pretty good snow early Thursday morning, Jan. 5. It was good on the farmer’s wheat and other crops.

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Entrikin family Christmas well attended

by Dora Jean McKinley Marilyn Entrikin went to the Entrikin’s family Christmas at Rich Hill. There were 43 that attended. It was noisy but lots of fun and of course, lots of good food. She was so tied that night, she slept very well. The day always goes by to quickly. Christmas Eve Wesley Luther,

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Pray better health for Julia Snethen

by Marge Zink and Julia Snethen Morning message at the Rockville United Methodist Church by Pastor Nick Van Dam was titled “Baptism of the Lord,” taken from Matthew 3:13-17. You are welcome to join us at 9 a.m. Sunday morning for worship. Mt. Zion Home Bible study is held in the home of Tom and

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The Rock Wall

How’s 2017 going so far for you? Fine, I hope. Kimball and I were in bed by 9:30 New Year’s eve. I woke up about 11:30 and went to the kitchen to eat a snack so I could go back to sleep. I stayed up until midnight so I could wish Kimball a Happy New

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