May 17, 2024
Dr. Kevin Bradley, MU Associate Professor of Weed Science, will present a Weed Management Update: Some Thoughts on 2016 and Looking Forward to 2017 from 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 22, in the Sheriff’s Conference Center, 13 W Dakota. He will discuss herbicide management strategies old and new, dealing with resistant weeds, palmer amaranth showing
How to create a safe ‘aging-in-place’ home Dear Savvy Senior, My husband and I are thinking about making some modifications to our home so we can remain living there for as long as possible. Can you recommend some good resources that can help us with aging in place ideas? Staying Put Dear Staying, Many retirees,
Everyone knows it is important to save for retirement in order to build a nest egg and enjoy the “golden years.” So why is it that state and local governments many times act irresponsibly when it comes to saving for the future of public employees? Government pensions are the way in which state and local
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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.
