October 14, 2026
The sign in front of your residence touting your home security system might help ward off would-be criminals, but it also could serve as a magnet for unscrupulous salespeople. A door-to-door sales person, noticing this sign, might stop by to warn you that your alarm system needs updates or that it’s defective and needs to
by Eric Bohl Farm Bureau Missouri may soon become the first state in the nation to require food marketed as “meat” to be harvested from an actual animal. This seemingly obvious definition has actually become quite blurred in recent years. Innovations in food science have led to new products that imitate meat but come from
On Friday, May 18, the Mo-Kan Square Dancers are holding a dance with Jay Wright calling. The dance will be held from 7:30 to 10 p.m. in the Home Ec Building at the Vernon County Fairgrounds, Nevada. Admission is $5 per adult dancer and $3 per youth dancer. All square dancers and interested persons are
Fair Haven Park will host a breakfast smorgasbord with pancakes, biscuits, sausage gravey, scrambled eggs, sausage, coffee or tea from 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday, May 19. All you care to eat. Adults – $6 donation, children 4-10 – $4, under 4 eat free. All donations used for upkeep of Fair Haven Park located eight
The State Capitol dome will be illuminated in blue for the month of May in honor of Missouri law enforcement officers who gave their lives in the line of duty. May is a month of tributes and recognitions of fallen officers and their survivors in Missouri and across the nation, including National Police Week and
Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (MO-04) released the following statement in response to the Air Force’s announcement of their plans to base the B-21 Raider at Whiteman Air Force Base. “I am pleased and proud that today the Air Force officially announced their decision to base the B-21 Raider at Whiteman Air Force Base. The Whiteman community,
The Cedar County Memorial Hospital board of Trustees met in special session on Friday, May 11.Trustees in attendance via conference call were Judy Renn, Carla Griffin and Marvin Manring. Trustees John Walker, Julia Phillips and Jana Witt hospital CEO, Carla Gilbert and Terri Heitz were present. After returning from executive session the board announced the
Greetings, My Fellow Missourians Warmer weather and much needed rain has finally arrived. It’s evident by the grass and wheat starting to green up and grow. It’s also evident by looking down freshly planted corn rows and seeing the new crop sprout and emerge. Cemetery maintenance: As we make plans to remember our loved ones
The Board of Directors of Cedar County Memorial Hospital will convene a meeting at 11:30 a.m. on May 21, in the Hospital classroom. The tentative agenda of this meeting includes Unfinished Business: None New Business: Routine reports and declaration of surplus property.
by Dan Cassidy “Big Ag” is a term used often in the media. While its meaning is shrouded in mystery, the term is usually not said in a positive context. Users of the term are generally outspoken critics of U.S. food policy, national agriculture leaders or large farm organizations. Keen readers will notice a pattern,
