August 16, 2026
1ST TEAM ALL STATE – Seth McKinney, (right), was presented with the MCSAA 1st Team All-State honor at the State Basketball awards assembly on Feb. 17, in Joplin. Pictured with Seth is Missouri Christian School Athletic Association board member, Coach Tim Scott.
Missouri’s annual spring paddlefish snagging season is a popular pastime for thousands of snaggers. According to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), the state’s major paddlefish snagging waters include Lake of the Ozarks, Truman Lake, and Table Rock Lake. The paddlefish snagging season for these and most other waters in the state runs March 15
American Bass Angler Division 126 will hold a tournament March 17 on Stockton Lake, launching out of Old State Park. Anglers can begin registration at the ramp at 6:00 a.m. There will be a short briefing at 7:00 followed by a partner draw. ABA members from age 14, boaters and non-boaters are encouraged to compete.
by Joe Jerek The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the Conservation Federation of Missouri (CFM) thank the thousands of Missouri deer hunters who donated 289,292 pounds of venison to the state’s Share the Harvest program this past deer season. The donated deer meat will help feed hungry Missourians all around the state. This season’s
I think that our first Grizzled Old Outdoorsman’s swap meet took place about ten years ago. But whenever it was, a woman about 80 years old decided that her husband’s fishing gear might make her some money so she brought a bunch of it to the swap meet and sold it all. Some of the
Don’t feed bears. Avoid encounters. React right. Report sightings. As blossoms and buds emerge each spring, so do Missouri’s estimated 350 native black bears. As they leave their winter dens this time of year, finding food is their main focus. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds people to “Be Bear Aware” by not feeding
The East Newton Leadership Jackpot Contest held Monday night March 5,a good night of results. Kraysen Leonard took 2nd in division 1 speaking. Avery Schiereck took 2nd in creed. Knowledge team took 1st (Avery 1st overall, Tevis Edmiston 2nd overall, Kraysen 7th overall, and Hannah Smith 8th overall). Ag sales took 4th place (Lance Smith
Jordan K. White, Director of Bands, for El Dorado Springs R-2 Schools, reports, I am beyond pleased to report on the recent successes of the Bulldog Band program. On Monday, March 5, the Bulldog Band traveled to Stockton HS to compete in the District 7 Solo and Ensemble contest. Students prepared solos and small chamber
Bold, eye-catching hydrangeas appear at floral shops and garden centers now through Mother’s Day. “Hydrangea’s regal elegance is uncommon among potted plants,” said David Trinklein, University of Missouri Extension horticulturist. Unlike other flowers, flowers of hydrangeas can change color from year to year with a little help. Flowers bloom pink if the soil pH is
The Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) feral hog strike team has tallied up elimination numbers for 2017. The year yielded a total of 6,567 feral hogs removed by MDC, partner agencies and private landowners. In 2016, 5,358 feral hogs were removed from the landscape. Crews in southeast Missouri removed 2,858 feral hogs, which is where
