Bump stocks just the beginning?

Editor: Obama’s ATF approval of bump stocks in 2010, which allow semi-automatic rifles to become somewhat a makeshift machine gun. I have to wonder if this might have been a deliberate act in order to enforce stricter gun laws in the future. With legislators wanting to ban the bump stock, if successful, they will have

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Providing information

FLU SHOT Q:  Why should I get a flu shot? A:  Flu is a contagious disease that spreads during the winter. It is caused by influenza viruses and is spread by cough and close contact. It strikes suddenly and lasts several days. Symptoms include fever, sore throat, muscle aches, fatigue, cough, headaches and stuffy, runny

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New books at John D. Smith branch of the Cedar County Library

Thomas Kindade’s Cape Light: Christmas blessings by Katherine Spencer – Let the magic of Christmas and helpful angels sweep you in Cape Light, MA. Irish Country Practice by Patrick Taylor – Expanding his practice to include a new trainee and a spirited Labrador pup, Irish county doctor Fingal Flahertie O’Reilly investigates a new series of

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Food for fines

The Cedar County Library’s annual Food for Fines food drive will be Nov. 20 through Dec. 22. Each item of non-perishable food or paper products will erase $1 off the fines. Please no opened or expired food. The food collected will be used in our communities.

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Pursuit for Sheldon resident ends in corn field

Warrants have been issued following a vehicle pursuit Thursday afternoon with Vernon County Sheriff’s Deputies. Vernon County Sheriff Jason Mosher says 23-year-old Landon G Wilson, 23, of Sheldon, was taken into custody Thursday afternoon when Wilson fled after a deputy attempted to make a traffic stop in the area of 1800 Rd. and Noah Road.

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Love note from Jeff City

Greetings, My Fellow Missourians Early Monday morning I attended the monthly board meeting of the St. Clair County Health Department in Osceola. Several owners/operators of St. Clair County restaurants were also in attendance. The issue they have been concerned about regards the health department’s recent announcement on charging inspection fees in 2018. The health department’s

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Missouri Winter Weather Awareness Day Nov. 15

This past January, Missourians were reminded of the hazards that can come with a Show-Me State winter and the importance of being prepared and monitoring the weather forecast. Beginning Jan. 12, 2017, much of the state was impacted by freezing rain and accumulating ice that impacted roads and power lines. Missourians responded by limiting travel

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Hartzler supports the Protecting Seniors’ Access to Care Act

Legislation would repeal unelected Obama-care board tasked with determining who gets care Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler today supported passage of H.R. 849, the Protecting Seniors’ Access to Care Act.  This bill would repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), an unelected group of bureaucrats empowered through Obamacare to decide what healthcare options seniors have access to.

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USDA ag census to arrive in mail soon

University of Missouri Extension economists urge farmers to complete the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2017 Census of Agriculture. The census should arrive in farmers’ mailboxes in December. It can be returned by mail or securely submitted online. MU Extension economist Ryan Milhollin says federal, state and local governments as well as agribusinesses, researchers, trade associations

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