3 pressing reasons to talk hearing health at your next physical exam

When was the last time you and your doctor talked about your hearing? The fact is, only about 3 in 10 adults who had a physical exam in the last year say it included a hearing screening, according to research conducted by the Better Hearing Institute (BHI). That’s a shame, because research shows that hearing

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The First Days of the Hunting Season

I don’t know if the opening weekend of dove season really is the best time to hunt doves. Migrating doves often come later, but hunters in the Ozarks are at least getting first shots at doves hatched locally before many of them move out. The warm weather we usually have the first week of September

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Fishing Report for Aug. 31

Stockton Area Report by Brad Burns Happy Hooks We are having a benefit tournament for flood relief out of here on Sept. 16, 50/50 pay back. The rest goes for flood relief in Texas. Fishermen can call the bait shop and we’ll know everything in a few days. 417/955-4240. We’ve got several people already donating

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15 fantastic food and farm facts

by Cyndie Shearing Producing a bounty of food, fiber for clothes and renewable fuels for cars is a vast agricultural undertaking and one that few consumers today know much about. That’s not surprising, considering that most Americans are three or more generations removed from farming. Although most of us aren’t involved in full-time food production,

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Managing stress at work can improve non-work life too

“Work affects life but life also affects work,” said David Burton, a civic communications specialist with University of Missouri Extension. “Research shows that the non-work world often puts the most difficult demands and problems on the work world.” There are six key balance points in life: family, financial responsibility, health, social contributions, career, vocation or

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WEATEROWL HUNTING DIGEST

WEATEROWL HUNTING DIGEST – Get detailed information on Missouri waterfowl hunting from MDC’s “2017-2018 Waterfowl Hunting Digest,” available where permits are sold and online at short.mdc.mo.gov/Z5o.

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Job hunting 101: Searching for a job is actually your job

One of the hardest things an individual can hear is, “your job is disappearing.” Layoffs, business closings or budget cuts are some of the more common events that can cause an individual to have to navigate the choppy waters of change and find a new job according to Mike Coffey, 4-H youth development specialist with

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Pearl Louise Hoffman

Pearl Louise Hoffman, 86, El Dorado Springs, passed away Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, at COX South Neuro Trauma ICU in Springfield. Pearl was born Jan. 13, 1931 in Vernon County to Ben F. and Marie Shaffer. She married Ronald Hoffman on May 26, 1951, in Eureka Springs, AR, and he survives of the home. Normally

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Erma Kelsey

Erma Kelsey, 91, of Bolivar, passed away Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, at Parkview Health Facility in Bolivar. Erma was born Sept. 5, 1925, to Ralph and Grace (Murk) Nowell. She would spend her early life in El Dorado Springs. Following her marriage to J.M. Kelsey, she moved to Bolivar where Erma lived for over 20

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