Cards of Thanks

Thank you to each and everyone for the prayers, cards, phone calls, text, flowers, food and every act of kindness given to our family during the loss of my sister, Debra Mann. Special thanks to Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home during this difficult time. It is greatly appreciated.  God bless. Kim, Quentin Goodman

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Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign begins

St. Clair County Sheriff Scott Keeler announced deputies will be out in force as part of the annual nationwide “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” crackdown to reduce substance–impaired driving fatalities Dec. 15, 2016 – Jan. 1, 2017. The crackdown will include high-visibility enforcement throughout St. Clair County and deputies will be aggressively looking for

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Team Spirit is now TRACTION

The Missouri Department of Transportation’s Highway Safety Division has announced the rebranding of their Youth Traffic Safety Leadership Training program. The TEAM SPIRIT program will now be called TRACTION -Teens Taking Action to Prevent Traffic Crashes. While this is a new look for the program, it will remain consistent with the program’s goals and implementation.

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BULLDOGS GET FOOTBALL AWARDS

 BULLDOGS GET FOOTBALL AWARDS – On a bitterly cold Saturday, Dec. 17, Bulldog parents carried in a bountiful dinner to the Multi-Purpose Room which a near capacity crowd enjoyed before Coach Derek Scroggins and his team of coaches presented awards to their top players. Before that, Coaches Scroggins, David Carpenter, Travis Payne and Robert Jansen

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GRAVE MOVE

GRAVE MOVE – Buffalo’s JV was easily the best JV we have faced this year, Coach Jeremy Barger said.  I thought our boys played hard and did their best to try to get a win, we just came up on the short end. I am excited about the progress we are making as a team

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DOGS FALL TO BISON

DOGS FALL TO BISON – Riley Boyd led Bullldog scoring against the Buffalo Bisons with 18 but the team came up 4 short. Score by quarter ElDo 14 19 14 9….56 Buffalo 14 15 18 13…60 The El Dorado Bulldogs hosted the Buffalo High School Friday night in the Bulldogs last game of 2016. Head

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MDC says frost flowers can be part of landscaping

Frost flowers appear like magic in woods and fields when winter brings sub-freezing temperatures. But people can make them appear with the right choice of native plants in landscaping designs. The recent cold spell created icy blooms on the stems of white crownbeard, a native wildflower, at the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Anita B.

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MDC reports halfway mark on results of deer samples being tested for CWD

by Joe Jerek The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports it has received results for more than half of approximately 19,200 tissue samples being tested for chronic wasting disease (CWD) collected during the Department’s mandatory sampling of deer harvested on Nov. 12 and 13 in 29 counties in northeast, central, and east-central Missouri. From those

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Market your trees as you market your livestock

Study and know your market before you sell trees, says University of Missouri Extension forestry specialist Hank Stelzer. MU Extension, in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Conservation, offers a series of workshops to help landowners learn how to improve the quality of their timber and how to market it. MU Extension in Laclede County

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MDC sets upcoming deer and turkey hunting dates

At its meeting on Dec. 16, the Missouri Conservation Commission approved recommendations by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) for 2017-2018 turkey-hunting and deer-hunting season dates. 2017 Spring turkey hunting dates •Youth Portion: April 8 and 9 •Regular Turkey Season: April 17 through May 7 2017-2018 Fall turkey hunting dates •Archery Season: Sept. 15 through

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