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ANOTHER STATE CHAMPION – MDC has recently added another tree in the St. Louis area to its distinguished State Champion Tree list—this Ohio buckeye located on private property in the City of Clayton. At 81-inches in circumference, 56-feet tall, and with a spread of 248-feet, it is the new Missouri State Champion of its species.

Pinkeye has been showing up in numerous beef cattle operations in southwest Missouri during the last four to six weeks according to Eldon Cole, livestock specialist with University of Missouri Extension. The most susceptible animals are nursing calves and fall born 2016 weaned calves. “It seems most adult animals escape the eye infection probably because

A NEW LIGHT ON THE HORIZON – Ten years ago, a groundbreaking vision took shape in Cedar County – children’s lights began to shine brighter than ever with the birth of the Lighthouse Children’s Theatre. “The Lighthouse,” as it is known by people in the community, became the first Eldo organization dedicated to children’s theatre

CLASS OF 1950 – The class of 1950 held there 67th reunions Saturday, July 22, at Angie’s Cake restaurant. She did a very nice job serving the 13 classmates and seven guests. We enjoyed a great time of visiting and dinning. (Back row from left) Jr. Herbst, Nalleyn Smith Jones, Rosemary Burris Lusk, Bob Roe,

Several residents of El Dorado Springs are embracing a healthier lifestyle after launching a new nonprofit weight-loss support group meeting. Weekly TOPS meetings will be held in the Community Center in downtown El Dorado Springs at 6 p.m. Thursday evenings. TOPS Club Inc. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) is an affordable wellness education organization with thousands

August Gardening Chores I don’t plant anything in my garden in August.  The soil in USDA zone 5b is so dry few plants will survive even if watered so I just skip doing much planting. I try not to watch as some of my plants fry under the hot sun but I know if I