January 31, 2026
Answering Emails: What’s wrong with my hanging basket? “I bought the most amazing hanging baskets… they are now both dead. What happened?” — Lisa Hi Lisa, it’s easy to over-fertilize plants, especially those in hanging baskets. They do grow quickly with fertilizers but once the fertilizer moves through the soil, nothing is left to sustain
An old Missouri saying advises, “On the 25th of July, sow your turnips, wet or dry,” said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. This adage sprang into the national spotlight during Harry S. Truman’s presidency. “Evidently, the congressional session of 1948 was a particularly rancorous one, with the GOP-dominated Congress refusing to pass any
Home food preservation remains an important and popular activity. It is critical that those who practice preserving and processing foods at home have access to the most reliable information available concerning food safety and food quality. The Cooperative Extension Service and USDA are recognized as credible sources for science-based recommendations. Canning low-acid vegetables, meats, fish
It has been hot and dry, a combination that favors the development and rapid reproduction of the spider mite according to Kelly McGowan, horticulture educator, University of Missouri Extension. “These mites are capable of infesting many garden, tree, shrub and bedding plants. Beans, melons and tomatoes are only a few susceptible vegetable garden crops,” said
Hazel Dell will host Cedar County 5th Sunday weekend services July 28 and 29. Friday 7:00 p.m.: Devotional – Bro. Devin Orbin, Message – Bro. Byron Smith, Alternate – Bro. Jeff Defreece. Saturday 10:30 a.m.: Devotional – Bro. Colton Collins, Message – Bro. Alan Collins, Alternate – Bro. Dusty Armstrong. Saturday 7:00 p.m.: Devotional –
Robert Ronald Davis, 89, El Dorado Springs, passed away on July 21, 2017. Robert was born on Oct. 19, 1927, in Omaha, NE, to George and Nellie Davis, the youngest of seven siblings. Robert married Mary Lou Hamby on Oct. 7, 1950, in Bentonville, AR. To their union, four children were born. Robert joined the
Janice Dee Roller, 70. was born Nov. 15, 1946, in Cassville, the first child of Joe D. Roller and Mary Marguerite Varner-Roller. She grew up in Seligman, MO, and graduated Valedictorian of the class of 1964, Southwest High School at Washburn. She married Willis M. Cagle on June 6, 1964. Janice and Willis made their
Dennis O. Young, 73, Carthage, passed July 17, 2017. Graveside services were held Saturday, July 22, in Greenfield Cemetery, south of Jerico Springs. Arrangements were under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home. Online condolences may be left at: www.blandhackleman.com.
RUN FOR A REASON START – At about 8 a.m. Saturday morning, July 22, Emcee Travis Farran gave the countdown and sent about 100 runners on their way for the Run for a Reason 5-K and about 200 walkers on a shorter course. The hill on west Spring Street is just steep enough to give
Northeast Vernon County joined more than 7,500 FCCLA student leaders, members, and advisers at the Music City Center in Nashville, TN, July 2-6 to participate in the annual FCCLA National Leadership Conference (NLC). The conference provided the Northeast Vernon County student the opportunities for listening to inspiring speakers, attending learning sessions, competing on the national
