August 1, 2026
The 2017 Ozark Empire Fair Hay Show will have changes aimed at attracting more entrants. The increase in haylage harvest in the region will allow farmers to enter wrapped hay whether the bales were individually wrapped or placed in an in-line wrapper. Another change is to convert the system of evaluation from Relative Feed Value
YOU DO THE MATH – What can you buy with $5,000? For Christina Behl, El Dorado Springs High School math teacher, she plans on a 3D printer and 10 Chrome books plus other sundry cool stuff. Behl is the recipient of the grant from CenturyLink, It was presented last Wednesday, April 26. Making the presentation
Since 2012, the number of fatal motorcycle crashes has resulted in 475 deaths – 122 of those deaths occurred last year alone. Motorcyclists have already begun hitting the road this spring, and more will be out soon with beautiful May weather just around the corner. The Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety wants to remind all
El Dorado Christian grade school hosted their 2nd Annual Living Wax Museum, on Wednesday, April 12, from 3 to 5 p.m. Students in Mrs. Caldwell’s 3rd through 6th grade history classes, were given the opportunity to research, and write/create a biography of a historical figure. Respectively, every student worked almost 8 weeks preparing, memorizing facts/speeches,
Ensuring Missourians who have paid into Social Security receive their full retirement benefits is the aim of continued bipartisan efforts from U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill. The bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act would repeal provisions in law that reduce Social Security payouts for individuals who paid into Social Security, yet are also eligible for pension benefits
When storms, floods and other disasters leave damaged homes in their path, local contractors often get more business than they can handle. In many cases, out-of-town contractors will arrive in force to pick up the slack. Think twice and exercise caution before accepting the services of an out-of-town contractor, advises a University of Missouri Extension
RILEY BOYD SIGNS – On Friday, April 28, Riley Boyd signed a letter of intent to play baseball at Jefferson College. Present for the ceremony were (seated) his parents, Mitch and Jennifer Todd, and little sister, Alayna; (standing from left) Coaches Jeremy Barger and David Rogers. Also present but not pictured were his grandparents, Jimmy
BUFFALOS COMPETE AT SBU – El Dorado Christian School’s varsity track team headed south to compete at the 2017 SBU Bearcat Invitational on Tuesday, April 25. New PR’s were set and two athletes, Brayden Housh and Seth McKinney walked away with 4th and 5th place medals in pole vault. Pictured; back row: Coach Cammie Housh,
Public can watch young falcons hatch and grow via internet links Fans of peregrine falcon nesting season now have two live web cameras to watch in the Kansas City area. Now online is a camera monitoring a nest high on a smokestack at KCP&L’s Iatan Power Plant north of Weston. Baby falcons appeared to begin
Warm weather arrived early this spring, and so did large numbers of monarch butterflies in the Kansas City area. The first seemingly fragile orange and black butterflies spotted flitting near spring flowers in recent weeks migrated all the way from wintering grounds in Mexico. They almost beat the emergence of milkweed plants, which adult monarchs
