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The Cedar County Democratic Committee  will meet in the Courthouse in Stockton at 7 p.m. Tuesday , Aug. 16. The primary purpose of this meeting is for re-organization of 2016. New officers will be elected for a two-year term. All registered Democrats residing in Cedar County are encouraged to attend.   Darrell Martin, Secretary –

The Board of Directors of Cedar County Memorial Hospital will conduct a meeting beginning at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 15, in the classroom at Cedar County Memorial Hospital. The tentative agenda of this meeting includes: New Business:  Approval of Tax Rate plus the usual reports.

The Cedar County Ambulance District Board is scheduled to meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15, in the  Stockton Ambulance Barn. Unfinished Business will include Tower update, Inventory and Audit Update. New Business will include Certificate of Appreciation, Bookkeeper bids and District 1.

The craziest protest you’ve never heard of… What Happened When A Missouri County Went Rogue by J. Mark Powell Let’s face it: 2016 is the Year of the Angry Voter. On the Left, Right and smack dab in the middle, many folks are fed up with politics as usual. In some cases, that frustration has

Descendants of David P. and Edith N. Taylor will meet Sunday Aug. 14, at the Lions Club building on South Jackson in El Dorado Springs for their annual reunion. The annual carry-in dinner  at 12:45 p.m. will be followed by a time of picture taking and visiting.

Activities sponsored by the Friends of the Library include Take and Make packets that will be in the library on the 10th of August and Story Time on Aug. 19 at 10 a.m. These projects are for children ages 2-12.

It is time for the fall start up for many activities at the Community Center. Our new tumbling classes begin on Sept. 6. To get signed up for tumbling call Samantha Dabbs at 417/955-5422. We start Pickleball again in September. We need more people for our Zumba classes on Tuesday and Wednesday evening. We would

Chicken Nugget Negotiations by Garrett Hawkins Through the rearview mirror, I watched my oldest child, Adelyn, attempt to swap her Happy Meal stuffed hamster for a dachshund that Tate, our 20-month-old, had received with his meal. She smiled sweetly and asked politely, but Tate just stared her down – and screamed when she tried to

by Francis Skalicky Missouri Department of Conservation August’s arrival means many Missourians are beginning to think about the state’s fall hunting opportunities. Unfortunately, along with many law abiding hunters and anglers who will be trekking to the outdoors in the months ahead, there will be some individuals who want to violate Missouri’s game laws. Thus,

MFA Oil Company has acquired select assets of Fuels & Supplies and Jim Woods Marketing, Inc. The sale includes propane operations in northeast Oklahoma and refined fuel/ tank wagon operations in northwest Arkansas and northeast Oklahoma. The purchase represents a major step into refined fuel operations for MFA Oil in the state of Oklahoma. This