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100 mile yard sale on Labor Day weekend The public is invited to bargain shop and clean out the closets with 100 miles of good deals When: Labor Day weekend Sept. 3-5, daytime hours. Where: All areas between Nevada to Camdenton, along US Hwy. 54. Non profits, school, fire department, church and community groups are

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds waterfowl hunters they have from Sept. 1 through Sept. 18 to apply online with MDC to hunt on 12 wetland areas intensively managed by the Department for waterfowl. The reservation system allocates half of the available hunting opportunities on these areas for Missouri residents chosen through a random

by Tom Uhlenbrock The legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps’ Company 1713 lives on at Roaring River State Park. The crew worked at the park from 1933 to 1939, constructing 33 buildings, mostly from logs harvested from the hills and stone quarried on site. The centerpiece was a handsome three-story lodge of limestone blocks and

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds deer and turkey hunters of regulation changes that apply to hunting this fall. • Crossbows have been added as a legal method during archery deer and turkey seasons and also during the fall firearms turkey season. As a result, MDC has removed the “hunting method exemption” requirement for

In Arkansas just the other day I talked to a friend of mine who is a bass-fishing nut and all around outdoorsman. Larry Davenport runs the Buffalo Point Restaurant high above the Buffalo River. He grew up there. We got around to talking about Crooked Creek which flows from the Ozark Mountains south of Harrison

Beef cattle breeders in the southwest Missouri are invited to consign bulls to the Oct. 31 tested bull sale at Springfield Livestock Marketing Center. The 88th sale since 1973 is sponsored by the Southwest Missouri Beef Cattle Improvement Association in cooperation with University of Missouri Extension. The eligible counties for consignors run from Vernon County

by Rebecca French Smith The farmers’ market in Columbia is almost always packed. The parking lot at the Activity and Recreation Center (ARC) is full, spilling over into the adjacent school and grocery store parking lots. Market-goers are elbow-to-elbow looking for fresh-from-the-farm food. It’s become a Saturday morning gathering place. I love the farmers’ market.

Silver screen icon Bette Davis once famously pronounced “getting old ain’t for sissies.” Caring for yourself or a loved one with age-related health issues is no picnic, either. Of all the health issues you may face as you age, vision problems can be particularly devastating. Yet, a new study reveals that many people still don’t

Who’s eligible for Social Security survivor benefits Dear Savvy Senior Who all is eligible for Social Security survivor benefits? My ex-husband died last year at the age of 59, and I would like to find out if me, or my two kids – ages 13 and 16 – that we had together are eligible for

TOPS Chapter 319 El Dorado Springs (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) met in the Church Of Christ meetin room on Thursday, Aug, 11. Our leader, Robbie, opened the meeting. Kay led us in singing “TOPS Success.” Robbie had the program today. She took it from TOPS Real Life Guide titled “Mindless Eating and Hidden Persuaders.” The