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Hunting feral hogs will be prohibited on Conservation Department lands effective Sept. 30. At its meeting on June 24, the Missouri Conservation Commission approved changes to the Wildlife Code of Missouri that would prohibit the hunting of feral hogs on conservation areas and other lands owned, leased or managed by the Missouri Department of Conservation

Most county extension offices do pressure canning testing. Call your nearest county extension office to ask for details- Cedar County 276-3314, Vernon County 448-2560. It is recommended that the gauges be tested every year to ensure accuracy and safety. “An inaccurate gauge may prevent reaching the correct temperature for safe canning. If this happens, botulinum

Even if you think you’re getting used to the sweltering weather, you need to watch out for signs of heat-related illness. Forms of heat-related illness include heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke, says Tammy Roberts, University of Missouri Extension nutrition and health education specialist. Heat cramps usually occur as a result of heavy sweating,

Grace Cartwright will be 89 July 14. Birthday cards can by sent to El Dorado Springs Residential Care, 805 N. Jackson, El Dorado Springs, MO 64744.

by Molly Peterson When predicting future global population growth, sometimes scientists look to the past. Using a database with historical records that began in 871 A.D., an anthropologist at the University of Missouri was able to show reproductive patterns and shed new light on the “quantity-quality” trade-off, a biological concept used to describe a parent’s

The El Dorado High School Association will hold its yearly meeting this year in the High School library at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 23 (Saturday of the Picnic). All Alumni are invited. Contact phone numbers are 296-4880 or 876-7926.

U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill has announced that her office has begun the process for nominating young Missourians to the U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy for an appointment to the Class of 2021. “It’s an honor to be able to help students

by Helen Ellerman Jewell and Helen Ellerman and a friend, Rosie Taylor, had dinner at Madalyn’s Kitchen Tuesday, June 28. Connie Locke, former pastor of the Schell City United Methodist Church, who is now pastor of the Marionville Methodist Church, joined them for dinner. Bob and Cheryl Ellerman, of Edward, spent Wednesday, June 29, in