Fishing report

Taberville report By Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm Afer hours 660-781-8020 They are still catching flatheads and blue cats. Flatheads only bite live bait. Blue cats will bit about anything. Bigger blue cats bit live bait. There aren’t many people fishing yet. Lots of people say they are going to fish in October. We are

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A Pilgrim’s Progress: Pastor Joe’s Camino Chronicles

Blog for September 19, 2023 Agés to Burgos When I went to bed last night, I made the decision to leave the hostel later than I have been leaving. With the relatively short 14-mile walk, I decided to be “normal” and start later like most pilgrims. Plus, I was tired of getting to the hostel

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A Little Bit Like Home

Return to Montgomery Ward People sometimes tell  stories about childhood memories that scarred them for life. The stories vary. Some involve being told to clean their plates because children were starving somewhere far away. Others include a tapping sound on the bedroom window that turned out to be a tree branch, a cat accidentally shut

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30 UNDER 30 NOMINATION

“Isabelle Bryson currently serves as deputy communications director, and she has served the Missouri Attorney General’s Office since June 2022 when she started as a Communications and Constituent Services Intern while pursuing her undergraduate degree. Bryson continued with the Office on the Communications team through the transition of two Missouri Attorneys General. Bryson, a native

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GRADUATED

On Sept. 10, 2026, Officer Taylor and K-9 Saber graduated from Sector K-9 Handler’s course. Officer Taylor and K-9 Saber completed and are certified through Animal Working Dog Association. K-9 Saber is certified in narcotics detection on vehicles and residential searches. Officer Taylor and K-9 Saber began their first shift as a team on Sept.

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Up Close with Democracy: A Mother and Son’s Day in American Politics

By Melanie Chance Vice President JD Vance visited the Kansas City area on Monday, Sept. 14, for a day that blended official duties with campaigning ahead of the November midterm elections. Earlier that day, Vance attended an event in Kansas City, Missouri, centered on fraud related to federal COVID-era loan programs. He then headed across

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100 years young

COME CELEBRATE WITH US – You are invited to attend the 100th birthday celebration for Jewell Ellerman, given by her daughter, Helen Ellerman and some close friends. It will be held from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, at the VFW Hall on the corner of Pine and First St, El Dorado Springs. No chocolate items

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Council/Museum consider new name for pool

During the September 21 City Council meeting, Wayside Inn Museum president Faye Koger said that the museum board was agreeable to possibly changing the name of the pool from Virginia Ryan Strain Pool to something historical but different. The name Grindstone Beach was suggested as a possibility – Grindstone because that is the name of

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Daughters of the American Revolution

The U.S. Constitution is the world’s oldest written national constitution still in effect.  It was signed on Sept. 17, 1787, and went into effect 1789. That makes it especially significant as America celebrates its 250th anniversary. Some countries have governmental traditions or constitutional arrangements that are older, but they do not operate under a single

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Follow fall foliage with MDC’s fall color report

It may be hard to imagine a tree scape of red, orange and yellow leaves with temperatures still reaching the 90s, but fall and all the beauty that comes with it is right around the corner. For those chasing that fall feeling, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) offers weekly fall color updates from agency

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