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Every once in a while, a ewe will give birth to a lamb and reject it. There are many reasons she may do this. If the lamb is returned to the ewe, the mother may even kick the poor animal away. Once a ewe rejects one of her lambs, she will never change her mind.

I have a letter from an ex-employee of the Missouri Department of Conservation that outlines the Telecheck system and how it is used in rather nefarious ways by agents. These systems are now fairly uniform in several states of the Midwest, and with deer season ahead, every deer hunter needs to read this letter. It

Conditions vary this autumn at the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) wetlands. Some conservation areas with wetlands managed for waterfowl have ample water and good access for hunters. Some areas, however, have infrastructure issues or low water from a dry autumn. Waterfowl hunters will want to visit the web site for each area to verify

A honor roll 6th grade Addyson Bowen Wilson Burchett Bailey Byram Kelsi Carnaham Darlinda Davis Brock Hull Wyatt Klaiber Danica Lowrey Rhielyn Nichols Adalynn Parker Kason Roe Eyan Schmitt Fisher Strawn Allie Thompson Tilar Witt 7th grade Trey Beisley Kaiden Biby Gabrielle Boch Alisabeth Bowen Lela Brown Karson Burley Brooklyn Coale Aleah Conard Lillian Corbin

Hunting incidents remain rare thanks to hunter orange requirements. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds hunters not to forget their hunter orange before heading out the door for opening weekend of firearms deer season Nov. 14-24. Hunters must wear a hunter orange hat and a hunter orange vest, shirt, or coat. The color must

Top harvest counties for opening weekend were Howell, Bollinger and Franklin. Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 80,525 deer during the opening weekend of the November portion of the fall firearms deer season Nov. 14 and 15. Of the 80,525 deer harvested, 48,695 were antlered

by Helen Ellerman Madalyn’s Kitchen, south of Schell City, will hold her Thanksgiving dinner from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19. It will be a buffet with everyone given gloves. She will close some time after 2 p.m. when the buffet is over. Madalyn will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, then

Class 3 All District 1st Team & Ozark Highland All Conference 1st Team   Tevi Gurley                               Reese Schaaf                           Macie Mays Class 3 All District 2nd Team & Ozark Highland All Conference 2nd

Primitive skills enthusiasts find a challenge in exploring the use of atlatls and making cordage! Many people believe that hunting tools moved from spears to the bow and arrow. However, there is a lesser-known weapon called an atlatl (pronounced at-latal or atal-atal) that was used prior to the bow and arrow. An atlatl is a

About 2 a.m. Saturday. Nov. 14, the fire alarms in Russell Hays home did their job likely saving two lives. His mother, Alberta Hays, said the suspect is a faulty furnace. The house and all its contents were a total loss. People in the community are talking about a shower. Cell phone photo by Alberta