Hunt squirrel and catch-and-keep black bass beginning May 23

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds hunters and anglers that squirrel and black bass season opens May 23, the Saturday before Memorial Day. Squirrels The open season on eastern gray and fox squirrels runs May 23 through Feb. 15, 2021. Allowed methods are shotguns, rifles, and other legal firearm methods, as well as archery

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MDC reports spring turkey season ended with 41,454 birds harvested

Top harvest counties for regular season were Franklin, Callaway, and Laclede. Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that turkey hunters checked 38,730 birds during Missouri’s 2020 regular spring turkey season, April 20 through May 10. Top harvest counties were Franklin with 899 birds harvested, Callaway with 699, and Laclede with 651.

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2020 Cedar Co. spring turkey hunting season harvest summary

by: Tyler Green-Cedar County Conservation Agent As of 1pm on May 10, 2020, the 2020 Spring Turkey Hunting season closed. What follows is a breakdown of the turkey harvest totals for Cedar County. This year Youth Spring Turkey Hunting Season was open from April 4 to April 5. Youth turkey hunters harvested 40 turkeys this

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CBCO issues critical appeal for all blood types

– Reserves of blood products are at less than one day levels – Most mobile blood drives cancelled for May, although a few remain – Blood center seeking locations in area for emergency drives Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO), the sole supplier of blood and plasma to patients at more than 40 area

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R-II Board to meet Thursday

El Dorado Springs R-2 Schools The El Dorado Springs R-II Board will meet in open session at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 14, in the HS upper gym to allow social distancing., In New Business the board will consider moving PDC excess funds to transportation, consider bids for sewer project and review the preliminary 20-21 budget.

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Storm damage near Taberville

by Marge Zink and Julia Snethen It was nice to be able to attend Church at Rockville United Methodist Church this Mother’s Day. Mt. Zion Area near Taberville area had a lot of storm damage this past week, trees uprooted and a lot of damage to buildings and cars, lots of rain. Mt. Zion Cemetery

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News from Harwood and Schell City

by Helen Ellerman Madalyn’s Kitchen, south of Schell City, will start closing at 10 a.m. on Saturdays and she will be closed on Sundays until further notice because the Health Department will not let her have the buffet for health reasons. She will still be closed on Wednesdays. She will have me put it in

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How El Dorado Springs sees COVID – 19 1 1/2 months later

BRUCE ROGERS– El Dorado Springs City Manager – At the May 4 city Council meeting. It was decided to keep the City Hall portion of the Community Building closed, but open up the track and the weight room. The gym and the game room will also remain closed. The summer ball program sign -up is

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Popcorn on Friday AND Saturday nights

The Opera House Theater is selling large bags of popcorn for $5 from 4:30 – 6:30 on Friday and Saturday, May 8 and 9. Popcorn sales are a fundraiser for the theater to help with ongoing expenses like utilities. And the popcorn is really good.

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