May 3, 2024
Fashion with Compassion’s 5th Annual Girl’s Night Out begin at 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 29, at Camp Galilee in El Dorado Springs. Tickets are on sale for $25 each or $175 for a table of eight. Tickets may be purchased online at wingsrefuge.com or at Evans Drug in Stockton and El Dorado Springs and at
by Linda Bartkoski National Vietnam War Veterans Day honors a generation of men and women who served and sacrificed during the longest conflict in U.S. history. March 29 marks the anniversary of when combat forces departed South Vietnam in 1973, even though some troops remained until their final departure in 1975. According to Department
SPRING HAS SPRUNG – Every year in late February or early March crocus, seeming to ignor the weather, come forth in their flowering beauty poking up thru the dead leaves that are still on the ground. In a few days it will be spring. Wednesday is the first day of spring but the crocus don’t
The Walker Rural Fire Department will host a hog roast from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at the fire barn on Hwy. C in Walker. The meal will consist of pork, turkey, potatoes, cabbage, baked beans, vegetable, dessert and tea or lemonade – cooked by Glen Hays, Ed Thomas and crew. A donation
A blood drive is scheduled from 1:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, March 28, in the Church of Christ, 302 East Hospital Road. Most negative blood types are in short supply. To be eligible to give blood, you must weigh at least 110 pounds, be in good health and present a valid photo ID. For more
Wearing a seat belt is your best defense in a traffic crash. Give yourself a chance to live. Always buckle up, everyone, every trip, every time. The Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety wants to remind teens how dangerous a car ride can be if they don’t take wearing their seat belt seriously. Law enforcement will
On the morning of Tuesday, March 12, according to a report by a Missouri Park Ranger, workers at the Stockton State Park discovered a deceased male who appeared to have hanged himself from a tree on the beach. After investigation which included members of the Missouri Highway Patrol, the Cedar County Sheriff’s office and the
The Veterans Affairs (VA) website offers resources to support suicide prevention. Visit www.mentalhealth.va.gov/suicide_prevention for information including warning signs; contacts like the Veterans Crisis Line and National Suicide Prevention Lifeline; how to locate a local Suicide Prevention Coordinator; and educational materials. The Veterans Crisis Line can be reached by phone at 1-800-273-8255 or text – 838255.
Whether you’re getting ready to sell a house, move or just want to make more room where you live, a garage sale can be a good way to get rid of unwanted items while realizing some cash. Start by attacking one closet or room at a time. If you decide to do it all it
March 20 is the last date for voters to request an absentee ballot be mailed for the April 2, 2019 election. In the past voters have been able to request an absentee ballot be mailed out to them up to the Wednesday prior to each election. A statute change took effect after the November 2018
