April 16, 2026
Valentine’s Day flowers, like love, can stand the test of time if given a little TLC. Call it flor-amore. Your flowers will last longer if kept watered and fed, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. Trinklein’s tips and homemade preservative recipe provide an extended warranty of sorts to make certain flowers last up
Baked Chicken Rice Of all of the recipes from my childhood, this Baked Chicken Rice recipe is the most memory-evoking. It was our family go-to recipe when we needed a meal for a couple of days. Mom would ask me to make it when she was tired or when we needed to stretch a meal
Kameron Williams, 19, Butler, was severely injured in a one-car accident at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, On Hwy. D north of Butler, according to the report by Troooper H. R. Stevens. He is the son of Danny Williams, Neosho, and Heather Hartegan, Butler. He suffered damaging injuries to his neck and spine where a
SPECIALISTS Q: I am concerned because I have several specialists that I see, and they all have different opinions. What am I supposed to think? A: I have been in El Dorado for 34 years practicing medicine, and boy, how things have changed. My first 10 years of practice, we did surgery every morning for
Gov. Eric R. Greitens has proclaimed February as Earthquake Awareness Month in Missouri, in recognition of the earthquake hazard posed by the New Madrid Seismic Zone, the most active seismic area east of the Rocky Mountains. The NMSZ, centered in southeast Missouri, experiences about 200 tiny earthquakes a year, measurable by seismograph but not felt
Five people have been arrested after a search warrant was served on a Nevada home Wednesday evening. According to Vernon County Sheriff’s office officials, Detectives obtained leads on the location of a wanted person for a recent burglary that occurred last week in Vernon County. Sheriff Jason Mosher said warrants had been issued for Amanda
We would like to thank everyone for the cards sent to us for our 50th anniversary. Sam and Margie Barger Thank you for all the beautiful birthday cards I received for my 98th birthday. It was a very good day. It is nice to have so many friends. With love to all. Faye Palmer Class
Cedar County Prosecutor Ty Gaither spent four days over the weekend researching Missouri’s Concealed Carry and Constitutional Carry Statutes. After about four revisions, he says these are his conclusions boiled down from five pages of legal jargon. The bottom line: The prosecutor advises that you get your Missouri Concealed Carry permit. Without that permit it
BEEF PRODUCERS ATTEND CONVENTION – The Missouri Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show was held Jan. 7-8, at Tan-Tar-A Resort. Three officers of the Cedar County Cattleman’s Association attended the conference. Clay Doeden, vice president, Tom Bryant, state director and Megan Richner, secretary. Cedar County was selected as the Top County for Beef Promotion during
A program to discuss Missouri’s Complicated Fence Law will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, in the Cedar County Courtroom that is located on the first floor of the Cedar County Courthouse at 113 South Street in Stockton. The meeting is being put on by the Cedar County MU Extension Center
