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On Saturday, Oct. 7, Vernon County 4-H will host the 54th Annual 4-H Chicken BBQ. This is the major fundraiser for the 4-H program in Vernon County. 4-H members have tickets for sale at this time and tickets are also available at the Extension Office in the Vernon County Courthouse. Come out and enjoy at

On Friday, Aug. 4, the Mo-Kan Square Dancers will hold a dance with Jay Wright calling from 7:30 to 10 p.m in the Home Ec Building at the Vernon County Fairgrounds Nevada. Admission is $5 per adult dancer and $3 per youth dancer. All area dancers and interested persons are invited. For more information, call

Jerico Springs Missionary Baptist Church would like to announce a revival effort beginning Monday, Aug. 7 at 7 p.m. nightly. Bro. Jerry Grant and Bro. Howard Hamilton will preach. Everyone welcome.

Concord Missionary Baptist Church will hold Homecoming Services on Sunday, Aug. 13. There will be Sunday school at 10 a.m. followed by the pastor, Brother Bobby Budd, bringing the morning message. A basket dinner will be enjoyed at the noon hour. The afternoon service will begin with singing, and then Brother Ralph Benham will bring

Japan says “Whoa, go slow” on imports of frozen beef from the United States. To safeguard their own beef farmers, Japan raised tariffs on U.S. beef from 38.5 to 50 percent. “This increases the price of U.S. beef for Japanese consumers,” says Scott Brown, University of Missouri beef economist. “Less foreign consumption increases beef supply

El Dorado Springs Middle School volleyball practice starts Monday, Aug. 14, at 3:15 p.m. and ends at 5:00 p.m. Make sure you have a current completed physical, tennis shoes and appropriate practice attire. If you do not have a physical, you won’t be able to practice, according to Coach Beau Swopes.

The annual Fugate family reunion will be Sunday August 13. The family will gather in the meeting room of the Sac Osage Electric building on Hwy. 54 east of El Dorado Springs. Bring your favorite covered dish meal and silverware. Lunch will be served at 12:30. Soft drinks and water will be provided.

Visitors to the Missouri State Fair on Saturday, Aug. 12, can get a free active carbon test of their soil. It gives insight into overall soil health. The soil testing is a joint program from the University of Missouri, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Soil and Water Program at the Missouri Department

MU Extension Master Gardeners training will begin on Aug. 17 and last through September, October and November on Thursday night.  The class will begin at 6 p.m. and last till 9 p.m.  The location for the class is the Opera House Arts Council Building on the northeast corner Main and Spring Street near the Park

The Fair Haven Park board will offer an All You Care to Eat breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday, July 29, in the park located eight miles northeast of Walker on Hwy. C or about two miles northwest of Harwood. The menu will be pancakes, biscuits, sausage gravy, scrambled eggs, sausage and coffee or