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W.I.N.G.S Refuge will host their Third Annual Tri County Girls’ Night Out at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 23. All proceeds go for funding the A.R.C. of Hope Women’s Domestic Violence Shelter. The evening includes a silent and a live purse auction and fashion show featuring local clothing boutiques. Finger foods will be provided and served

Code Yellow Alert issued for all blood types – donors urged to give this week Community Blood Center of the Ozarks is on a CODE YELLOW ALERT for all blood types.  The community is strongly urged to give blood this week at a CBCO donor center or blood drive. A Code Yellow Alert means that

University of Missouri Extension, in partnership with the Barton County Health Department, is offering a free class for individuals with chronic conditions such as obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, heart disease, arthritis, depression, anxiety and more. The six-week class will help participants learn ways to self-manage their condition and take back control over their

Citizens Memorial Hospital and Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation (CMH) will host a special Spring Clinical Job Fair from noon to 7 p.m. Friday, March 10, at Bolivar Technical College Room 103, 1135 N. Oakland Ave, Bolivar. CMH is interviewing for the following positions: RN; LPN; LTC Charge Nurse; CNA and/or RMT; Medical Lab Technician/Technologist;

Mark your calendar for the Stockton Lion’s Club breakfast from 7-10 a.m. Saturday, March 25, at the Methodist Church Hwy. 32, Stockton. Enjoy a hearty breakfast of pancakes, eggs, sausage, juice and coffee all for only $6. All proceeds fund local Lion’s Club charities. Eyeglass fund, boy scouts, eagle days, food pantry, band fund, Handicap-turkey

March 1, the Springfield Conservation Nature Center began operating on their summer hours. From March 1 through Oct. 31, the Nature Center building will be open from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and the trail hours will be extended until 8 p.m. daily. Nothing will change regarding the building’s Tuesday-Saturday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Everyone can improve their property with a little planning and forethought.  Community Forester Jon Skinner is holding a series of Tree Selection and Planting workshops to help you make better decisions and establish your new tree to optimize its’ benefits to you and your neighborhood.  Everyone is welcome to attend one of these free workshops

Eldon Cole, a livestock specialist with University of Missouri Extension, says he often gets asked about why more farmers do not plant novel or friendly fescues. “My reply normally is that if their dad and grandfather had planted the old Kentucky 31 fescue and then landowners think if it was good enough for them, ‘it’s

On Friday, March 3, the Mo-Kan Square Dancers will have their annual Baked Potato Bar dance with Jay Wright calling. The dance will be held from 7:30 to 10 p.m. in the Home Ec Building at the Vernon County Fairgrounds, Nevada. All area dancers and interested persons are welcome. Admission is $5 per adult dancer

The Cedar County Democratic Committee will meet at the courthouse in Stockton at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 7. The public is welcome.