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The El Dorado Springs Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star will hold a BBQ dinner in the First Baptist Church family life center from 5-7:30 Saturday, Aug. 19. The FLC is located at 500 S. Main (use north entrance), El Dorado Springs; tickets are $10. The meal will include BBQ ribs or pulled pork,

On Friday, Aug. 18, the Mo-Kan Square Dancers will dance to Jerry Junck (National Caller) and Kenton Sullivan from 7:30 to 10 p.m. in the Home Ec Building on the Vernon County Fairgrounds, Nevada.  Admission is $5 per adult dancer and $3 per youth dancer.  All area dancers and interested persons are welcome.  For more

Hungry? Come and eat. You are invited to our first Fourth Friday Community Meal, on Friday, Aug. 25, from 5-7 p.m. at Stockton Presbyterian Church, 13900 E. Hwy 32 (1.3 miles west of the square). This month we will serve up a savory blend of Italian dishes, to include lasagna, pasta with Alfredo or meat

Partners in Pasture is a group of west central Missouri forage producers who meet at different farms and discuss the grazing management and livestock needs. The August Partners in Pasture is Monday, Aug. 28, at 6 p.m. at the Ervin and Regina Scharff farm northeast of Stockton. This farm will feature both cool and warm

The 3rd Annual 100-Mile Yard Sale is scheduled for Labor Day weekend, Sept. 1-3, during daylight hours along U.S. Hwy. 54 from Nevada to Camdenton.   Everyone is invited and encouraged to sell, attend and ‘Discover More on Route 54!’  Sellers will be responsible for their own yard sale signs to attract motorists. With the

The 21st Annual Stockton Lake Cleanup Event is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 9. The event is held in conjunction with Missouri Stream Team and National Public Lands Day and is being co-sponsored by the Kansas City Frogman Dive Club and the US Army Corps of Engineers. Volunteers will meet at 8 a.m. at the Cedar

So you harvested a big buck deer last hunting seasons and wonder just how high the antlers would score if experts apply measurements to record book guidelines? Answers are at hand. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will host its free 49th annual Antler Measurement Day 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 26, at

Drivers will experience delays as several bridges located in Henry, St. Clair, Polk, Vernon, Jasper and Barton counties are painted beginning the week of Sept. 9, the Missouri Department of Transportation said. Contractor crews will paint the steel components of the bridges as a preventive maintenance measure to extend the lives of the structures. Tentative

University of Missouri Extension specialists recently began a survey to learn how many specialty crop growers there are in the state and what their economic impact is. MU Extension commercial agriculture economists Joe Horner and Ryan Milhollin say the survey helps MU and the Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA) decide how to best help these

Missouri Livestock Symposium organizers are holding a Missouri farm life photo contest. University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist Zac Erwin says amateur photographers may submit photos through Sept. 8 for the contest. Email photos in JPG format to info@missourilivestock.com. Include your name, address, telephone number, age, title of the photo and a brief description of