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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.

The El Dorado Springs Church of the Nazarene will host a revival with Reverend Leonard Miller March 5-8, 2017. Sunday services will be at 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday services will be held at 7 p.m. For more information, contact the church at 417-876-4974.

Registration will be held at the Civic Center from 5-8 p.m. Monday, March 20, and Tuesday, March 21. If you can not attend one of these sign up times, you may sign up at the Civic Center during normal business hours until April 7. There is a $10 late fee for each player that signs

When: Saturday, March 11 Time Warm up/sign ups will be at 8:15. The game will start at 9 a.m. Cost is $15 and includes a shirt. (We will need shirt size in advance so you can pre-register via facebook or email Coach Barger. You can order extra shirts for an additional $10 per shirt.) Concessions

Apple grafting will be the topic of a special hands-on workshop taught by University of Missouri Extension Horticulture Specialist Patrick Byers from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, March 3, at the Springfield-Greene County Botanical Center, 2400 S. Scenic Ave. Springfield. Participants will learn the techniques of the whip/tongue graft, try their hand at chip

University of Missouri Extension recognizes that you are a valued member of your community. We want to know what you see as the major challenges and issues facing individuals, families, businesses and communities across our state. MU Extension is hosting multiple community conversations to collect your insights and opinions to help us develop meaningful, actionable

Pre-register by March 8 for the 6 p.m. Monday, March 13, The Nuts & Bolts of Farm Leases workshop in Stockton.  The program will cover •Items in a lease •Missouri leasing laws •Cash rental trends •Options in farm rental agreements  In today’s current agricultural economy, lease agreements have become an important topic.  MU Extension Regional

Learn how to farm with little or no equipment at the “Bringing Back the American Small Farm” conference, March 8-9 at the West Plains Civic Center. Small-acreage  and backyard farmers can learn how to grow food and make money, says University of Missouri Extension business specialist Bronwen Madden. Topics include no-till farming, farming with little

The Cedar County MU Extension Center and Council will host a Private Pesticide Applicators Training workshop that will be held on Thursday evening, March 9, beginning at 6:00 p. m.  in the Cedar County Library, Stockton.  The presenter for the workshop will be Pat Miller, Vernon County MU Extension Regional Agronomy Specialist.  This workshop is