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Vernon County – Drivers should expect lane closures and traffic delays when contractor crews begin work to replace the bridge deck/driving surface on the I-49/Missouri & Northern Arkansas Railroad bridges in Nevada beginning the week of Sept. 12, the Missouri Department of Transportation said. Contractor crews will remove the bridge deck/driving surface and replace it

Richard Beckham and the Herriman Chapel Camp Planning Committee invite you to join us under the Herriman Chapel Tabernacle for our Third Annual Southern Gospel Festival. This weekend of gospel music starts on Friday evening, Sept. 16, with a chili and soup supper fundraiser from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. followed by a free concert by

Seven state department of transportation projects in Arkansas (along with Missouri), Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia won regional awards in the 2022 America’s Transportation Awards competition. The contest honored projects that benefit their communities in several ways, such as providing new pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure to connect to a widely used trail

Truelove Quartet of Lebanon will be in concert for Round Up Sunday at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, at Union Hall Baptist Church, 10825 E. 500 Rd., El Dorado Springs.

Looking for a toe-tapping good time? Enjoy the bluegrass sounds of Chigger Creek as the band performs 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at Stockton State Park’s amphitheater. Stockton State Park is located at 19100 S. Highway 215 in Dadeville. For more information, call 417-276-4259. For more information on state parks and historic sites, visit mostateparks.com.

Join naturalists at Bennett Spring State Park as they read a book inside a tent while participants learn about nature through a sensory experience. The event will be held 11 – 11:30 a.m. on three Saturdays: Sept. 3, 10 and 17. Sensory experiences may include smells of nature, touching stuffed animals and crosscut wood, and

The Julian/Sumner Reunion will be Sept. 11, at the El Dorado Civic Center, across from the park. 11 a.m. to ???, carry in potluck dinner at noon.

By the Grace of God and with the consent of the people the Right Reverend Rebecca L. Pierce, Bishop of the Convergent Christian Communion, will ordain Steven Pierce to the Sacred Order of Presbyters in Christ’s One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. The blessed event will take place at 1 p.m. Friday Sept. 2, at

Butterfly milkweed (pictured above) is a plant that attracts pollinators and is one of the plants people can get information about at a Sept. 1 Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) program at MDC’s Shoal Creek Creek Conservation Education Center in Joplin. Sept. 1 event will have tips on establishing large and small pollinator plots. Pollinating

The El Dorado Springs Bulldogs participated in the Sarcoxie jamboree on Friday, Aug. 19. In the jamboree, the Bulldogs went against Sarcoxie, Pierce City and Aurora. The team competed and improved throughout the jamboree and finished strong, playing their best against the last team they faced, Aurora. They made it through the night healthy and