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The Community Foundation of the Ozarks will open applications on Tuesday, Feb. 1, for $1.8 million in scholarships for students pursuing advanced educational opportunities. The CFO holds about 450 scholarship funds that will provide nearly 1,000 scholarships for students across central and southern Missouri for the 2022–23 school year. The scholarships are open to students

The Democratic Committees of Saint Clair, Benton and Cedar counties will have a meet and greet with US Senatorial candidate Lucas Kunce at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, at the courthouse in Osceola. The public is invited to come and meet Lucas. Darrell Martin 417/309-0693.

From a visual standpoint, it’s too bad owls are nocturnal. Besides having hunting habits that are beneficial to humans, these fascinating birds of the night have very attractive markings. Teens can learn more about owls and turn these birds’ distinctive feather patterns into works of art at the Missouri Department of Conservation’s “Nature Painting” program

The catch-and-keep rainbow trout season opened Tuesday, Feb. 1, at Sedalia’s Liberty Park Pond. Trout were stocked in the pond last autumn by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) as a winter fishing opportunity. Anglers fished for them on a catch-and-release basis. But starting Feb. 1, anglers with proper permits can keep up to four

There’s nothing trivial about nature – until you turn it into a contest where you can win prizes. People can test their knowledge of nature in a format that’s both fun and educational at the Missouri Department Conservation’s (MDC) “Nature Trivia” event on Jan. 29 at MDC’s Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center. At this event,

The Cedar County Fifth Sunday will meet with Pleasant Ridge (Pacetown) Missionary Baptist Church on Jan. 28 and 29. The program is as follows: Friday, Jan. 28, 7 p.m. – Devotional: Bro. Ron Pitts; sermon: Bro. Chuck Brown and alternate: Bro. Tim Cooper. Saturday, Jan. 29, 10:30 a.m. – Devotional: Bro. Wayne Rash; sermon: Bro.

This week, 69 McDonald’s Restaurants in the Ozarks will begin encouraging customers to support Springfield’s two Ronald McDonald Houses by donating $1, $5 or $20 and adopting a heart. With every heart adopted the contributor will have an opportunity to enter a social media contest holding their signed heart saying “I shared my heart #for

Nature may be nothing to trivialize, but what could be wrong with having a nature trivia night? Join us at Powder Valley Nature Center Feb. 18 for a Missouri Conservation Trivia Night and put your knowledge to the test! Register at https://short.mdc.mo.gov/4Zb.

Winter is a time when the food-finding instincts of coyotes, bobcats and other animals can pose problems for livestock owners and other rural landowners. People needing hunting or trapping solutions to these problems should plan to attend the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) clinic “Learning to Hunt: Predator Hunting” Feb. 5 at MDC’s Andy Dalton

Birds are numerous, as flocks in flight or as bunches gathered by a backyard feeder. But take a closer look and they’re also impressive in variety. Learn about the many Midwestern avian species and their varied adaptations during a free virtual program from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 1, presented by the Missouri