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Statewide – The University of Missouri Extension Human Development & Family Science Field Specialists are offering a statewide Boost Your Brain & Memory Class via Zoom. This is a virtual class beginning September 28th to improve your brain health. The class uses a whole-person approach that helps you form new habits to live a healthier

Missouri candidates for Governor will participate in a forum at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, sponsored by the Missouri Press Association and KOMU-8. The forum will be televised live on KOMU-8 and a livestream will be available for all MPA members to use on their websites. The Missouri Press Association/KOMU-8 Gubernatorial Forum is being produced

Leaf color is what many people associate with fall, but if you know where to look, the outdoors can also furnish tasty treats in autumn. People can learn more about nuts, fruits, and mushrooms that are available to eat at this time of year at the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) free virtual program “Fall

Come help us help others. The Progress Club will have a fall décor sale to decorate your home Sept. 17-19. Location is the corner of 54 hwy. and Park. Look for our banner.

Cedar County Democrats will have Yinka Faleti, Democratic candidate for Secretary of State in Missouri, as our guest speaker at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.1, at our headquarters, 18 Public Square in Stockton. This meeting is open to the public, Come out and get acquainted with Yinka. Social distancing will be observed and masks should be

Representatives from Missouri State Parks invite the public to attend an informational meeting at Osage Village State Historic Site on Friday, Sept. 4. The meeting will take place from 10 – 11 a.m. at the entrance of the site. The public is invited to share comments about the historic site and its operations. Site staff

by Tyler Green As this summer nears its end, hunters are looking forward to shorter days and cooler weather and the start of the numerous opportunities to hunt our plentiful game animals. Dove season seems to be the unofficial start to the fall hunting seasons. Keeping with the past, the dove opener is on Sept.

Autumn brings streams of monarch butterflies migrating southward through western Missouri. As they mingle with local butterflies, it gives people a fine time to see the orange and black monarchs as they touch down on flowers or warm up on stone. The Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Burr Oak Woods Nature Center will host a

The Cedar County Democratic Committee will have its Re-Organizational meeting beginning at 1 p.m.on Friday, Aug, 21, at our Headquarters, 18 Public Square, Stockton. The purpose of the meeting will be to elect an entire new slate of officers to run our committee for the next two years. If you claim to be a Democrat

On Friday, Aug. 21, the Mo-Kan Squares will have a dance with Mike Huddleston calling. This will be held from 7:30 to 10 p.m. in the Home Ec Building at the Vernon County Fairgrounds, Nevada. Admission is $5 per adult dancer. For more information, call the Harolds at 417-465-2241, the Millers at 417-321-3226 or the