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Lunch is served daily from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and is open to everyone. The cost is $6 for those younger than 60; a $3.50 donation is requested for those over 60. Call 679-4746 to order take-out for 25 cents more.
Wednesday, Jan. 24: turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, carrots, fresh-...
Last week we had snow, ice and above and below zero temperatures. This Sunday, everything had melted, and I think we have had 60 degrees and above for two days. We now have a little rain coming down and of course all the mud.
One day during the snow there were eight deer across the road eating...
Missouri’s 2017-2018 deer-hunting seasons ended Jan. 15 with the Missouri Department of Conservation reporting a preliminary total harvest of 283,940 deer. Top counties for the overall season were Howell with 6,182 deer harvested, Franklin with 5,957 and Texas with 5,619. Ozark County hunters...
Jacob Penrod
Jacob Penrod, 17, a junior at Branson High School, has earned one of five positions on the Missouri State 4-H Shotgun Team, which will participate in the national competition set for June in Grand Island, Nebraska. Jacob, son of Don and Becky Penrod of Branson and grandson of Gainesville resident...
Agricultural producers who want to enhance their current conservation efforts are encouraged to apply for the Conservation Stewardship Program offered by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service to help private landowners build their business while implementing conservation practices that help...
Missouri youth, archery and firearms turkey hunters can apply online Feb. 1-28 on the Missouri Department of Conservation website, mdc.mo.gov/springturkeyhunts, for 2018 spring turkey managed hunts, including those at Caney Mountain Conservation Area in Ozark County. Managed-hunt details and...
Public comments on the future of three Missouri State Parks properties, including Bryant Creek State Park in Douglas County just north of Rockbridge, are now available online at mostateparks.com. The three properties, which have not been developed and are currently closed, also include Ozark...
Missouri Ozarks Community Health is one of 13 Missouri medical practices that recently earned Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) recognition by the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
MOCH, which operates a clinic in Gainesville, was recognized, with the other honored practices, “for using...
A private pesticide applicator training session will be offered at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6, at the Howell County Extension Center, 1376 Bill Virdon Blvd. in West Plains.
The training will last about three hours. The cost is $25 per person.
Missouri law requires all purchasers and users of restricted...
The Reppell Diabetes Learning Center on the campus of Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Arkansas, will host a “Love Your Limbs: peripheral arterial disease awareness event” to be held at noon Monday, Jan. 29. The event is free, but reservations are required for the event, which...