Voters will have the chance to support the Stockton R-I school district during the election on Tuesday, April 6, for a no-tax increase bond issue allowing the continuation of improvements to R-I’s … more

Nevada Regional Medical Center announces it will host two new COVID-19 mass vaccine clinics on Wednesday and Thursday, March 3-4, at the Nevada Community Center.  The event is by invitation only. … more

Dear Editor, I received my second shot of the Moderna vaccine to ward off the virus. I am thankful for the big scientists and doctors and nurses making the vaccine possible.  Over 500,000 … more

Valentines Day and our anniversary usually arrive during the same week, as they are only six days apart; I was expecting a wonderful gift for putting up with Grumpy for 40 years. And I was not … more

Opening day at the four trout parks started like it always does. Thousands of anglers waiting to get the first cast hoping a big rainbow would hit their lure.  At Bennett Spring, where I have … more

Dear Editor,  I am thinking about moving out of Southwest Missouri. I would like to move back to Houston, Texas or to the Kansas City metropolitan area communities such as Grandview or Lees … more

Last night I opened a bathroom drawer to reach in for a clean hand towel. There was not one there. I sighed and shuffled toward the laundry basket in the next room, where the folded towels had been … more

El Dorado Springs Senior Center   604 S. Forrest St., El Dorado Springs, (417) 876-5574 Wednesday, March 3: Apple chicken with rice, roasted brussel sprouts, California vegetables, wheat roll, … more

Having a senior in high school is so emotional. Spencer Chance is my first born and I am incredibly proud of this young man. He is an A and B student and planning to join the U.S. Navy after high … more

I was just 13 years old when I put on my FFA Greenhand pin, as I was not nearly as serious as I should have been about my vocational agriculture studies. I know I should have been. FFA was serious … more