This column is provided to our readers free of charge to announce upcoming events that are free to the public. Publication of the same announcement will be limited to two insertions. Thursday Night Community Prayer gathering in the Fellowship Hall behind Faith Rock Church in Ava.  Thursdays 6:00pm – 8:00pm. Goodhope Ministries (417) 351-2570.  Call…

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., January 31, 2020 – Developing a thriving rural Missouri is important to FCS Financial. The Shaping Rural Missouri grant program offers Missouri 4-H and FFA organizations $500 grants to implement projects that will benefit their rural communities and youth development. “Providing opportunities for rural community development is important to FCS Financial because…

By Dr. Graham A. Colditz, Siteman Cancer Center For something that so many people love, coffee has a bit of a bad reputation when it comes to health. Even among coffee drinkers themselves, surveys have found that a large majority believe their regular habit is, to some degree, unhealthy. And that perception is puzzling because…

Entry deadline June 12 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Agriculture is launched the 11th annual Focus on Missouri Agriculture photo contest on Monday, Feb. 2, to help kickoff National Thank a Farmer week. The Department is asking Missourians to share unique stories and images of agriculture through photographs.  The contest, which runs…

By Galen Chadwick   Feb. 6 – Waves of red and gold confetti! Okay, SuperBowl 54 had everything you could ask for – a complete  victory for KC and some really funny ads. Hail to the Chiefs! Today, I must interrupt this regularly scheduled column for an update on the coronavirus coming from China. As…