Calendar of Events
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. * * * Spring Fling Carnival, Dora School, Saturday, April 1, 10 a.m. – noon. 26-2t * * * The Douglas County Foxtrotting Assoc.…
Read MoreLetter to the Editor – Public Waterways
Every year the Ozarks receives many visitors to the area to enjoy our parks, waterways, businesses and festivals. Many visitors and locals have a very pleasant experience, but for some it can be not so pleasant when it comes to our rivers, creeks, and streams. When it comes to these issues many times local law…
Read MoreMarshfield Farmers’ Market Planning Meeting Set for April 1
Potential vendors in Webster County and the surrounding area are invited to attend a planning meeting to discuss the upcoming 2017 market season of the Marshfield Farmers’ Market. The meeting will be held on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 9 a.m. at Grillo’s Café, 1321 Spur Drive, in Marshfield. Sue DeWitt, market manager, said, “This…
Read MoreHow to Grow Plants Hydroponically
This growing method has several benefits SPRINGFIELD — For those who enjoy gardening, hydroponics offers a way to grow plants and fresh produce any time of the year. “The basic concept of hydroponics is growing plants without using soil,” said Dr. Melissa Remley, assistant professor of environmental plant science at Missouri State University. “Instead, plants…
Read MoreNotes From Hunter Creek 3.23.2017
Lets’ Go Fishing! If you have fished the local streams for a couple of decades, you have noticed that legal-sized keeper game fish are fewer and smaller in recent years. The cause is mainly two-fold: loss of habitat (to include gravel mining), and over-fishing. Therefore, one of the foremost Conservation agencies in the USA, the…
Read MoreLooking Backward 3.23.2017
25 Years Ago March 19, 1992 In a hard-hitting speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Represen-tatives on Wednesday, March 11, U.S. Congressman Mel Hancock (R-MO) called for full disclosure of all the names of the 355 current and former members of Congress involved in the House bank scandal. “I was outraged…
Read MoreWhat About This…? 3.23.2017
By Wayne William Cipriano Why are the Democrats doing to Trump exactly what the Republicans did to Obama? Why oppose every single appointment, every single issue brought forward by Trump? Is it simply, as Rosalie so succinctly put it, because it worked? It is just as puerile and frustrating and yes, un-American when the Democrats…
Read MoreAva R-I Hires Assistant Superintendent, Four Teachers and Extends Swatosh’s Contract
By Sue Curry Jones School board members addressed several hiring issues during the closed session segment of the March board meeting, and according to Superintendent Jason Dial, the roster has been completed for the ensuing year and all positions are presently filled. The board also rehired all non-tenured teachers, extra-duty coach-ing staff, and activity/club sponsors.…
Read MoreThe Snoop 3.16.2017
Practically anyone can tell you that today, March 17, is St. Patrick’s Day. But few people know, or even care, that March 12-18 is also Sunshine Week. What does that mean? The so-called “Sunshine Law” means any public governmental body is supposed to be open and transparent to the public. If citizens elect the rulemakers,…
Read MoreJonathan Bernie Shrable
Jonathan Bernie Shrable, 80 years, 4 months, 6 days old, passed away on March 11, 2017 after a long illness at his home with his family by his side. Bernie was born Nov. 5, 1936, in Vidette, Ark., to Roy Davis and Ora Ova (Talburt) Shrable. On Dec. 20, 1957, Bernie and Celia May Howard…
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