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. Former Hagale Employee Breakfast on Saturday, November 30, at Haro Brothers, at 9:30 a.m. *** Mark your calendars. We’re bringing the Farm Hands Quartet…
Read MoreDouglas County Health Department
December 2019 Mon 02 Blood Pressure & Blood Sugar Screening: Redbud 8:00 – 9:00 AM Wed 04 WIC 8:00 – 10:30 AM and 12:45 – 3:30 PM Thurs 05 WIC 8:00 – 10:30 AM and 12:45 – 3:30 PM Wed 11 WIC 8:00 – 10:30 AM and 12:45 – 3:30 PM Thurs 12 Monthly Diabetes…
Read MoreDouglas County Livestock Report
Jefferson City, MO, Friday, November 22, 2019, MO Dept of Ag/USDA Market News, Ava – Douglas County Livestock Auction. Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 11/21/2019 Total Receipts: This Week: 2,086 Last Week: 1,727 Year Ago: 951 Douglas County Livestock Auction will be closed Thursday, November 28, 2019 in observance of Thanksgiving Day.…
Read MoreThree Potential Candidates Declare for Cunningham’s 33rd District Senate Seat
by Michael Boyink / mike@douglascountyherald.com Mike Cunningham, Missouri’s 33rd District Senator, was elected into office in 2012. He will have served eight years in office in 2021, which means he is unable to run again. Three people have declared intentions to fill his seat. Carla Eslinger (R) Eslinger is a Gainesville graduate, and began her career as…
Read MoreA Small Medium @ Large
November 28 – My friends down by the state line, Buddy and Ginny, are inspired beekeepers. They harvest just a little bit of what the bees are gathering at certain opportune times. This method, called selective harvesting, keeps their bees very happy. It also keeps intact all the signature qualities of a particular plant’s nectar. …
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U.S. Department of Labor Proposes Penalties of $210,037 To Missouri Contractor for Exposing Workers to Trenching Hazards
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Blue Nile Contractors Inc. – based in Birmingham, Missouri – for failing to protect employees from trench collapse and electrical hazards. The company faces $210,037 in penalties. OSHA inspectors observed workers exposed to trenching and excavation hazards while…
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The Snoop
“Ava still has a newspaper?” I’m quoting myself here. That was my response when a friend suggested I could “work for the newspaper.” I’d seen the population listed on the sign posted at the city limits. I’d driven through the square. I thought of our newspaper back home. Holland, Michigan has a population of around…
Read MoreReminder to Seniors: Deadline for Medicare Open Enrollment Ends Next Week on Dec. 7
JEFFERSON CITY –– The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) is reminding seniors that MEDICARE open enrollment ends on Saturday, Dec. 7. Seniors who have not yet made their plan selections for 2020 are encouraged to contact CLAIM. CLAIM provides seniors and their care givers free and unbiased help from certified counselors. Seniors can…
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