Representatives from the Douglas County Veterans Memorial Association (DCVMA). have been making weekly phone calls to local veterans and senior citizens, ensuring they are doing OK while complying with the “Shelter at Home” order put into place recently by Missouri Governor Mike Parson. “Just because we are honoring the quarantine doesn’t mean we can’t check…

SPRINGFIELD, MO — In an acknowledgment that almost all OTC courses have an online element, the Ozarks Technical Community College Board of Trustees voted to eliminate online course fees beginning June 1, 2020. Currently, online students are charged a $65 fee for each course they attend. The board made the decision at its monthly meeting…

FULTON, Mo. – In the wake of cancellations related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Westminster College is determined to help incoming freshmen by waiving its ACT and SAT requirements for Fall 2020 applicants.  The College also announced it will guarantee merit-based scholarships of those currently affected by the COVID-19 campus closure. College officials explained that as…

WASHINGTON – Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has launched a new comprehensive coronavirus resource page on his website. Missourians can find information about what is included in the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act” and what assistance they may be eligible for. To get the latest information, visit www.hawley.senate.gov/coronavirus. Detailed explanations, answers to frequently…

COLUMBIA, MISSOURI – Missouri REALTORS® is pleased to share with you a monthly statistics report highlighting the Missouri real estate market for the month of February. In February, 4,711 homes sold in Missouri. The total sales volume topped $918 million, and homes sold at a consistent pace in February, staying on the market for an…

By Eldon Cole, MU Extension Do you really know all you should about your beef cows?  Chances are most cattle farmers think the answer to that question is a no-brainer.  They know whether the cow had produced a calf to sell in the last 15 months or so.  Beyond that indicator of the cows’ production…

COLUMBIA, Mo – As COVID-19 continues to spread in the United States, the agricultural industry is facing challenges related to demand, the workforce and widespread uncertainty. Scott Brown, an associate extension professor of agricultural and applied economics at the University of Missouri’s College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, is available to speak about the…

I was wrong. In a previous article presented here, I did not take Covid-19 as seriously as I should have. I should have taken into my consideration how resoundingly stipid so many persons have proven themselves to be.  Who would go out as before into an environment that offered a very high transmission rate of…

Glimmers of Hope Since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, our entire nation has been impacted on a scale not seen for generations. While the country has been upended by this massive disruption to our daily lives, I’ve constantly reminded Congressional Leaders and the White House about the unique needs of our rural communities. I’ve…

WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (Labor/HHS), announced that Missouri will receive $208 million to help elementary and secondary schools respond to coronavirus-related needs. The funding will be used to help schools address immediate needs…