JEFFERSON CITY – Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Relay Missouri is experiencing unexpected high call volumes as well as calls that are longer in duration. The average call time normally is two to three minutes. Currently, the average call time is five to eight minutes.  Callers are being asked to please stay on the line…

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is taking applications for its annual cost-share grants to assist government entities and non-profit groups with the management, improvement, and conservation of trees and forests on public land. The Tree Resource Improvement and Maintenance (TRIM) grants can help communities fund tree inventories, removal or pruning…

By Dr. Glenn Mollette  The Coronavirus is a pandemic that most of us don’t understand, but we are learning. This disease has taken over 9,000 lives and made over 220,000 more people sick. We’ve heard via television about it starting in China and its impact even before arriving in America.  So far this is what…

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. *** Ava R-1 Schools: The remainder of the current school year has been cancelled. *** Ava Care to Learn Golf Tournament scheduled for Saturday,…

Jefferson City, MO, Thursday, April 9, 2020, MO Dept of Ag/USDA Market News,  Ava – Douglas County Livestock Auction. Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 04/09/2020. Total Receipts: This Week: 369  Last Reported 04/09/2020: 599 Year Ago Receipts: 1,254   Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady on a light test. Slaughter cows steady,…

Submitted Photo Jaydon Cox, 13, harvested this 3 yr old Gobbler on Saturday, April 4, 2020 on his farm in Wright County. The Gobbler weighed 23 1/2 pounds, with 1 inch spurs, and an 11 inch beard. Jaydon is the son of Justin and Ashlea Cox of Marshfield, Mo.  

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Spring and summer months bring both the buzz of lawnmowers and bees. These fuzzy flyers are important pollinators, playing a crucial role in the production of many favorite fruits and vegetables. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) encourages the public to “bee-friend” these valuable native pollinators. “Missouri is home to around…

APRIL 2020 – The Missouri Conservation Commission met at Conservation Department Headquarters, 2901 W. Truman Blvd. in Jefferson City, on April 8 for a budget workshop and closed executive session followed by its regular open meeting. Commissioners attending were: Don C. Bedell, Chair Wm. L. (Barry) Orscheln, Vice Chair/Secretary Steven D. Harrison, Member Mark L.…

Ava High School FFA Chapter Joining the 40,000 other FFA members throughout the nation and the 12,000 in Missouri this week in observance of National FFA Week are the members of the Ava Chapter of the Future Farmers of America, most of whom are pictured above. They are (front row) left to right: Mr. Wayne…