The DIVAS motto is “Helping Women, Help Women.” During the next meeting in June, the women will hear from two organizations that are in the business of helping others.
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Hundreds of timeshare owners — from at least 46 states — have lost thousands of dollars each to timeshare exit businesses that set up operations in recent years in and around Springfield.
Do you think you can build a better mouse trap? If so, the Dallas County Economic Development GRO program wants entrepreneurs and new business owners to open offices or stores in Buffalo, and is putting money where its mouth is.
Friends of the Dallas County Library will hold a special $1 bag sale on all items, Monday through Saturday, June 17-22, at 211 W. Main St., Buffalo.
The 1961 graduating class of Buffalo High School will celebrate its 58th class reunion at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 22, at the Dallas County R-1 Alumni building in Buffalo.
On June 1, the Disabled American Veterans Buffalo Chapter 62 attended the Missouri DAV State Convention in Jefferson City.
The Urbana Street Dance will be from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, June 14, on Main Street in Urbana.
Recent extreme weather conditions have impacted farmers and ranchers in Missouri. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has disaster assistance programs available to help agricultural producers recover after natural disasters, including floods and tornadoes.
Bennett Spring State Park invites the public to a Ride With a Ranger event at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 15. Participants will join the park’s ranger on a bike ride across the historic Civilian Conservation Corps bridge around Bennett Spring Zone 1 to Shelter A and back.Those wishing to join the…
Culver-Stockton College celebrated the graduation of the class of 2019 during its 163rd annual commencement ceremony on the quad May 11. Degrees were conferred by Kelly M. Thompson, president of Culver-Stockton College, to 223 undergraduate and graduate students who had successfully complete…
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services offers an online map that can help low-income families in Missouri find out where their children can receive free meals this summer. The interactive map pinpoints hundreds of locations in Missouri where meals will be provided through the …
Anglers can save the date for the fifth annual Angel Memorial Catfish Tournament on Saturday, July 27, at Drake Harbor in Warsaw.
High-moisture grass baled above 24 percent moisture can cause spontaneous combustion. Overheated bales can burn down a hay barn.
The Buffalo Area Chamber of Commerce will host a Buffalo Night at the Springfield Cardinals again this year on Sunday, June 30, with a game time of 6:10 p.m.
Safety education can be beneficial to families — and it can also be fun. Those things come together June 1 at CoxHealth’s annual Kids Health and Safety Fair. The free event offers a one-stop opportunity to learn about need-to-know safety topics in ways that are both engaging and educational.
Residents living in and around the Buffalo area can learn about their risk for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes and other chronic, serious conditions with screenings by Life Line Screening, according to a news release. Buffalo Christian Church will host this community event Jun…
I would like to thank Mary Gainey, Deanna Stuckey, Calees Sewell and Andrew Jenkins for working so hard to plan the 2019 Buffalo Art Walk and Craft Fair.
Bennett Spring State Park will host a bald eagle program at 11 a.m. Monday, June 3, presented by the World Bird Sanctuary.This program will take place in Shelter B, past the park store and fish hatchery, across the whistle bridge, and will last about 30 to 45 minutes. Participants can get a…
The Dallas County Health Department recently announced Week 4 results for Shape Up Dallas County.
Sign-up is under way for the 2019 Summer Reading Program at the Dallas County Library for children who have just completed fifth grade and younger. The theme is “A Universe of Stories.”
A country, gospel and bluegrass music show will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 1, weather permitting, at the Foose community building.
Extensions also available to Many Expiring Contracts
By Joy Beamer
Memorial Day Services will be held Monday, May 27 in Buffalo at 10 a.m. and Cross Timbers at 9 a.m.
OATS Transit, a Missouri based transportation provider, announces the following schedule for your area:
The Missouri legislature has taken another step toward making broadband Internet accessible to all Missourians. In early May, the legislature finalized the annual state budget, which included a $5 million appropriation for the newly created Rural Broadband Development Fund. Gov. Mike Parson …
Offices closed for Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, will include all federal, state, county and city offices, the U.S. Post Office, the Dallas County Health Department, the Dallas County Library, the Buffalo Area Chamber of Commerce, the Fair Grove Branch Library and the Buffalo Reflex.
The Dallas County Health Department recently announced the Week 3 Dallas County Shape Up results.
Each year, more and more older adults are making a positive impact in and around Missouri communities. As volunteers, employees, employers, educators, mentors, advocates and more, they offer insight and experience that benefit the entire community. That is why for the past 56 years, Older Am…
Rocky Ridge Farm in Mansfield will host a Pioneer Camp for boys and girls ages 9 to 12. It will be a week filled with adventures around the farm where Laura and Almanzo Wilder made their home, according to a news release.
The Windyville School Homecoming will be Saturday, May 25, at the Windyville Community Building.
To show gratitude to the men and women who’ve served the country, Aspen Dental will open nearly 500 of the nation’s largest network of branded dental offices to provide free care to as many as 5,000 of the nation’s veterans from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 8, during its sixth annual Day …
May is “Beef Month.” In order to make certain all beef consumers can take pride in what they purchase and can trust and have confidence in the entire beef industry, a nationally coordinated, state-implemented program called Beef Quality Assurance helps to do just that.
Helping Hands will meet at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 18, at the Dallas County Community Park on Autoscope Drive in Buffalo.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency recently announced that the March 2019 income over feed cost margin was $8.85 per hundredweight (cwt.), triggering the third payment for dairy producers who purchase the appropriate level of coverage under the new Dairy Margin Coverage…
This week in Dallas County history as recorded in the Buffalo Reflex.
Red Top Cemetery
The Buffalo Garden Club held its April meeting April 25. We held our meeting at the home of member Carol Carey. Before the opening of our meeting, we walked the area of Carol's gardens. We all enjoyed the creative sections of her garden, with the whimsical creations and specially designated …
Olive Point Baptist Church south of Preston will host Potters Wheel in concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 19.
The Dallas County Health Department recently announced the Week 2 Shape Up winners.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency announced that organic producers and handlers can apply for federal funds to assist with the cost of receiving and maintaining organic certification through the Organic Certification Cost Share Program. Applications for fiscal 2019 fun…
FCS Financial is recognizing 44 different 4-H clubs and FFA chapters with $500 grants for submitting outstanding Shaping Rural Missouri grant applications.
The Long Lane Lions Club Ribs & Barbecue Cook-off will be Saturday, May 18.
Our sympathy is with the family of Dander Beal, who was only 6 years old. Sorry, this is all I know about him.
Dallas County Historical Society
BHS graduates receive numerous scholarships
I want to thank Robert Tessmer of Tunas for pulling my car out of the mud at the Autoscope parking lot on the last night of the Hale Fireworks show.
Well folks, is it fall or is it spring? I looked at the calendar and saw that summer was coming in, and I believe that Mother Nature must be behind on her days. I know that we can say this now, but I figure coming up in a month, we probably will complain how hot it is and that we need a brea…
Habitat for Humanity — Dallas County Affiliate is looking for volunteers for a new build workday, which will start at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 18, and go until about 3 p.m.
The Missouri Job Center will host a two-day One-Stop Pop-Up in Dallas County from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 15 and 16 at Heart2Heart Outreach Ministries in Buffalo.
The Missouri Job Center and the Missouri State University Small Business and Technology
