During November and December 2022, the Skyline Middle School FBLA members sponsored a Socks for Seniors community service project. Their goal was to collect socks for the Hermitage Nursing and Rehab Center, which had 79 residents. more

Mary Sullivan eats dessert first — indicative of a fun-loving soul. more

For residents of the Fair Grove Fire Protection District, they have an opportunity to vote on a bond issue in the April 4 election. more

Net Vision Communications announced it will bring high-speed fiber Internet to Dallas and Hickory counties. more

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Missouri’s growing population of black vultures has led to increasing attacks on vulnerable livestock. Black vultures often inflict damage to the eyes and tongues of young livestock, kill and feed on domestic fowl and scar animals that survive. more

Peter Cottontail’s Egg Angels are busy planning the Buffalo Easter Egg Hunt. When planning holiday activities, mark the calendar for 9 a.m. April 1 at the Dallas County Community Park soccer fields. more

Bison Infused cannabis lab runs two shifts at its southern Dallas County location. The business employs about 25 workers who live or work in a 30-mile radius, bringing jobs to Dallas County. These workers either have a personal success story or have seen friends and family use medical cannabis to improve their quality of life. more

Inflation reached nearly 9 percent at one point during 2022, although it recently dropped to below 7 percent, but it’s been much worse for the agriculture industry in Dallas County and across the nation. The three F’s — fuel, fertilizer and feed — all took major hits during the past year with chemical costs rising 24 percent and fuel increasing 44 percent. more

The Beau Fournier Memorial Fund is hosting the Mom Prom 2023 from 5 to 10 p.m. March 4 at The James, off the square in Buffalo. Ladies 21 and older are invited for a Roaring ’20s-themed fun night out with friends to let loose and enjoy a night of dancing, music and refreshments. In addition, organizers encourage participants to “promposal” best friends and have a night out together. more

Rachel Badgett, a 17-and-a-half-year employee at the Dallas County Health Department, told the chamber members that health is hard to sell at February’s chamber meeting. She also represents the Live Well Alliance, the Shape Up programs and Healthy Eating. more

“Why would you want to do a story about me?” asked Alexis Beamer. “I’m just a normal kid, nothing special.” more