Sales tax collected for the month of February 2023 in Dallas County totaled $296,472.64. The capital improvement road and bridge and the law enforcement funds each received $77,039.89. The new half-cent sales tax increase for the general account supplied an additional $65,352.97 to the general revenue account, making the total for the general revenue account $142,392.86. more

The Hickory County R-1 (Skyline) School Board of Education met Wednesday, March 15, for its regular monthly meeting. more

In an effort to enforce the laws as written, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey recently announced that his office obtained a consent judgment in a case against the business owner of Puppy Love Kennel, Cory Mincey of Dallas County, for violating Missouri’s standards for licensed commercial dog breeders, according to a news release. more

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

The Missouri Department of Conservation and the Conservation Federation of Missouri thank the thousands of Missouri deer hunters who donated 235,169 pounds of venison to the state’s Share the Harvest program this past deer season, including 4,936 whole deer. more

For many anglers who enjoy catching trout at Bennett Spring State Park, this spring’s fishing conversations have focused more on hatchery renovation plans and construction time lines than on lure selection and fishing spots. more

I have three or four scrapbooks. In one of them, I kept a 1967 calendar. On the 16th of July, I wrote, “I met Terry Smith.” That very next week Terry and I, plus his brother Richard and my roommate Martha, went to the drag races, in Ozark. more

Springfield Livestock more

The Buffalo Reflex was asked to research why the Missouri Department of Transportation is hauling fill dirt from north of Springfield to a Preston location when a quarry is minutes down the road. The inquiring resident pointed out that money would be saved and progress would happen faster. more

More than 90 members and guests of the Dallas County Cattlemen’s Association were briefed March 14 about impending livestock antibiotic restrictions and current fence laws. more

March 23-29 more

March 23-29 more