Many years ago, retired Missouri Conservation Agent Dave Riggs and I were chatting during a break at a hunter education class over Christmas. I remember his words clearly: “You really haven’t been hunting until you’ve shared that experience with a grandchild.” At the time, I didn’t have a grandchild, so that gives you an idea…
Joseph Rowell Lewis, age 80, of Monticello, passed away on his birthday, November 26, 2024, at his residence. “Joe” Lewis was born in Chamblee, Ga. on November 26, 1944, to the late Eugene Lewis and Martha Lois Rowell Lewis. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam Conflict. Joe Lewis worked as a manufacturing…
Shirley Maude McMichael Miller, age 89, passed away Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, at her home in Monticello, surrounded by her loving family. Shirley Miller was born to the late Seaborn McMichael and Lucille Stone McMichael, and she was raised in Monticello. She started her school years at the Old Piedmont School House and graduated from…
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO —Respiratory illness season has begun, and state and local health officials encourage everyone to protect themselves and their loved ones from respiratory viruses and diseases circulating this winter, including influenza (flu), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), COVID-19 and pertussis (whooping cough). Vaccination remains a key tool to prevent illness, reduce severe symptoms and…
A popular, familiar holiday song insists the period between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day is “the most wonderful time of the year.” But for people who are mindful of eating and trying to maintain a healthy weight, the holiday season can very well turn into the “most compromising time of the year.” Weight gain during…
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Gardening is an activity with many rewards, says Debi Kelly, state Master Gardener coordinator for University of Missouri Extension. MU Extension offers online training for those who can’t take the weekly classes in person. The spring session runs Jan. 19 to May 31, 2025. “One of the joys of becoming an Extension…
Allan Robert Jungles, 85, of Warsaw, passed away on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, at his home in rural Warsaw. Allan was born on August 27, 1939, in Joliet, Illinois, the son of Alex and Anna Frieda (Blasing) Jungles. He graduated from Breman High School in Midlothian, Illinois, in 1957. On October 25, 1958, he was…
Clifford Anderson Pilgrim, Jr., age 88, passed away peacefully at his home in Monticello, Georgia on November 14, 2024. Clifford was a kind and generous man who loved and supported his family, friends, community, and country. The youngest of eleven children, he was born on March 12, 1936 in Lithonia, Georgia to Clifford A. and…
Ms. Martha Marie Benton passed on Friday, November 15, 2024 at The Retreat Nursing Home in Monticello, Georgia. A Celebration of Life for Ms. Benton is on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 11:00 AM at New Bethel Grove Baptist Church, 527 New Bethel Grove Church Road in Monticello, Georgia 31064. Reverend Jerry Williams, Pastor; Evangelist…