Lifestyle
Online safety for children
The new school year is getting underway and your child will be using the internet for schoolwork or to play games with friends. Now is a good time to start teaching them about protecting their personal information.
Vandalia Area Chamber Business Spotlight: Horseshoe Bar & Grill – A Farber favorite
FARBER, Mo. – The Vandalia Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to shine this month’s Business Spotlight on The Horseshoe Bar & Grill, a beloved local establishment in Farber, Mo, owned and operated by the husband-and-wife team, LeRoy and Lynette Null.
Happy 70th birthday to Missouri's state tree
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The flowering dogwood tree celebrates its 70th birthday as the Missouri state tree in 2025.
5 tips to protect your pet from household hazards
COLUMBIA, Mo. – National Pet Poison Prevention Month in March is a good time to review how household items can endanger pets, says University of Missouri Extension veterinary toxicologist Tim Evans.
Travel in Europe and Africa
Editor’s note: this is the final installment of Rennie and Joy Davis’ travels in Europe and Africa.
Travel in Europe and Africa
Thursday, Nov. 14. It was another cloudless day with a high of 89. We got off the ship and walked down the pier about 100 yards and boarded some small boats for a 45–50-minute sailboat ride up stream to a “Nubian Village Tour.”
MISERY IS MIGHTY GOOD CONVERSATION
Grandma didn’t have much to say. Except for niceties and gruff opinions flung now and then. Grandma saved all her best talking for the Thursday afternoon visits from her grandma-aged girlfriends.
Travel in Europe and Africa
Monday, Nov. 11, Veterans Day. We were to leave the ship at 8 a.m. for a tour of “Valley of the Kings,” the “Tomb of King Tut”, “Hatshepsut and Seti Tomb” as well as a visit to “Howard Carter House.”
Getting their kicks on Route 66
Gary Sosniecki, a former Missouri publisher, who once owned the Vandalia Leader along with his wife, Helen, made their way to town recently to highlight the Lebanon-Laclede County Route 66 Museum, and the museum’s wall of fame.