Advertiser is drop-off for Santa letters

The Advertiser office will again be the official drop-off point for letters to Santa this year. As in the past, your local newspaper will be publishing letters to Santa written by area youngsters, at …

Iberia council gets archery range update

An update on the archery range project topped a light agenda Monday, Dec. 2 at the Iberia City Council meeting. Mayor Holley Dake said she had received   a call from the Missouri Department …
Obituaries
Gary Wayne McCulley, 71
Gary Wayne McCulley, 71, of California, died Monday, Dec. 2, 2024 at his hme.   He was born Nov. 26, 1953, in Liberal, Kan., a son of late Neal Eugene and Florence Daisy (Gillespie) McCulley. …
Lynette Gayle Pendleton, 68
Lynette Gayle Pendleton, 68, of Tuscumbia, died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024.   She was born in Tuscumbia Sept. 1, 1956, a daughter of the late Donald and Betty Mae (Flaugher) Abbett.   On June …
Damian Bailey, 26
Damian Bailey, 26, of Eldon, died Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024 at University Hospital in Columbia.   He was born April 19, 1998, in Henderson, Nev., a son of Randall Alan and Chastity (Olivera) …
David Prothero, 76
David Prothero, 76, of Eldon, died Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, at Eldon Nursing and Rehab.   He was born Sept. 18, 1948 in Jamesport, a son of the late Oren Calvin and Lena (Lamp) Prothero. On …
Mary “Louise” (Horton) Hager, 83,
Mary “Louise” (Horton) Hager, 83, died Nov. 29, 2024, at Miller County Nursing Home.   She was born Sept. 20, 1941, in Tuscumbia, a daughter of Willard and Antonia Horton. On April …
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Sports
Kliethermes nets 29 in Lady Eagles win
Ryleigh Kliethermes scored 29 points and Olivia Kempker added a big game statistically as the Eugene Lady Eagles tipped off the 2024-25 campaign with a 52-40 win over the Bunceton/Otterville Lady …
The Eldon Lady Mustang volleyball squad celebrates after the winning point in their four-set win over So. Boone in the MSHSAA Class 3 sectional match Thursday, Nov. 1, at EHS.
Eldon spikers reach Final Four
The Eldon volleyball Mustangs defeated MICDS in straigth sets to advance to the MSHSAA Class 3 Final Four Saturday, Nov. 2, in Stl. Louis, winning 25-17, 25-13, 25-15. The Lady Mustags advance …
The St. Elizabeth Lady Hornets won their fifth softball championship in program history Saturday, Nov. 2
Lady Hornets win state title
The St. Elizabeth Lady Hornets defeated Gallatin 11-2 in five innings to caputre the MSHSAA Class 1 Championship Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Killian Softball Complex in Sopringfield. Riley Hammond, …
History
MILLER COUNTY HISTORY
From a front yard in Eldon to the trenches in France: Many Miller County families celebrated Thanksgiving with their soldiers, home on furlough from training camps in 1917. “Over two hundred …
Henry Schoolcraft (1793-1864)
MILLER COUNTY HISTORY
Two hundred years ago few Easterners had visited the Missouri Territory or the Ozarks. On Nov. 5, 1818, Henry Schoolcraft began a three-month, nine hundred mile journey through the Ozarks. Although …
Eldon Friendly Neighbors, Circa 1948 - First row, from left: Mrs. Charles Colvin, secretary/treasurer; Mrs. Hansen Bunker, president; Mrs. Garland Dooley, vice president; Mrs. Bernard Winneman, game and song leader; and Mrs. George Brouse, child development leader. Second row, from left: Mrs. Bert Slote, Mrs. Will Waltz, Mrs. Leonard Rea, Mrs. Hattie Slote, Mrs. Oscar Baysinger, and Miss Alveretta Waltz. Third row, from left: Mrs. Elwood Hackler, Mrs. Harry Rea, Miss Bessie Shepherd, Mrs. Phil Winneman, Mrs. Pete Merilam, reporter; and Miss Emily Walker. Not present: Mrs. R. Madole, Mrs. H. Duffield, and Mrs. Ira Rebstock.
MILLER COUNTY HISTORY
Eldon Friendly Neighbors Organized November 13, 1942 through the University of Missouri Extension Division. The organization was devoted to programs, accomplishments and service in the interest …
MILLER COUNTY HISTORY
(This information is from the memoirs of election worker Rose Doerhoff Love, donated to the Miller County Historical Society Museum by her daughter Carol Love Braun.) Miller County women entered …
Maud Shepherd King
MILLER COUNTY HISTORY
October 31, 1923 - The beginning of a miracle for Miller County, and the end to having one of the largest percentages of trachoma and blindness in Missouri. Trachoma was a communicable disease …
Opinion
BERNSKOETTER’S REPORT
Counting Our Blessings The Thanksgiving holiday is a time to celebrate the blessings we have received this past year. I hope this holiday found you celebrating with those family and friends you …
BLAINE’S BULLETIN
As I sat around the dinner table this Thanksgiving, surrounded by the warmth of my family, I couldn’t help but reflect on the joy of this season. As we passed the dishes from one to another, …
RUDY VEIT’S FROM THE CAPITOL
Bill Pre-Filing for the 2025 Legislative Session Begins As the Missouri General Assembly gears up for the 2025 legislative session, House members are set to begin unveiling their legislative …
BLAINE’S BULLETIN
Election Proved Americans are Wise to Biden’s Overreaching Bureaucrats “I'm from the government, and I'm here to help.” President Ronald Reagan famously cited these as the …
GINNY’S GLIMPSES
There has been one case of avian flu in a human reported in Missouri. A patient who ended up in the hospital in August has been confirmed to have been infected with H5N1, the avian (bird) flu virus. …
Neighborhood News

Salvation Army NEEDS bell ringers, donations

Wanted: people willing to ring small red bells through the holiday season.  The Lake Area Salvation Army is looking for volunteers to ring bells during its holiday collection campaign. …

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Scenes from Eldon FFA Barnwarming

Eldon FFA Barnwarming was Thursday, Nov. 21, with Ryan Graham and Mckenzie Ferguson crowned king and queen. In class competition, the freshmen won the tug of war, with Henry Naught and Kaydin …

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