Short-eared Owl Hike December 15 – Saturday – 4:30 p.m. to dusk Registration Required (ages 12 and above) Snakes of Missouri December 27 – Thursday – 11 a.m. – noon & 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. Registration Required (ages 5 and up) Animal Bingo January 2 – Wednesday 11 a.m. – noon & 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. Registration Required (ages 5 & above) Kids’ Christmas Bird Count January 5 – Saturday 9 a.m. –1 p.m. Registration required (ages 7–17) Calling All Owls …

The SEK Humane Society will be reducing their dog adoption fees for the entire month of December. Dog adoptions will be reduced to $45.00 and all black dogs will be only $30.00. For more information, please contact our Business & Promotions Manager, Jasmine Kyle, at 785-275-1631 or jkylesekhs@yahoo.com.

 Crews had to take the roof off the barn and use a crane to lift the tractor off of the victim.

The new charges of rape, aggravated indecent liberties and sodomy involve a third child and date back to 2012.

Residents feel the proposal doesn’t address all of their concerns, such as the lack of protections for churches, graveyards, parks or historic sites.