Recent Bear Sighting in Shell Knob Black bears are starting to return to Missouri, which I can personally testify to. I knew that they were in the State, but never anticipated seeing them just down the road from my house near Shell Knob, Missouri.The day before Thanksgiving was bright and s
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01/30/2007
NUISANCE WILDLIFE IN SHELL KNOBSpring is coming and with it comes gardening and nuisance critters eating Shell Knob gardens. White -tailed deer are delightful, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation, unless they are munching your prized azalea bushes. Opossums are appealing, unti
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01/30/2007
WATER SAFETY FOR SHELL KNOB WELLS Shell Knob proper escaped from damage done by the recent JANUARY ice storm and power loss, but several Barry County residences experienced power outages. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services issued guidance on the safety of water in privat
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01/30/2007
OZARK MOUNTAINS or HILLS? The Missouri Ozarks is a beautiful area. Cross the Mississippi (love spelling that word) and just west of St. Louis on I-44, you know you've left the plains of Illinois. The highway cuts through massive rock and you are into rolling hills. Up and down, low hills and h
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01/20/2007