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The Law Enforcement Committee of the Marion County Quorum Court met Thursday, April 20, in the Courtroom of the Marion County Annex Building. Committee members in attendance were Justices Joyce McCalla and John Reed, while Justice Marty Nickels was absent.

By Larry Dablemont Rock bass are to Ozark flowing streams what crappie are to reservoirs. Creel census figures show that they make up the largest percentage of fish caught, and fish kept by stream fishermen in the Ozarks. Missouri fisheries people once kept track of the fish coming out of the Big Piney, Current, Niangua, Huzzah, and Courtois, and they figured goggleeye made up 25 to 35 percent of the fish caught and kept. It is likely they overlooked the green sunfish caught when they did that survey.

Healthy soil supports sustainable and productive agriculture. Two key factors that affect soil health are compaction and runoff, which can be caused or exacerbated by certain agricultural practices, such as tillage and overgrazing.