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West Side Leader - June 11

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OUTDOORS:New paddlefish world record stirs memories
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OUTDOORS:New paddlefish world record stirs memories

  • By John Winkelman
  • Mar 29, 2024

A spoonbill on the trotline was always a great surprise when I was in the boat with my dad and Uncle Wink on the Missouri River near Hermann. …

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Caveland to reopen as public rental, small event venue
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Caveland to reopen as public rental, small event venue

  • By Laura Marlow
  • Feb 21, 2024
  • 4 min to read

Just about any local older than 50 remembers strapping on skates and taking a few spins around the big, concrete floor at the Caveland roller …

OUTDOORS: Backyard reforestation plan ready for next step
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OUTDOORS: Backyard reforestation plan ready for next step

  • By John Winkelman
  • Oct 27, 2023

My backyard reforestation project is ready for its next step. I have written a few times this year about the new trees I planted in an area th…

Nonprofit group chosen to manage Pleasant Valley cave
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Nonprofit group chosen to manage Pleasant Valley cave

  • By Steve Taylor
  • Oct 23, 2023

A long-forgotten, neglected cave in northwest Jefferson County may be about to get a new lease on life.

Church Road retaining wall work to restart, other projects on tap
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Church Road retaining wall work to restart, other projects on tap

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Oct 3, 2023

Arnold residents should soon see crews working all around the city.

OUTDOORS: It’s fall food plot planting time for deer season
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OUTDOORS: It’s fall food plot planting time for deer season

  • By John Winkelman
  • Aug 25, 2023

Time is running out. An interesting program from the state Department of Conservation is scheduled for 5:30 tonight (Aug. 24) and reservations…

Pacific man detained after being rescued from bluffs at Rockford Beach
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Pacific man detained after being rescued from bluffs at Rockford Beach

  • By Leader staff
  • Jul 21, 2023

A 38-year-old Pacific man who became trapped on the bluffs at Rockford Beach early in the morning on Thursday, July 20, was rescued and then d…

Calendar of events June 8-15
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Calendar of events June 8-15

  • Jun 8, 2023

Thursday, June 8

OUTDOORS: There is more to local marmot than the weather
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OUTDOORS: There is more to local marmot than the weather

  • By John Winkelman
  • Feb 3, 2023

For an animal that has a day of recognition on the American calendar, the groundhog (also known as the woodchuck or marmot) is nevertheless th…

Calendar of events Feb. 2-9
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Calendar of events Feb. 2-9

  • Feb 2, 2023

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