Monthly Archives: November 2025

Old almanac will continue to provide annual predictions

Since I am a frequent shopper at Buchheit in Herculaneum, my wife Kelly will tell you that it was not so coincidental that I was in the store on the same day I heard the news that the Farmers’ Almanac was ceasing publication. I had just seen a display rack full of the familiar, yellow-coveredContinue reading “Old almanac will continue to provide annual predictions”

Trout fishing opportunities return for winter season

While most of the focus this time of year is on hunting, a popular fishing season has opened to provide opportunities for anglers close to home and in their favorite spring and summer streams around the state. November 14 was opening day for catch and release fishing in Missouri’s four trout parks, and the hatcheryContinue reading “Trout fishing opportunities return for winter season”

LaBarque Creek Conservation Area near Eureka expands

A recent purchase expands one of Jefferson County’s most interesting outdoors attractions. The LaBarque Creek Conservation Area near Eureka added 15 acres that includes about a half-mile of the property’s namesake LaBarque Creek. The land purchase was approved by the state Conservation Commission at its meeting in April and closed in September. According to aContinue reading “LaBarque Creek Conservation Area near Eureka expands”