Sports

Members of Poplar Bluff’s two trap teams performed well during the recent Scholastic Clay Target Program shoot at Linn Creek, Missouri, earning awards and, for three shooters, scoring their personal bests. Two squads from the SEMO Youth Shooters team earned first-place honors, while another gained a second-place trophy...

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is seeking public input on potential regulation changes for both recreational and commercial paddlefish harvest in the state. People can comment on the potential regulation changes by going to https://mdc.mo.gov/paddlefishcomments. The comment period will end June 8...

EMINENCE — Celebrate National Trails Day at Ozark National Scenic Riverways on June 4 and 5 with a ranger-led birding hike at 9 a.m. each day at Round Spring. Bring your binoculars and meet at the Round Spring pavilion. A park ranger will lead the group though the Round Spring area in search of a variety of bird species...

ROLLA —Recreation managers at Mark Twain National Forest are interested in hearing your comments on a proposal for changes to the recreation fees on the forest. Fees will be utilized to maintain and improve the sites, to ensure that people can continue to use and enjoy these sites into the future, which supports the Forest’s overall strategy of establishing a sustainable recreation program to deliver maximum public benefit...

Despite all the rain we’ve had lately, the area’s lakes and rivers are pretty much at normal levels. Clearwater Lake, as of Wednesday morning, was just a foot above normal at 499.06 feet on the gage. Looking at the data, it appears the lake is dropping a couple hundredths of an inch per hour, so the fall is pretty slow...

JEFFERSON CITY ­— The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is set to launch a new canine unit through its Protection Branch this summer. The new unit, consisting of five dogs and their conservation agent-handlers, will be stationed around the state and used as necessary to work throughout Missouri...

A whopping 84 teams fished last weekend’s Wappapello Bass Circuit tournament, and at the end of the day, the team of Manion and Jennings bested the field. The duo came to the weigh-in with a total stringer weight of 16.64 pounds and earned a cool $1,600 paycheck for their efforts...