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Kay Wingfield, of Warsaw, is nearing her 70th birthday, and couldn’t be a better example of physical fitness. In a recent gym competition she bench pressed 55 pounds, squatted 100 pounds, and dead lifted 145 pounds. She is one of millions of people in the U.S. on Medicare Advantage who are participating in Silver Sneakers, a free fitness program for senior citizens.

Jason Reynolds, who owns Osage Bluff Marina and Motel, set out jug lines in late October and early November to catch fish so he would have some in the freezer for winter. He had checked his lines every morning and night for two weeks and only caught three or four fish that he could keep. However, his luck changed on November 5, when he caught a record-breaking Walleye that weighed six pounds and 14 ounces. It was his second record-breaking fish in two years.

According to KY3/KSPR Meteorologist Ron Hurst, winter weather arrived in the Ozarks about a month early this year, as was witnessed in Benton County when four to five inches of snow fell on November 12. The high temperatures around that time never got above freezing, making them way below the 59 degree average for that time of year. In response to this precipitation, Warsaw street crews were out from early morning until evening pre-treating city hills and intersections, and placing salt and sand on all 55 miles of city roads.