ElDo Middle School’s first track meet of 2021

The El Dorado Springs Middle School track team traveled to Bolivar on April 5 for the first meet of the 2021 season. The 8th grade girls team finished second overall. Audrey Goatley finished first in the 1600 meter run and second in the 800 meter run. Olivia Graves finished fourth in the discus. Camden Julian

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Bulldogs improve 3-0 in Ozarks Highlands conference

El Dorado Springs started conference play this past week, playing Warsaw, Butler, and Sherwood. The Bulldogs went 3-0 defeating Warsaw 13-4, Butler 12-2, and Sherwood 17-2 during the week. On Tuesday, April 6, El Dorado Springs hosted the Wildcats of Warsaw. Trevyn Garringer started the game for the Bulldogs. Garringer threw 5 innings, surrendering four

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Tri-County Quilt Club news

Tri-County Quilt Club met at 1 p.m. (new time) April 5, at Rockville United Methodist Church Rockville,  our first meeting for a year due to Covid-19. Present Madline Woodfin called the meeting to order, Treasurer and Secretary reports were approved. The ladies were happy to meet. We brought donations for Moss House, Birthright and Harvesters,

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(GFWC) hosts Sophomore Pilgrimage

The General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) of Missouri sponsored more than 100 sophomore high school students from high schools throughout Missouri as a virtual event to the capital city to hear from elected state officials on April 13. The pilgrimage is a statewide event to honor sophomore student ambassadors who were selected from their

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Ruby-throated hummingbird arrive in April

We think of them as frequent visitors at nectar feeders, in parks and in gardens, but these tiny insectivores also live in forests and forest edges, near streams and other wooded places. Their tiny nests are built on tree branches, made of spider web and lichen and lined with plant down. The hummingbird family is

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Cedar Co. COVID-19 stats for April 12

Reported cases since beginning of COVID-19 pandemic (1122) Active COVID-19 cases (1) Total # of cases requiring hospitalization Current # of hospitalized cases # of deaths (18 confirmed PCR, 5 by antifen) updated March 16, 2021 Total Cedar County Test Count (total of negative line list + # positive cases) Negative Cedar County Test Count

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News from Harwood and Schell City

by Helen Ellerman Madalyn’s Kitchen, south of Schell City, will be closed April 23-25. She will open at her regular time on Monday the 26th. Joey Coy of Calhoun spent the Easter holiday in the home of his parents, Karen and Jerry coy of Harwood. Chris and Madalyn Crocker of Harwood were Easter Day dinner

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Sympathy to Leonard Bartz family

by Julia Snethen and Marge Zink The morning message at Rockville United Methodist Church by Pastor Larry Sorrells was titled “Living Like Easter People” from Acts 4:32:37. You are always welcome to join us for worship at 9 a.m. Sunday. Prayers and sympathy to the Leonard Bartz family, Leonard passed this past week. Mt. Zion

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Donna Flo Steward

Donna Flo Steward, 80, passed away Dec. 16, 2020, in El Dorado Springs. A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 16, on Donna’s birthday, at Sheldon Funeral Home, El Dorado Springs.

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HOSPITAL EASTER EGG HUNT WINNERS

We had a great turnout for the annual Cedar County Memorial Hospital Easter Egg Hunt that was held Wednesday, March 31, 2021 – it was cool and windy but sunny and bright. Let me just say that it took much longer to put out the nearly 2,500 Easter eggs filled with candy than in did

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