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The Church of Christ Food Pantry thanks the community for its generous support throughout 2019.  Special thanks go to the following groups who have led food drives or donated to help meet the hunger needs of El Dorado Springs:  Assassin Pest Control of Nevada, Cedar County Farm Bureau, Cedar County Memorial Hospital, the Church of

Michael and Allie Castor, Nevada, are proud to announce the birth of a daughter, Amelia Janae Castor. She weighed 8 lbs. 7 oz. and was 21 inches long.

I hope you and yours had a wonder filled Christmas and New Year’s. We did. The family time was even better than the weather. Even got a note from Adrian Monday thanking us for the good time for her, Cain, Van and Snider. Everybody got home safely from Christmas and New Year’s celebrations. I told

The City of El Dorado Springs received a check for over $17,000 from the Missouri Public Utility Alliance at the city regular meeting on Jan. 6. Councilmen Brett Entrikin, Jim Luster, Nathan Murrell and Mayor Cory Gayman were present as were City Manager Bruce Rogers and City Clerk Kandi Baldwin. Councilman Nick Bland was absent.

GRANT FOR UPGRADES – Ewell Lawson (right), vice president for member services for Missouri Public Utility Alliance, presented a for $17,874check to the city on Monday, Jan 6. The grant money is being used toward the cost of  improvements to the electric distribution system, including the replacement of system capacitors and controls, equipment that will

Sac Osage Electric has received a consumer complaint over the way it calculates credits and charges of customers who have installed solar panels to generate electricity. Thomas Elliston, Carl Junction, filed an official complaint with the Missouri Attorney General  saying “we, the consumer, have a solar power and written ‘net metering’ agreement with Sac Osage.”

Cedar County currently has 56 registered sex offenders. Of the 56, three are non-compliant: John Robert Kaumans, Kevin Ray Keith and Bryan R Shrout. The Sheriff’s Office has arrest warrants for Kevin Keith and Bryan Shrout for failing to register as a sex offender. A criminal summons has been issued for John Kaumans.  Anyone can

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARGARET SMITH – Margaret Gibbs Smith celebrated her 101st birthday at the Community Springs Care Facility on Jan. 3. with family and friends. She was born on Jan, 3 1919, the oldest of four children.  Margaret lived in El Dorado Springs and attended school through the 8th grade. She then decided she didn’t

This is the official annual report of the El Dorado Springs Volunteer Fire Department to the El Dorado Springs City Council. The total number of fire calls is trending slightly higher each year. This is the total by year: 2016 – 114, 2017 – 130, 2018 – 145, 2019 – 147. As of 1:18 p.m.

FULLY INVOLVED – On 12-30-19 at 4:50 p.m.) the El Dorado Springs Fire Department was dispatched to 107 W. Lafayette, El Dorado Springs, concerning a reported structure fire.  Upon arrival, the firefighters discovered that the rear of the house was fully involved.  Twenty firefighters fought the blaze for approximately two hours.  Trucks 2, 4, and