Picnic Booth Space

The El Dorado Springs Picnic Committee is still accepting applications for booth space at the 138th Annual El Dorado Springs Picnic. Applications can be picked up at city hall, or call Judi at 417-876-2691.

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The Rock Wall

Another of the “landmarks” from my childhood is gone. This week we have the obituary of Marjorie Fields. Virtually all of my life, I heard Grandma Boultinghouse mention her and her husband, Raymond, as being her neighbors to the south. I either didn’t listen well or Grandma just called her Margie. I later got to

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CHAMBER SPEAKER

CHAMBER SPEAKER – Stephanie Garland with the Better Business Bureau in Springfield was the guest speaker at the El Dorado Springs Chamber of Commerce meeting on Thursday, June 13. She said the mission of the BBB is to be the leader in advancing marketplace trust. Garland’s BBB articles can be found every week in the

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BBB warns of vacation rental scams

With summer officially under way, consumers may be dreaming about vacations or weekend getaways. Travelers should do their homework and book smart when it comes to flights and accommodations. Nationally, Better Business Bureau (BBB) processed more than 5,000 complaints about travel agencies and services in 2018. Many consumers report in these complaints that they were

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Write on

Editor: I love responses to my op-ed pieces and always have since I started writing at age 13. However, when a reader responds to me, there is no need to put quotation marks around anything. Angela is my legal name and she is my legal pronoun and wife, one of my titles, as well as

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Discussion June 27 on programs that power rural small business

University of Missouri Extension, Missouri SBDC, SBA and USDA will jointly host a meeting to discuss programs that these individual organizations have to power rural small businesses. This next meeting will be at the El Dorado Springs Chamber of Commerce office, 1303 S State Hwy. 32, El Dorado Springs, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.,

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Puzzled

Editor: I have noticed several times while traveling south on Main Street (Hwy. 82), situations where the traffic has had to allow oncoming cars to clear before proceeding to avoid hitting a parked vehicle. I know of at least one accident that has happened because of this situation. The City fathers need to address this

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Hospital employee offers insight

Editor: I am writing today to let you know how I feel about Cedar County Memorial Hospital. I have worked at Cedar County Memorial Hospital both full time and prn. What I have found while working in the hospital was employees got in and learned how to do their job and many times other jobs

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New books at Cedar County Library

Unsolved by James Patterson – Baffled by an outbreak of suspicious fatal accidents, FBI agent Emmy Dockery finds her investigation complicated by her vindictive ex and a plotting stranger. The Book Supremacy by Kate Carlisle – Newlyweds Brooklyn and Derek find their post-honeymoon return to San Francisco overshadowed by two murders that are linked to

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Senior Center in need of venders

The El Dorado Springs Senior Center is looking for venders for our Craft Show fundraiser scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 14. Venders will supply their own 10×10 table at $20 per space; $25 per space if electric is required. Venders must pre-register and pre-pay. For further information, please phone the office at 876-5574.

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