Bulldog Boys dominate home track meet

The Bulldog boy’s track team put on a no doubter performance at their home track meets on Tuesday, April 9, with 119.5 points, 19 points ahead of second place Adrian. Hunter Boyles got it started with a tie for seventh in the 100 meter dash good for 1.5 points. He also took fourth in the

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ElDo Girls 12th in home track meet

The El Dorado Springs girls track team suffered from injury and inexperience in their home track meet Tuesday, April 9, finishing 12th out of 19 schools present with 21 points. The team from El Dorado Christian finished 15th with 11 points. Warsaw High School won the girls side of the meet tie 119 points. Kenli

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ECS TRACK SEASON HEATING UP

ECS TRACK SEASON HEATING UP – ECS Track Coaches, athletes and parents find themselves coming and going as the 2019 track season swings into full motion.  The Buffalos have already competed in five meets and have a packed schedule till the middle of May.  Pictured, beginning in the front row are Olivia Bryson, Christian Steuck,

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Sign up for Matt’s Run

Registration is open for the fifth annual Matt’s Run, a benefit 5K and one-mile fun run honoring the memory of Cedar County sheriff’s deputy Matt Chism, who made the ultimate sacrifice while in the line of duty Nov. 2, 2014. Races start at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 27, at the east end of Stockton Dam.

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ECS Track and Field schedule 2019

Thursday, April 18 – HS @ Lamar TBA. Thursday, April 25 – JH @ El Dorado, 4 p.m. Saturday, April 27 – MS/JH/HS @ El Dorado, 9 a.m. Friday and Saturday, May 3 and 4 – JH/HS @ Joplin MCSAA State, TBA. Monday, May 6 – MS/JH/HS @ El Do-MOKAN, 5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday,

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Bulldogs hire two new coaches

According to Superintendent Mark Koca, El Dorado Springs R-2 Schools is happy to announce that two new head coaches have been hired by the District. Coach Kelley Beckner will be joining the Bulldog staff this summer as the Head Football Coach. Mr. Beckner has been the Offensive Line/Special Teams Coordinator for 4 years at Mt.

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MDC forecasts challenging spring turkey

Missouri turkey hunters can expect a challenging spring season according to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC). The spring turkey hunting season starts with a youth-only weekend April 6-7. The regular spring season runs April 15 through May 5. Although the good hatches of 2011, 2012, and 2014 helped bolster turkey numbers in much of

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MDC reminds Missourians to keep wildlife wild

As Missourians begin to head outdoors during the long-awaited spring season, they may encounter a variety of newborn animals. Though the young wildlife can pull on the heartstrings, and oftentimes appears to be abandoned, that’s usually not the case. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds residents to avoid interfering with newborn or young animals

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‘Keystone Habits’ can improve your life and well-being

The fourth in a series of leadership book discussions with the Republic Chamber of Commerce was held April 11 at the Greene County MU Extension office inside the Springfield Botanical Center. The discussion focused on “The Power of Habit” written by Charles Duhigg. According to this book, humans can operate on automatic pilot, performing complex

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It’s time for morels!

To the uninitiated, a morel does not have the most appetizing appearance. Its brain-like form looks like something out of a campy horror movie, and a morel’s neutral, earthy color doesn’t command much attention. From about late March to early May, however, foraging for these small mushrooms is serious business—a business so serious that many

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