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On Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 3:58 p.m. the Fire Department was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident on W. 54 Hwy. and AA Hwy. in Dedrick. The department was cnacelled before arriving. Three trucks and nine firefighters responded. On Thursday, Nov. 19, at 12:32 p.m. a small rash fire on W. Pine St. Truck 5

by Connie Maupin The Cedar County Historical Society met Nov. 16, in the Stockton Branch of the of the Cedar County Library. Members present were President Judy Nichols, Vice President Judith Cain, Secretary Connie Maupin, Treasurer Anna Hopkins, Bob Phillips, Ellis Benham, Chris Barber, Virginia Barber and guest speaker Janice Floyd. The treasurer’s report and

Ashli and Jeremy Garrett, El Dorado Springs, are proud to announce the birth of a son, Ryder Jordan Garrett. He weighed 7 lbs. 3 oz. and was 20 1/2 inches long.

When we reached out about our 2020 Cedar County Memorial Hospital fundraiser and made notification that we were hoping to raise funds for two Hillrom Centrella Smart hospital beds…well, mission accomplished – thanks to all of you, our supporters. The Hillrom rep delivered the beds on Monday and assisted Phil Harris from our Maintenance Department

The El Dorado Springs Senior Center would like to sincerely thank everyone for being part of our Winter Letter Writing Campaign Fundraiser, which began Nov. 1. Due to our need for funding, this fundraiser will continue throughout the remainder of the holiday season. Since COVID-19, the demand for home delivered meals has been steadily increasing.

HOME AT LAST – Former Bulldog cheerleader Michelle Houk Hunt, ’75, made a special trip to El Dorado Springs from Columbia to retrieve her megaphone that she hadn’t seen in about 20 years. The souvenir of Michelle’s High School years was found in a Lamar antique store by Jill Atchison Uptegrove, who recognized and bought

Chad Boswell, 46, Arma, KS, was recovered from the Osage River, about a mile west of Taberville almost 24 hours after the boating accident that resulted in his death. St. Clair County Coroner Randy Sheldon pronounced him at the scene at 1:55 p.m. Sunday, Oct.25. The 15 ft. Monark launched Saturday, Oct. 24, with four

On Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 10:52 a.m. the Fire Department was dispatched to a trash fire on S. Grand St. Truck 5 and five firefighters responded. On Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 7:29 p.m. the Fire Department was dispatched on a mutual aid call to aid the Caplinger Mills fire Department for a large chicken barn

About 2 a.m. Saturday. Nov. 14, the fire alarms in Russell Hays home did their job likely saving two lives. His mother, Alberta Hays, said the suspect is a faulty furnace. The house and all its contents were a total loss. People in the community are talking about a shower. Cell phone photo by Alberta

For the first time that anyone recalls, the El Dorado Springs R-II Board held a virtual meeting – just five board members in front of a large screen TV with members and administrators on the monitor. The reason: one of the administrators tested positive for Covid and exposed everyone else in the office. That person