October 23, 2018
Page Fire Dept. “Paging El Dorado Springs Firefighter Russ Hayes” “Paging El Dorado Springs Firefighter Russ Hayes” Page Fire Dept. again “Attention all El Dorado Springs Fire Department members. This is the last call for Firefighter Russ Hayes. It is with a heavy heart that we bid you farewell. You served the citizens of the
On Oct. 4, at about 1:32 a.m. inmate Milton Sparks escaped from the Cedar County Jail. He was able to do this with the assistance of three other inmates who lifted him up to the ceiling area where he was able to push aside a screen and then make his way to an air duct
TRAGEDY ON HWY. 32 – After responding to probably hundreds of emergencies like house and vehicle fires and wrecks, this 1989 El Dorado Springs Pierce Lance pumper truck was the center of attention at its last emergency on Wednesday, Oct. 3. (Photo by Fire Chief Bob Floyd)
Cedar County Commissioners and Sheriff James McCrary met with Larry Goldberg of Goldberg Group Architects, PC to discuss correcting the issues that made possible the prisoner escape that occurred Oct. 4. On Monday, Oct. 8, the situation was reviewed and it was concluded that the return air system design was not secured sufficiently. Aluminum
MEMORIAL SOCIETY HONORS AMERICANS – On Oct. 5, the Sun received a message form Hubert Martin, the president of an historical memorial society in Alsace, France. He mentioned that we had written an article about John Yowell on June 8, 2017. The article he mentioned was one we wrote about the Elizabeth Carey Chapter of
The Spring City Revitalization Group chili-cookoff is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 20 on West Springs Street in downtown El Dorado Springs. Cookers start cooking at 9 a.m. with the public tasting at 11:15. Awards are given for the first three places awarded by unnamed judges. There is a people’s choice award, a best booth award
The Wayside Inn Museum’s annual Holiday Tea is set for Thursday, Nov. 8. There are only 15 tickets left for this dinner event. Please call Georgia Detwiler ay 876-2922 to reserve your ticket.
‘W’ FOR A WIN – With one (or more) of the victorious El Dorado Springs Bulldogs flashing a three finger W for their 49-0 Cedar Bowl victory over the Stockton Tigers. The greatest win margin since the contest began in 2003, the Bulldogs have now won 10, the Tigers have won six. Spending some quality
How do the 33 members of the El Dorado Springs Volunteer Fire Department know with reasonable certainty that their fire fighting equipment will perform as expected when they respond to your fire? The answer is routine maintenance. This past Thursday evening after their weekly fire meeting and the previous Saturday, they pressure tested nearly a
WINNING FIRST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP – As reported by Crappie Masters. In what some might call a minor shocker, the young gun team of Mathew Rogers and Baylor Mead outlasted a stellar 150 boat field and let them know they plan to be a force for years to come in claiming the 2018 Crappie Maters sponsored
