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El Do Christmas Basket Project updates

El Do Christmas Basket recipients:  If you have not received your confirmation letter by Dec. 12, please call 417-391-4438 and leave a message.  The phone will not be checked until Dec. 12. Volunteer Gift Wrappers:  Join the fun wrapping hundreds of gifts Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 9 am at the First Baptist Church.  Please bring

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Fire report for week of Nov. 27

On Sunday, Nov. 27, at 2:47 p.m. the fire department was dispatched to assist the police department with a lift assist. Two trucks and 15 firefighters responded. On Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 9:29 a.m. the department was dispatched to a reported brush fire south of town on Hwy. 32. No fire was found. One truck

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Christmas is for giving

TIS THE SEASON  – Kent Fortney, representative of the Rt 54 Cruisers Car Club presents a $600 check to Steve Wiseman, treasurer of the El Dorado Springs Christmas Baskets. El Dorado Spring’s Christmas Basket Project is successful each year because of the generous donation of money, gifts, and time by members of our community. Cash/check

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MDC reports 197,724 deer harvested during November portion of firearms deer season

Top harvest counties were Franklin, Texas, and Callaway. Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 197,724 deer during the November portion of firearms deer season, Nov. 12-22. Of the 197,724 deer harvested, 102,633 were antlered bucks, 16,929 were button bucks, and 78,162 were does. Top harvest

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Language of the season

NEW CCMH HOLIDAY BILLBOARD ON HWY 32 – Cedar County Memorial Hospital recently installed a new holiday billboard on Hwy 32 in El Dorado Springs near the CCMH Medical Mall Clinic location. Hope everyone has a chance to enjoy it for the next few weeks.

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Progress Club to hold annual Christmas sale

The Progress Club will hold its Annual Christmas Sale on Friday, Dec 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Dec 3, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, Dec. 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 10 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For sale will be arrangements for cemetery and

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Victim identified

On November 27, 2022, at approximately 14:10 hours, officers of the El Dorado Springs Police Department responded to the 100 block of North Jackson Street, concerning a deceased person in the nearby creek bed. The Cedar County Coroner’s Office is assisting in the investigation. There is no apparent evidence of foul play.  The victim was

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Fire report for week of Nov. 20

On Monday, Nov. 21, at 11 a.m. the fire department was dispatched to a structure fire in Filley on Hwy. 32. Four trucks and 12 firefighters responded. As that incident was wrapping up, the department was dispatched on a mutual aid with Olympia Fire Department but was cancelled enroute. On Tuesday, Nov. 22, at 1:03

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Flip of the switch

CHRISTMAS HAS ARRIVED IN EL DORADO SPRINGS – The annual Christmas Lighting of the downtown Park was held on Monday, Nov. 21. The 69th Miss Merry Christmas, Macie Stoffer, was crowned  by last year’s winner Libby Toliver. Miss Merry Christmas will ride in the Christmas Parade on Dec. 10. Miss Merry Christmas 2022

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Discover nature with MDC through Eagle Days

From December through February, Missouri’s winter eagle watching is spectacular. Discover nature with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) through Eagle Days events around the state or enjoy watching bald eagles on your own. Because of Missouri’s big rivers, many lakes, and abundant wetlands, the Show-Me state is one of the leading lower 48 states

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