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Perpetual dog days

SHAWN ABELL WORKS FOR ANIMALS THAT HAVE NO WHERE ELSE TO GO – At her animal sanctuary, Dogs’ Nation, on Hwy 32 in El Dorado Springs, Shawn works every day keeping her furry friends safe and fed. Some she works with to become service dogs. Keeping them alive has been a commitment she made at

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Correction

We reported last week that Mrs. Truitt showed a picture on Facebook of her unfinished project. It was finished.

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LOCAL WOMAN NAMED TO MISSOURI’S 30 UNDER 30

Anyone who has met Spencer Tuma knows she is a force to be reckoned with. As Missouri Farm Bureau’s Director of National Legislative Programs, Spencer has been the organization’s primary federal lobbyist for more than five years. She quickly developed a reputation as one of the smartest, sharpest ag policy minds in Missouri. When her

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TOPS Baked Potato Luncheon, Sept 15

The El Dorado Springs TOPS #9319 has planned its Baked Potato Luncheon from 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15, at the El Dorado Springs Community Center at 135 W. Spring. For $8 you get a loaded baked potato or sweet potato, slaw, dessert and a beverage. Children 5 and under are free.

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City divided because of bench

Facts about Benchgate Ah, the bench. The black iron bench that has been at the corner of East Spring and Main for over 10 years is now the focus of tampering, a jury trial and endless speculation on Facebook. That particular bench, along with her “sister benches,” was purchased and placed downtown by the Spring

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Missouri State Historic Preservation Office announces 2023 grant application round

The Missouri State Historic Preservation Office announces the opening of the 2023 application cycle for the Historic Preservation Fund grants. This program expects to bring more than $200,000 in federal money, derived from oil and gas lease revenues on the Outer Continental Shelf, to Missouri’s historic communities. The Historic Preservation Fund grants support projects that

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Top Jewelry In The State

HARDWARE, HARD EARNED – The 2021-2022 State Champion Bulldog Basketball Girls receive their Championship Rings. According to Head Coach Beau Swopes the rings arrived in June but it was “a nightmare” to get everyone together at the same time.

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Annual Bootblock successful

FIREMEN RAISE MONEY FOR MDA – The El Dorado Springs Volunteer Fire Department speny Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the junction of Hwys. 54 and 82 asking passing motorists for donations for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. About 20 volunteers spent all or part of their Labor Day Weekend collecting donations. According to Fire Chief Bob

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TOPS Baked Potato Luncheon, Sept 15

The El Dorado Springs TOPS #9319 has planned its Baked Potato Luncheon from 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15, at the El Dorado Springs Community Center at 135 W. Spring. For $8 you get a loaded baked potato or sweet potato, slaw, dessert and a beverage. Children 5 and under are free.

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