1,000 lines down in El Dorado

Tom Cain, El Dorado Springs Utility Director “We really don’t know how many there were.” “The ice pulled service lines pulled off of houses and also shorted out some main lines. A little bit of a mixture of everything. A couple of poles broken off.” “We were called out about 9 o’clock Wednesday night.” Q.

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Sac Osage had over 1,000 lines down

Jim Davis, Sac Osage Electric general manager Q. I’m calling to find out how much damage the ice storm did for Sac Osage Electric customers. “In a 24 hour time period, we had 1,229 off, not all at the same time. The most off at any one time was 600. The longest anyone was off

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‘Home’ A place for Dad

Home…Sometimes it’s a different place than what you had in mind. Bobbie E. Roberts has seen a lot of things in his 93 years. Most people who have lived that long have seen a lot; but his story, especially in the last few years, tells of how a “hometown” hospital and those people in it

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BBB Advice on Applying for Scholarships

By now, many high school seniors have finished their college applications and are waiting for results. That means it’s time to start thinking about how a family or individual is going to pay for it. Some financial aid is awarded based on need, while other scholarships may be based on merit, a special skill or

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Valentine square dance Friday night

On Friday, Feb. 15, the Mo-Kan Square Dancers will hold their Valentine Dance with Kenton Sullivan calling. This will be held from 7:30 to 10 p.m. in the Home Ec Building at the Vernon County Fairgrounds, Nevada. Admission is $5 for adult dancers and $3 for youth dancers. All dancers and interested persons are welcome.

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Hospital Board to meet

The Board of Directors of Cedar County Memorial Hospital will begin a meeting at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 18, in the classroom at Cedar County Memorial Hospital. The tentative agenda of this meeting includes the usual reports.

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Missouri S&T announces honor list

Missouri University of Science and Technology announces the names of students who made the honor list for the Fall 2018 semester. Dennis Floyd II, electrical engineering, senior, El Dorado Springs.

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CCAD to meet Monday

The Cedar County Ambulance District board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18, in the Stockton Ambulance Facility. Unfinished Business will include computer. There is no New Business at this time.

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