October 18, 2025
Governor Mike Parson announced that the Missouri Department of Public Safety has awarded 106 Missouri law enforcement agencies a total of more than $700,000 in grants to purchase essential equipment used by officers, including ballistic vests, first aid and trauma kits, police radios, light bars, and sirens. The grants are designed to help protect officers
Howard Gene “Tuffy” Marshall, 77, of Virgil City, went to be with the Lord on Feb. 5, 2020, surrounded by his family in his home. He was born Feb. 27, 1942, in Virgil City, one of eight children born to George and Cathleen Marshall. Tuffy attended grade school in Virgil City and graduated from El
Bernard J Thornton, 95, was born June 14, 1924, in Stockton, the third of six siblings born to William Harrison and Stella Cleo (Turner) Thornton. On Friday Feb. 7, 2020, J passed from this life to join his wife, siblings and parents in Heaven. He remained very active until the last couple of years of
Sally Ann (Clonts) Troyer, 85, of El Dorado Springs, passed away in Cedar County Memorial Hospital on Monday morning, Feb. 10, 2020. Sally was born Sept. 26, 1934, in Sullivan, MO, the daughter of Bert and Ellen Clonts. Sally has been a resident at Community Springs Healthcare Facility for the past 7 1⁄2 years. Sally
John Dee Friar, 60, of El Dorado Springs, passed away Feb. 9, 2020. A visitation honoring the life of John Friar will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, in Bland-Hackleman Chapel. Final disposition was cremation. Online condolences may be left at: www.blandhackleman.com.
Adopting multiple healthy lifestyle habits can help when it comes to Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research. “2019 was a banner year for research offering new hopes for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) prevention and possibly new hopes for future treatment for AD,” says Curtis P. Schreiber, M.D., medical director of Missouri Memory Center at Citizens Memorial
CLUB E WINS 1ST TOURNEY – The Club E Volleyball Team played in their first tournament of the season in Springfield on February 9th. They worked extremely hard and finished 1st in the Silver Division in the Apex Classic 2020. Pictured from (l to r): Abbie Goulardt, Camden Julian, Kiera Strauch, Avery Floyd, Madi Fast,
by Head Coach Joel Braden The El Dorado Springs boys basketball team started their week with a trip to Lockwood. The game was a defensive battle with the Bulldogs trailing 28-22 at the half. The Bulldogs turned up the defense even more in the second half allowing only 13 points and came away with a
TWO WIN MOKAN JH AWARDS – Two athletes from El Dorado Christian School won top honors at the 2020 JH MOKAN Basketball Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 2. The awards were presented at Overland Christian School in Overland Park, KS, to players throughout the JH MOKAN Conference. ECS JH boy’s coach, Steve Altheide, stated, “I’m so
Thursday • Feb. 20 • 6:30-9 p.m. An Overview of the 2.9 Billion Decline in Birds: How you can help Join us to hear Mark Robbins discuss the impact of the drastic decline in birds since the 1970s, and the reasons for hope. Arrive at 6:30 pm to enjoy refreshments. The program starts at 7
