October 18, 2025
JANUARY SCHOLARSHIP WINNER – Abigail Klaiber, 17, daughter of Joshua and Penny Klaiber is the Community National Bank scholarship winner for January. She is a member of the El Dorado Springs Missionary Baptist Church, FFA Future Teachers of American, National Honor Society and Cross County. She’s been on the honor roll all four years of
Tops Chapter 9319 El Dorado Springs (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) met in the United Methodist Church, 201 E Broadway Thursday, Jan. 30, for their weekly weigh-in and meeting. Susan led us roll call, 28 members weighed in today and we had a net gain of 5.2 lbs. Best loser of the week was Melissa with
GO CHIEFS – Sean Cook and his 130 lb. eight month old Great Dane, Cosmo, showed their support for the Kansas City Chiefs at the grass roots level with this emblem Sean painted at the entrance to the mobile home park on East Fields. You may still be able to see it and a twin
by Marge Zink and Julia Snethen Morning message at the Rockville United Methodist Church was by Pastor Larry Sorrells titled “Act Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly,” from Micah 6-8. You are always welcome to join us at 9 a.m. Sunday. Mt. Zion Home Bible Study met Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Tom and Beverly
GENERAL DIRT WORK – On Monday, two bulldozers were doing general digging on the property west of First Street that will soon be the home of a new and bigger Dollar General Store in El Dorado Springs. City Manager Bruce Rogers said the object of the dirt work started Monday is to “find out what
The Grain Belt Express, a planned transmission line that will deliver wind energy cross the northern part of Missouri, is endanger of being blocked by the State Legislature. The main objections to the line are from the agricultural community. Their lobbyists state that thousands of agricultural acres will be lost to easements and that the
The El Dorado Springs Chamber of Commerce is participating in the HGTV’s Home Town Takeover and Makeover Sweepstakes hoping to win a makeover of El Dorado Springs. Several community members met last Tuesday at the Chamber office to discuss the issue and video submission ideas. The show’s hosts, Erin and Ben Napier, have accepted the
DON’T WANT TO WAIT ANOTHER 50 YEARS – Employees at Evans Drug came to work Monday wearing their Patrick Mahomes headbands. (Standing, left to right) Kourtni Russel, Nancy Hamilton, Diana Smith, Jamee Barnes, Brandi McCullough, Courtney Moore, Lorie Miles, Courtney Spencer and Sheena Esparza: (on floor, from left) Patty Salazar and Liz Swopes. The 54th
Friends of Travis Bryson are raising $15,000 to purchase score boards for the ECS Gymnasium in memory of Travis. Contributions can be made at Community Bank, where the Travis Bryson Score Board account has been established. Thank you.
El Dorado Springs Fire Department responded to a mutual aid call request from the Walker Fire Department requesting a tanker to aid them on a vehicle fire located 1/2 mile south of EE on AA highway, Vernon County at 09:23 on Jan. 24. Tanker 1 and truck 7 responded. Fire was out on arrival. Eight
