Revival in progress

Pleasant Springs Missionary Baptist Church (at Oyer) started a revival meeting last week each night at 7:30 p.m. with Bro. Lewis Eslinger helping the pastor, Bro. Colton Collins. Services may be called off Monday evening, Nov. 15, because of the weather but the plan is to continue the meeting, weather permitting. Call Sherre King at

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Three compete in Natural State Classic

Saturday November 10, 2018 was the 15th annual Natural State Classic which was a ProMac and ASKC rated tournament. The tournament was held in Little Rock Arkansas. There were 3 competitors from El Dorado Springs competing, all of them were representing Team Heartland and from Next Level Sport Karate, where they are taught by Richard

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FIRST PLACE TEAM ROTH

FIRST PLACE TEAM ROTH – On Saturday, Nov. 3, Project 288 hosted a slow pitch softball tournament in honor of fallen Cedar County Deputy Matthew S. Chism. Deputy Chism was killed in the line of duty on Nov. 2, 2014, in El Dorado Springs. His family and friends wanted to keep his memory alive by

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Missouri’s 2018 historic places in peril

The Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation announced its list of historic Places in Peril for 2018 at a press conference in Kansas City Friday. Incorporated in 1976, Missouri Preservation is our state’s premier statewide historic preservation advocacy non-profit organization, and has been publicizing a list of endangered historic places for about 15 years. Properties on

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Time to kill invasive honeysuckle

Fall is a great time to find and remove invasive bush honeysuckle plants. Prescribed burning, hand pulling of seedlings including roots, and cutting and herbicide treatments are good ways. Learn more at https://bit.ly/2PN6KTP.

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ECS MCSAA STATE XC NO. 2

ECS MCSAA STATE XC NO. 2 – El Dorado Christian School Lady Buffalo, eighth grader, Olivia Bryson competed in the 2018 MCSAA State Cross Country Finals on Saturday, Oct. 27. Olivia is an avid runner; her medals, new personal records and dedication show it. She competed against high school age and placed 2nd in the

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MDC thanks hunters for help with CWD sampling

Thousands of deer hunters have helped MDC collect 20,800+ samples for CWD testing. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) thanks the thousands of deer hunters who participated in its mandatory CWD sampling efforts last weekend in 31 counties. Thanks to hunter participation, MDC collected more than 20,000 tissue samples last weekend from harvested deer for

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Safety belt usage continues to rise

Safety belt usage in Missouri has climbed to its highest rate ever. The latest Missouri Seat Belt Usage Survey, which has been taken annually since 1998, shows 87.1 percent of Missourians use a safety belt. In 1998, that figure was 60 percent. Missouri is nearing the national average which is 89.7 percent. “We’ve seen a

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Members needed for the Cedar County MU Extension Council by Dec. 3

Cedar County MU Extension Council will be accepting nominations for the 2019 public election of county extension council members. Names of nominees are needed during November for review by existing county council members at the December 3rd council meeting.  This invitation is to any Cedar County resident interested in joining the council. Cedar County MU

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Pheasants and Quail Forever encourages farmers to consider pollinator habitat

With a November 16 deadline approaching, Pheasants and Quail Forever is encouraging farmers and ranchers to consider utilizing a federal program that provides financial and technical assistance to establish habitat that benefits Monarch butterflies and other wildlife. Jake Swafford, Coordinating Wildlife Biologist, said the Monarch Initiative administered by the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

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