Beautiful Easter at home

by Dora Jean McKinley Marilyn Entrikin has been sick for over a week. Finally, she went to the doctor this week. She is starting to get better now. Tex McKinley saw Steve and Rose Entrikin in Nevada this week. It has been a while since Tex has seen them. Doug Wingate stopped by Wednesday to

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Tri-County Quilt Club News

Tri-County Quilt Club met Monday, April 2, at the Rockville United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. President Madline Woodfin called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. with 17 ladies enjoying an evening of quilt talk, show and tell, birthday treats and a very interesting program by Pam Walker showing some of her silks and cotton

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TOPS ROCKS

Please visit Debbie Kay’s, Evans Drugs and Discount Grocery to look for TOPS ROCKS.  If you find a rock, let the business know then bring it to the Open House for a chance to win a prize. Questions?  Please call Sheryl at 417 876 5699 or Linda at 417 876 6467, or if you want

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TOPS ROYALTY

TOPS ROYALTY – Come to our open house on Thursday, April 12, from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. in the Methodist Church at 201 East Broadway and meet our Chapter King Steve Scoville and Chapter Queen Juanita Scoville.  Steve Scoville lost 53 pounds to goal. Juanita Scoville lost 47.4 pounds to goal then lost an additional

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Next Mt. Zion club to meet April 18

by Marge Zink and Julia Snethen Rockville United Methodist Church and River of Life Church Easter service was by Pastor Nick Van Dam was titled “Common Ground.” Mt. Zion Home Bible study was held in the Tom and Beverly Pelkey home Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. to study the Bible with 10 in attendance. Mt.

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Calibrachoa: Petunia’s pretty little cousin takes center stage in 2018

While new flowering species are introduced on a fairly regular basis, very few have supplanted longtime garden favorites such as geraniums and petunias, says University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. An exception is calibrachoa, or “callie” for short. Introduced in the 1990s, this diminutive relative of petunia has become one of the hottest sellers

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The Rock Wall

I got acquainted Tuesday with a lady who took care of me when I was a tiny baby. Vivian Lavon Root went to work and live at Martha Chambers Emergency Hospital at age 14 in October 1946. I was born there on Dec. 14, 1946. Vivian Reeves ended her earthly journey on Easter Sunday after

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Cause unknown

BODY IDENTIFIED – The individual that was found in the Osage River has been identified as Onie Franklin Chambers, 61, also known as Franky or Chief. His last known whereabouts was in the Kansas City area around Feb. 9, 2018. According to the Medical Examiner, the cause of death is unknown at this time. This

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A moment in time

CHILLY DAY FOR HUNTING EGGS – For just a few minutes the sun broke through the gray clouds that hovered over the El Dorado Springs City Park on Saturday, March 31. The Saturday before Easter is the traditional time for the El Dorado Springs Optimist Club Easter Egg Hunt. The air was cool and the

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City Council hears update on Spring Clean-up

During the public Forum segment of the El Dorado Springs City Council meeting on Monday, April 2, Glenda Baker discussed the city-wide clean-up scheduled for April 21. She said groups should meet by 9 a.m. at the El Dorado Springs Chamber of Commerce office. She said that  more information about the clean – up can

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