Orville W Hood

Orville W. Hood, 98, formerly of El Dorado Springs, passed away at his home in Overland Park, KS, on January 19, 2018. Services were held on Monday, Jan. 22, in the Overland Park, KS, Church of God (Holiness).  Orville was laid to rest in Love Cemetery in Cedar County.

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George Richard Salsbury

George Richard “Dick” Salsbury, 86, of Harwood,  passed away Jan. 10, 2018. Services were held Saturday, Jan. 13, in Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.  Burial followed in Brownington Cemetery.

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2018 El Dorado Springs R-II High School Courtwarming

Climax Springs vs El Dorado Springs Bulldogs Monday, Jan. 29 – Game Starts: 6 p.m. Dance and cheerleading performances are at half-time Crowning is between the JV and Varsity games EHS Courtwarming Royalty – Paige Floyd, Cody Rutledge, Kennedi Murdock, Blake Holder, Kelsey Thomas, Branden Hayes, Paige Esry, Kaiden Simmons, Madi Scott, Orlando Guerrero, Sabrina

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Bulldogs chew Rich Hill Tigers

by Coach Joel Braden The weather calmed enough to allow the Bulldogs to get one of their two scheduled games in last week. The game at Lamar was canceled due to the weather but the Bulldogs were able to host the Rich Hill Tigers on Thursday night. The first quarter was a high scoring affair

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BULLDOG DANCE TEAM PERFORMS

BULLDOG DANCE TEAM PERFORMS – The EHS Dance Team performed their hip-hop dance at the halftime of the EHS boys varsity basketball game against Rich Hill last Thursday night. Dance Team members are: Paige Floyd, Bailey Tyler, Hayley Broughton, Mindy Harper, Alyssa Hammons, Kennedi Murdock, Rebecca Rash, Amanda Dingerson, Aunika Whitesell, Taylor Bruce and Kayla

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Bald Eagle Day at Schell

“The Missouri Department of Conservation will once again host Eagle Days at the Schell City Community Center.  The event is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 3, with six indoor programs running from 9-3. The indoor program will be presented by the staff at the Dickerson Park Zoo features Phoenix, the hand-held Bald Eagle that was reared

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Tout season begins Feb. 1

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) says trout may be harvested from Rotary Lake in Jackson, Giessing Lake in Farmington and Legion Lake in Perryville beginning Feb. 1. According to Mike Reed, MDC fisheries management biologist, fishing has been variable this winter due to weather extremes. “If the lakes aren’t frozen, we should have an

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Greitens State of the State continued

Early next week, my team and I will lay out a detailed, thoughtful, and thorough plan to cut taxes on the hardest-working families in our state. It is the boldest state tax reform in America. And with your help, we will lower taxes for working families and make it easier for businesses to come to

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Ashcroft announces 2017-2018 “Blue Book”

Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft today announced that the 2017-2018 Official Manual of the State of Missouri, commonly known as the “Blue Book”, is available at www.sos.mo.gov/bluebook. The manual, which is published by the Secretary of State’s Office every two years, is a wealth of information on Missouri government. It includes the latest contact information

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Savvy Senior®

Exercises that help ease arthritis pain and stiffness Dear Savvy Senior, What exercises are best suited for seniors with arthritis? I have osteoarthritis in my neck, back, hip and knee and have read that exercises can help ease the pain and stiffness, but I don’t know where to start, and I certainly don’t want to aggravate

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