The Rock Wall

Wanda Jennings always sends us a Halloween cake to commemorate our anniversary – the 43rd this year. We share it with the office, of course. Mary said this cake was as good as the icing. Thank goodness Wanda doesn’t put candles on it. With the fire department’s new 1,500 gal. per minute pumper, the stream

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City gets new fire truck

  PUMPER TRUCK – New to us. Last week the El Dorado Spring Volunteer Fire Department got its equipment back to full strength when it took delivery of a pre-owner 1999 Pierce Saver four door enclosed cab pumper truck to replace the one lost in the tragic wreck on Oct. 3 that claimed the life

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School ribbon cutting Nov. 12

The El Dorado Springs R-2 School District will host a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony followed by an Open House for the new addition on Monday, Nov. 12. The Ribbon Cutting will be at 6:00 p.m. followed by an Open House. Patrons, parents, and students are welcome to tour the new construction during the Open House which

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Volunteers needed at ElDo Senior Center and Stockton Korth Center

The following are opportunities that an individual may volunteer themselves: Dining Room – assists the kitchen staff by setting up and maintaining the beverage station. Daily Contribution/Receptionist  –  counts the daily contributions, makes daily bank deposits, and oversees front desk. Home Delivered Meal –  assists with home delivered meals to at-risk seniors in their own

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ElDo straight ahead

NEW SIGN, NEW SAYING – Harold Fugate put up this new sign on Hwy. 54 west of town where the old Carl’s Gun Shop sign used to be. The sign welcomes east bound visitors to El Dorado Springs and gives a little information about the place we call home: Old Traditions – New Opportunities.

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Fall Leaf Pick Up dates set

The dates for the El Dorado Springs City resident leaf pick up will be the weeks of Nov. 5-9, Nov. 26-30 and Dec. 17-21. Place your bags of leaves out the night before or by 4 a.m. the same day as your regular trash pickup. Residents are allowed up to eight bags, boxes or trash

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Statewide winter weather drill set for Nov. 7

The Missouri Department of Transportation will test its readiness to plow snow for the upcoming winter season with a statewide drill on Wednesday, Nov. 7. Motorists may notice increased numbers of MoDOT vehicles on state routes during the drill. In rural areas, crews will deploy after 8 a.m. In urban areas, the drill will not

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Vote no on marijuana

Editor: The Sun Newspaper published an article and inserted it on Page 4 of the issue last week and in my opinion it should have been on the front page due to the serious nature of the story. A number of health organizations oppose the three medical marijuana ballot measures we will vote on November

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