July 2, 2025
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
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
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
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
State Fire Marshal Tim Bean encourages Missourians to use part of the hour they will gain as clocks “fall back” on Sunday to test smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, change the batteries and practice their family fire escape plan. “The overwhelming majority of fire deaths in Missouri this year have occurred in homes without any
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.
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
Medicare beneficiaries in Missouri should be getting their new Medicare cards with a unique numbers on them through the mail soon. The Medicare cards replace the old ones that contain a Social Security number. The Missouri SMP (Senior Medicare Patrol) advises seniors to put the new card in a safe place and shred the old
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
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
