Wilkinson Pharmacy to close

On Tuesday, the Sun spoke with Mike Burns, owner of AuBurn Pharmacy which purchased the Wilkinson Pharmacy chain, and with Kevin McCollough, owner of Evans Drug which will receive all of Wilkinson’s pharmacy records next Tuesday night in an electronic transfer. Burns said, “Community pharmacy is tough.” He said, “Kevin over there and me. We’re

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What’s cooking?

RESTAURANT TO OPEN NEXT SPRING – Community members gathered at 1403 S. Hwy 32 South Hwy 32 on Thursday, Nov. 16, to break ground for the new Pappy’s Restaurant. Owner Stan Benton said his dad was a cook in the Navy for 27 years and always wanted to have his own restaurant, but never got

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American FFA Degree recipients: Caleigh Gardner and Landon Leonard

Two El Dorado Springs FFA members received the American FFA Degree, the highest the  organization offers, at the 2017 National Convention in Indianapolis, IN,  on DATE. Caleigh Gardner, the daughter of Crissa Gardner, graduated from El Dorado Springs High School in 2016.Caleigh worked many hours and spent tons of time working at Pizza Hut in

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Miss Merry and friends

NUMBER 64 – Amy Ford reigned as Miss Merry Christmas at the El Dorado Springs annual parade held on Nov. 18. She was the 64th young lady to hold the title. She is the daughter of DJ and Brenda Ford. Her escort for day was Clayton Collins, son of Alan and Becky Collins Runner up

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ElDo crew to officiate State 1A championship

Saturday when Monroe City and Valle Catholic take to the football field to decide the State Class 1 Championship, they will play under the watchful eye of an El Dorado Springs officiating crew. Kirk Sibley will be the head referee. His crew will be Kevin Costello, an EHS graduate who lives in Stockton, Gary Benham,

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From our contact page – eldoradospringsmo.com

Message: I have replaced my water filter at the expense of around $1,700, due to our sulfer smelling water in El Dorado Springs. There’s a lot of people complaining about the water on Facebook. Can’t the Sun check into this situation? The water is extremely bad, even a new water filter can’t handle this issue.

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Boy Scouts

Editor: Dear young men of Cedar County: I appreciate the values that you have chosen to learn. The people that you are remembering cared in many ways the same about their brothers and sisters and their patriotism. I feel it is important for young men to be recognized and honored for their outstanding achievements. You

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Free-For-All

Editor: For the last few weeks, it seems that the news has been dominated by sexual harassment and abuse charges. No one seems to be exempt from it: actors, producers, presidents, congressmen, teachers, etc. Both parties are using these charges for political gain and/or to hurt the opposing parties. I wonder (from both sides of

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No on gun control

Editor: I am as liberal as you can get on a lot of issues, but gun control is not one of them. Gun control will not work. Prohibition did not work, it made the problem worse. Criminals got booze, criminals and terrorists will get guns. Many weapons are used to kill. Should we ban kitchen

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Providing information

WEIGHT GAIN Q: I just keep getting fatter, every year. Any thoughts that could help? A: Overeating during the holidays each year can really add on the pounds. Over time, this can lead to obesity. Having obesity means you have so much body fat, that it could damage your health. It can lead to diabetes,

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