Kevin Costello’s memory better

Cedar County Sheriff Jim McCrary told the Sun he had spoken with Kevin Costello a couple of times during the past week and his memory has improved. He is apparently out of the hospital but the sheriff didn’t know if he had returned to his job as director of the Stockton Nursing Home. The sheriff

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It’s here

SUMMER FINALLY ARRIVES – Despite the cry of “water, water everywhere,” plenty of people have enjoyed a splash in the cool, refreshing aqua blue waters of the Virginia Ryan Strain Municipal Pool. The pool opened on May 30 and the El Dorado Springs Municipal Band began their summer concert series on June 1.

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The Rock Wall

I asked Gwen and Kimball if they had anything for the Rock Wall. No help there. I did get a lot of help from Jeanne Hoagland on the mammogram article and cutline. At first I thought about headlining the cutline for the two radiologist ladies “Scan Artists,” but Kimball said the procedure is not a

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The bear facts

With reports on the news of black bear sightings in Southwest Missouri, the Sun decided to check with the local office of the Missouri Department of Conservation. Our normal go-to person at MDC, Lana Wilson, said she hasn’t received any bear sighting reports in probably five years. Back then, one was sighted south of Walker

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‘Summer in El Dorado’ Trivia Night

Tired of sitting inside watching it rain or sitting outside in the heat at a sporting event?  ElDo Youth Center will present “Summer in El Do” Trivia Night, at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 22.  Cost is $40 for a team of 4 or fewer.  Additional team members up to a total of 7 per team

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The Band Plays On

Band Concert to Honor Lillian Sunderwirth The Municipal Band is honored to play a special concert dedicated to the memory of Lillian Sunderwirth on Saturday, June 8 at 8 p.m. We will take a walk down memory lane as we play songs that were favorites of Miss Lillian’s throughout this hour-long concert. Please come help

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Stockton License Bureau doing well

If you didn’t know, the License Bureau in Stockton has been open since January of this year in a new location. The new office is located at 304 RB Road, Suite 2 (next to the Shack). The bureau is owned by Lisa Gardner, who, along with her husband, also owns the Shack. Taihlor Baldwin Mears

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CHARGED

CHARGED – Alicia Greathouse has been charged with assault 1st degree or attempt – serious physical injury or special victim and is being held in the Cedar County Jail on a $200,000 cash surety bond.

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BBB warns against about prevalence of fake goods online

Research shows that eight in 10 Americans shop online, and the dominance of online retail means nearly anything can be bought online, sometimes at discounts that seem too good to be true. However, nearly anything available online can be counterfeited – and research also shows that one in four people have bought something online that

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Six more years

It is so interesting to watch the political scene unfold day by day. When Obama was in the office of President, the Democrats had a built in answer if you did not like either him or his policies, “You’re just racist.” So, we bit the bullet and put up with eight years of our nation

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