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Marilyn Sue Easley, 79, of El Dorado Springs, passed away Jan. 15, 2019. Services will begin at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, in Park Street Christian Church. Visitation will be from 6-7 p.m Wednesday, Jan. 23, in Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home. Burial will be in the El Dorado Springs City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorial

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports 28 more deer from 11 Missouri counties have been found to have chronic wasting disease (CWD). This brings the number of cases of the deadly deer disease in Missouri to 103 since 2012. CWD is a deadly illness in white-tailed deer and other members of the deer family,

by Head Coach Joel Braden The El Dorado Springs boys basketball team started a busy week by traveling to Lamar on Tuesday. Lamar jumped out to an early lead, outscoring El Dorado 16-5 in the first quarter. The Bulldogs played tough the rest of the game but could not cut into the lead and lost

Missouri’s 2018-2019 deer-hunting season ended Jan. 15 with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reporting a preliminary total harvest of 290,339 deer. Top counties for the overall season were Franklin with 5,826 deer harvested, Callaway with 5,545, and Howell with 5,350. Of the 290,339 deer harvested, 136,776 were antlered bucks, 30,116 were button bucks, and

El Dorado Springs City Council (2 Postions available – Nick Bland (incumbent) and Cory Gayman (incumbent) Cedar County Memorial Hospital board member (1) Position available – Judy Renn Ambulance Board Member 1. District #3 – I. Nadine Sinclair (incumbent) 2. District #5 – No Filing 3. District #6 – No Filing Village of Umberview Heights

ECS HONORS TOP STUDENTS – Students Of Distinguished Attitude, (SODA) winners for the second quarter were announced at El Dorado Christian School on Friday, Jan. 4.  Principal Mrs. Kelly Bryson awarded each student a certificate and money for a “soda.”  Pictured, front row frm left are; 6th grade – Sophia Bryson, Kindergarten – Kate Hubbard.

On Saturday, Jan. 19, the Bulldog Wrestling team traveled to Sherwood to compete in the first ever Ozark Mountain Conference Wrestling Championship Tournament. The Bulldogs wrestled hard to take home 2nd place as a team in the tournament. They also had individual success with six 3rd place wrestlers including 106 pound Freshman Jace Shinn, 132

On Monday, the Lady Bulldogs started the Stockton Tournament by facing the Warsaw Wildcats in the first round. The Lady Bulldogs struggled from the start, but were able to play well enough to get a first round win 42-30. Leading the Bulldogs in scoring were Reese Schaaf with 19 and Taylor Robison with 12. The

Stockton area residents are invited to attend the ribbon cutting ceremony and open house for the new 90-bed Lake Stockton Healthcare Facility (LSHCF) on Saturday, Jan. 26. The ribbon cutting ceremony will start at 1:30 p.m. with the open house following until 4 p.m. Guests will be able to tour the facility, talk with staff,

Marriage, funerals, hunting and religion were also subject to unique customs in the Ozarks according to David Burton, county engagement specialist in community development with University of Missouri Extension. Marriage Regarding courtship and marriage customs, early Ozarkers referred to courting as “they’re talking.” Ozarkers also believed it was best to get married in a room