Sweet treats

GOODIES FOR THE GOOD GUYS –El Dorado Springs Lions Club members Edith and Charles Winfiel delivered bags of candy to the law enforcement officers at the Police Department on Wednesday, Oct. 18. The Survival Kit for Law Enforcement Officers included: Lifesaver – to remind you for the times you’ve been one; Smarties – to give

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Man found in street dies

by Jarrod Schiereck, Chief of Police On Monday, Oct. 23, El Dorado Springs Police Officers responded to the 400 block of South Summer Street concerning a report of a subject lying partially on the street. Upon officers arrival the subject was unresponsive with visible head trauma. Officers requested an ambulance. The subject was transported by

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Ground breaking Nov. 1 CCAD accepts bid for $835,111

In a Special Meeting at 9:00 a.m. Thursday. Oct. 19, in the Commissioners’ Office in the Cedar County Courthouse, the members of the Cedar County Ambulance District voted unanimously to accept the bid presented by Kenney Construction for the new Cedar County Ambulance Facility. Present were Board Members Evelyn Boyle, Nadine Sinclair, John Wilson and

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And the winner is…

STIRRING UP SUCCESS – Amanda Hawkins with Fidelity Communications   kept their first place chili recipe going strong through out the day at the 13th Annual Spring City Revitalization Group Chili Cook-Off on Saturday, Oct. 21. (See other winners on Page 6.)   This year’s sponsors were: Heritage State Bank, Evans Drugs, Fidelity Communication, Ty

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Christmas Basket Applications Available

The El Dorado Springs Christmas Basket project is a program that provides food baskets for families and gifts for children age 16 and under who live in the El Dorado Springs school district and are in need of holiday assistance. Applications for Christmas Baskets are available at the Division of Social Services in Stockton on

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Former Cedar County Jail employee arrested

John Mygan Jr. was arrested Oct. 10 by a Cedar County deputy one day after he was fired from his employment at the Cedar County jail, where he had worked for about 10 months. Cedar County Sheriff James McCrary told the Sun Monday that Mygan is being held in the Vernon County Jail under a

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Pursuit ends after vehicle turns down dead-end road

Two people have been charged after a vehicle pursuit with Vernon County deputies ended Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 17. According to the Vernon County Sheriff’s office, Deputies were notified that a red Dodge passenger vehicle had just fled from Nevada Police when a deputy spotted the vehicle near 1550 and Panama Road. The license plates on

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Providing information

BARIATRIC SURGERY Q:  I can’t seem to lose weight.  Do you think bariatric surgery could be the answer? A:  Bariatric surgery is to help you lose weight.  Usually, you need to be significantly overweight and have tried everything else to lose weight. There are three types of surgery. A gastric sleeve surgery is done through

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Gullible

Editor: President Trump’s proposal for comprehensive tax reform was almost immediately dismissed as heartless and impractical by his political opponents. Campus Reform took it upon themselves to try an experiment at George Washington University. The experimenters asked several students about Trump’s tax plan. Of f course, most of the students showed their distaste for the

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