BBB urges caution when giving this Memorial Day

Stories of veterans needing assistance often inspire Americans to make donations to charities that promise to help needy veterans. Donors should look beyond the poignant stories before making a donation around Memorial Day when supporting veterans’ causes. In recent years, Better Business Bureau (BBB) has issued several warnings about charities that failed to live up

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New books at Cedar County Library

Collusion by Newt Gingrich – An FBI terrorism expert and a disgraced Navy Seal team up to prevent the assassination of a high ranking Kremlin official who would help prevent a terrorist attack on U.S. soil. Neon Prey by John Sandford – When a seemingly minor investigation leads to the discovery of trophies from a

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Cedar County MU Extension Council meeting held May 6

University of Missouri Extension Council of Cedar County met at 7 p.m. on the evening of May 6 in the El Dorado Springs High School Agriculture Building for the monthly council meeting.  Members in attendance were Mark Beason, Scott Casey, Victoria Ford, Kelly Hendricks, Randy Langsten, Michele Pate, Joy Rutledge and Maranda Spangler.  Also in

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Love note from Jeff City

Greetings, My Fellow Missourians On Saturday I attended the Route 54 Cruisers Car Show in El Dorado Springs. I had the pleasure of presenting a Resolution to VFW Post 257 in honor of the 100th Anniversary of their organizations founding. VFW Post 257 is the oldest continuously active post in the Show-Me State. Its members

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Milo resident in custody after early morning raid

A Milo resident was taken into custody after a team from the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant at a residence on N Birdseye St in Milo early Friday morning. The suspect has been identified Joseph C Braun, 32, who was wanted on multiple failure to appear warrants for Possession of a Controlled

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Cedar/Vernon County Genealogical Society meets

The Cedar and Vernon County Genealogical Society met at the Nevada Library Annex Wednesday, May 15. Tim Lopez, superintendent of the Fort Scott National Cemetery #1, presented a program on the cemetery, its history, and burial benefits for veterans. The Fort Scott National Cemetery is one of the Nation’s fourteen original national cemeteries established in

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MARRIAGES

CEDAR COUNTY Marriage Applications: Recorder of Deeds Office Cedar County Carole Wilkerson Recorder Christopher L. Breder, 38, Jerico Springs, and Amber Renee Maley, 25, Jerico Springs. Walter Dean Waring, 58, Stockton, and Sheree Aline Johnson, 62, Stockton. Allen Everett Bellew, 41, Stockton, and Erin Lin Bonds, 42, Stockton.   ST. CLAIR COUNTY Dalton Levi Starr

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EL DORADO SPRINGS MUNICIPAL COURT

Zayne Anderson, Expired License Plates, No Operator License, $126. Robert Arnold, D.W.Revoked, $425.50. Cheryl Carpenter, Expired Licenes Plates, $50.50. Erik Ferguson, Assault, $225.50. Dewey Foster, D. W.Revoked, $425.50. Randy Keffer, D.W.Suspended, $275.50. Lisa Murdock, Wrong license Plates, $125.50. Lucas Price, Speeding 36/25, $26.50. Sabrina Ruston, Passenger seat belt req, $10. Kenneth Cerny, Nuisance disable Veh,

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