The Rock Wall

Called Linda McCallister, my fishing reporter from Dains Fish Farm to be sure she gets the paper. She said she does and sees that I put in exactly what she reports. She said, “That is kinda scary.” She said that she sees that she may have a little info on fishing and another reporter has

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Vernon County Deputy fatally shoots suspect

by Nick Wright nickwright.ndm@gmail.com Brandon Lukenbill, 33, of Nevada, was shot and killed after an altercation following a lengthy pursuit involving a Vernon County Sheriff’s deputy Wednesday morning according to Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Shawn Griggs, Division of Drug and Crime Control. Griggs said the MSHP was called to the scene of an officer-involved

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Correction

Thank you for the coverage of the CCMH ambulance service proposal. After reading the front page article, we do need to make a clarification. Our proposal does not add one ALS ambulance at each of the CCAD bases (El Dorado Springs and Stockton). If you will refer to the third paragraph of the proposal, we

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For many years of service

FAYE PALMER HONORED- A long time member and the last president of the local American Legion Auxiliary, Faye Palmer received a commemorative plaque honoring her for her years of service to the organization.   American Legion Auxiliary District 6 Secretary/Treasurer Linda Throne (left) and District 6 President Shirlee Schroder presented the plaque to Palmer at

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Teen drowns in lake

Colton J. Tyler, 14, Greenfield, was pronounced dead at 2100 hours after his body was recovered from Lake Stockton in Dade County. According to the report from Trooper A. S. Rice, Mr. Tyler went underwater at 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 23, at the Ruark Public Swim Beach and did not resurface.

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Dutch treat breakfast

All former employees of Nelly Don, Junior House and J.H. Collectibles are invited to a Dutch treat breakfast at 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 12, at 54 Café in Nevada.

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School Board to meet Thursday night

The El Dorado Springs R-2 School Board will open a special meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 29, in the High School Library. New business will include a review of the Parents as Teachers Program; amend the FY 17 budget to actual; approve transfer of “up to the maximum” amount of Fund 1 to Fund

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CCAD to build new ambulance barn in Stockton

During its June 19 meeting in the Stockton Ambulance Barn, the Cedar County Ambulance District board announced that it had purchased a one-acre lot on South Hwy. 39 next to the Korth Center in Stockton for $27,500 and will build a new ambulance barn there for an estimated $861,000. CPA Kaleena Bruce, the district’s bookkeeper,

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Band concerts

Editor, How excited I was to finally be able to attend a band concert in the Park Friday night and find a number of people attending.  We moved from Kansas City three years ago and find it refreshing to come to a community that still offers free events for us to enjoy. If you haven’t

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Providing information

DRY DROWNING Q: I have been hearing a lot about dry drowning, and am worried since I have small children and a pond near our home. Can you tell me about this? A: Drowning happens when a person is underwater and breathes water into the lungs. A drowning that does not result in death is

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