Remembering the fallen

LOCAL VFW CONDUCTS MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY – VFW Auxiliary President Linda McCormick participated in the ceremony during the annual Memorial Day event  at the City Cemetery in El Dorado Springs on  Monday, May 29, honoring those who died serving in the armed forces.   Originally called Decoration Day, the name Memorial Day was first used

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CMH, CoxHealth cancel merger plans

Citizens Memorial Hospital/Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation and CoxHealth announce that they will not continue pursuing an affiliation agreement, according to Donald J. Babb, Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director of Citizens Memorial Hospital and Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation. The two health organizations have been negotiating since October 2016 when CMH and CoxHealth signed a letter

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Municipal band to begin its 131st season

This Friday evening, June 2, will begin the 131st season for the El Dorado Springs Municipal Band. Concerts will be held every Friday and Saturday night from 8-9 p.m. and Sunday afternoons from 2-3 p.m. All concerts are free to the public and Municipal Band members would like to invite everyone to come listen to

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Meth for kids food

Editor: Once in a while we find the answer to a disturbing question like why do we have so many hungry children coming to school when we have so many people on food stamps? The answer was in the El Dorado Springs Sun last week when we see a woman in Nevada plead guilty and

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EVANS INTERNS

EVANS INTERNS – Blake Martin is a University of Kansas pharmacy student who recently finished his first year. He is from Scammon, KS, which is a small town in Southeast Kansas with a population of around 480. Blake completed his pre-pharmacy at Pittsburg State University. Watching his brother care for patients, as a pharmacist, sparked

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Expect Japanese beetles earlier this year

Japanese beetles are back in full force in Missouri. Expect them two weeks earlier than normal, says University of Missouri Extension entomologist Ben Puttler. Puttler traps Japanese beetles and other pests. He already sees larger-than-normal counts of Japanese beetles this year. Wet weather creates conditions favorable for earlier emergence. The gregarious eaters chomp holes in

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Providing information

PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING Q: Do I need to be screened for prostate cancer? A: This topic and procedure has undergone several upgrades over the past 15 years. The PSA test was first approved in 1994 as a screening test for prostate cancer- but it was used along with the digital rectal examination. Since then, several

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Square Dance Friday night

On Friday, June 2, Mo-Kan Square Dancers will dance from 7:30 to 10 p.m.  in the Home Ec Building at the Vernon County Fairgrounds, Nevada. Dean Dederman, National Caller, will be featured. Admission is $5 per adult dancer and $3 per youth dancer. All area dancers and interested persons are invited. For more information, call

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Love note from Jeff City

My Fellow Missourians: “O’er the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave” (lyrics from our National Anthem) comes to my mind as we approach Memorial Day. Another song that comes to mind is by Billy Ray Cyrus. The lyrics are: “All gave some. Some gave all. Some stood through the red, white,

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