Events at Camp Galilee 2018

Revenge of the Sasquatch Mud Run Nov. 3. Come test your abilities. Face some of the most difficult obstacles such as the 10ft uniquely designed obstacles stretching over a three mile scenic trail. There is no better way to test you stamina and ability. All proceeds for this race go towards supporting Camp Galilee’s summer

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West Union 4-H news

The West Union Kids 4-H club met Oct. 17, at West Union Missionary Baptist Church Pavilion. We conducted business as usual and installed officers with a candy bar installation. We had games and snacks afterwards. Submitted by Zoe Rains

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ALL STATE CHOIR

ALL STATE CHOIR – Over the weekend our choir department attended the All-District choir event held at Joplin High School. They rehearsed all day with guest conductors to perform a choir concert in the evening. Five choir students attended the event. During the morning, Juniors and Seniors auditioned for the All-State Choir. Four students plus

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Cedar County Memorial Hospital to deploy new electronic health record system

Cedar County Memorial Hospital is gearing up for our “go live” date of Thursday, Nov. 1, for our new state-of-the-art MEDITECH Expanse electronic health record (EHR) system to be implemented in our hospital and rural health clinic. As healthcare faces continuous change, we are striving to further identify patient needs and offer the latest in

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El Dorado listed in Best Schools in America

The El Dorado Springs R-II School Board met Thursday, Oct. 11 in the High School Library with all present: Chad Whitesell, Bennie Brower, Mark Burley, Terri Shepard, Josh Floyd and Greg Beydler, along with Superintendent Mark Koca and School Board Secretary Tonia Molz. Supt. Koca announced that once again El Dorado Springs is listed among

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Be safe for Halloween

By Jarrod D. Schiereck Chief of Police I would like to take a moment and remind everyone that Halloween is next week, Wednesday, Oct. 31. There will be activities going on throughout our community and children will be partaking in the “Trick or Treat” going door to door. This means there will be more vehicles

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Salvation Army needs Bell Ringers in El Dorado Springs

The familiar sight of a Salvation Army Bell ringer is part of the holiday season here in El Dorado Springs. The bell ringers are volunteers from our local community who will spend part of their holiday season welcoming donations that help fund local projects. Though it seems simple enough – stand near a large kettle

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Halloween at the VFW

\VFW Post 257 will again serve hot dogs, popcorn, sno cones and beverages for all the area ghosts and goblins from 5-9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, at the VFW. For those not familiar with the Post, it is located on the corner of Pine and First St. Hope to see you all there.

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DECA to hold 23rd annual Veteran’s Day Assembly

The El Dorado Springs DECA Chapter cordially invites you to the 23rd Annual Veterans Day Assembly in the Upper Gym (High School Gym) beginning at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018.  There will be a reception to follow on the new Mezzanine for our honored guests and community members. DECA needs to update the

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The Rock Wall

I, for one, am glad that the $2,500 a week for life sweepstakes is about to be awarded. I haven’t spent one red cent on any of the stuff they advertise, but my inbox keeps getting full. I worked my way through about 350 emails last night occasionally finding one that needed to go in

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