The Rock Wall

Grandpa Long used to say that people make more money in a wet year than in a dry one. I think he was talking about farmers and cattlemen. Of course, farmers have to be able to get their crops out of the field. Judging by my riding lawnmower, harvesting crops will be a mess. I

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Missouri Memory Center enrolls patients in largest brain amyloid scan research study

Citizens Memorial Hospital’s Missouri Memory Center is now a registered dementia specialist site in the $100 million Imaging Dementia Evidence for Amyloid Scanning (IDEAS) Study (Ideas-Study.org). Missouri Memory Center is enrolling eligible Medicare patients in the trial to determine the clinical usefulness of positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of brain amyloid deposits in the diagnosis

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MDC invites public to tree walk in El Dorado Springs

Free events will identify tree species and highlight characteristics and benefits. Spring is a great time to take a walk, enjoy nature and learn about trees. In the upcoming weeks, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will hold tree identification walks in El Dorado Springs and Joplin. The El Dorado Springs walk will start at

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Hopes run high… and fast

STATE TRACK BOUND – This time last year, Tyler Goatley and Ashley Knoll were watching eventual state champion Lance Molz get ready to go to the state track meet. Ethan Parshall was in the 8th grade. Now it’s Tyler Goatley, Ashley Knoll and Ethan Parshall ready to make their mark this weekend in Jefferson City

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Memorial Day Ceremony at VFW

VFW Post 257 will conduct a Memorial Day ceremony at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 29, in the El Dorado Springs City Cemetery.  The public and especially all veterans are encouraged to attend. This is an opportunity for our community to come together and show our pride and patriotism as well as our gratitude! Let

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Pool to open May 30

The El Dorado Springs Virginia Ryan Strain swimming pool will open Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Pool hours will be 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily.  Daily pool fee is $3. Remember, rafts, inner tubes and beach balls are not permitted at the pool. The first session of swimming lessons will be July 3-14 and the

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El Dorado Springs Wayside Inn art show set

Wayside Inn Museum 4th Annual Art Show and Sales, featuring original art and photography by the local artists from El Dorado Springs and surrounding areas coming. Artwork will be on display Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 1 – 4 p.m., and Sunday from 2 – 4 p.m. during the weeks of June 3 to June

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Lighthouse Childrens Theatre’s 10-versary

This summer LCT will bring back to the community the production that launched the Lighthouse into orbit nearly a decade ago, with the reprise of their first production, “Lemonade!” They are inviting back to the Lighthouse stage the original cast and crew that started it all. The original cast was made up of 17 students,

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