Alfred Thomas (Tom) Brewer

Tom Brewer, 90, of rural El Dorado Springs, passed away at Mercy Hospital in Springfield on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. Tom was born July 30, 1928, in Fountain, CO, the son of Charles S. Brewer and Pearl (Akers) Brewer. He was raised on a farm with three brothers on the plains east of Colorado Springs,

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Samuel Childs

Samuel Delmont (Sam) Childs, 84, of El Dorado  Springs, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. A graveside service was held Friday, Oct. 19, in Clintonville Cemetery under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home. Online condolences may be left at: www.blandhackleman.com.

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Gary Burt Collins

Gary Burt Collins, 80, El Dorado Springs, passed away Oct. 20, 2018, at his home in El Dorado Springs. Services were Tuesday, Oct. 23, at Fort Scott National Cemetery, Fort Scott, KS, under the direction of Sheldon Funeral Home, El Dorado Springs. Memorials: Go Fund Me page, Glenna Collins widow fund.

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ElDo rally comes up short at Adrian

The Bulldogs second half comeback against the Adrian Blackhawks came up short as ElDo fell 24-16 in the final game of the regular season. During the first quarter of action, neither team managed to move the ball as each defense stood strong. In the second quarter, Adrian started the scoring off with a 27-yard field

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Volleyball report and stats

by Head Coach Ashley Rogrs We finished our regular season 25-7-2.  We were also the first volleyball team to win the Ozark Mountain Conference.  We finished the conference 7-1.  I will attach my stat leaders for the Buffalo game and for the regular season.  We take on Stockton tonight at 5:00pm in our first District

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VolleyDogs beat Stockton

In the first round of District 12 play on Tuesday, Oct. 23, the El Dorado Springs VolleyDogs took care of the Stockton Tigers in two games, 25-21 and 25-16. The team (5-7-2) was waiting for an 8 p.m. start of their district championship match against either the Butler Bears (22-9-1)  or the Lamar Tigers (15-10-2).

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Vollyball Senior Night

Elli Burns is the daughter of Rindi Burns and Paul and Tricia Burns. This has been Elli’s first year in volleyball here at El Dorado Springs. Tori Rawlings is the daughter of Alvin and Mary Rawlings. She has played volleyball all four years of high school. Taylor Robison is the daughter of Scott and Michelle

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El Dorado Springs hosts Cross Country Meet

by Head Coach Brian Goatley On Tuesday, Oct. 16, the El Dorado Springs Cross Country team finished out their regular season schedule, hosting their one and only home meet of the year. The meet was held out at the Gene Pray Memorial Golf Course. There were over 250 athletes participating, along with a pretty good

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Man hurt in one car mishap

Corrie D. Massie, 18, El Dorado springs, was taken by ambulance to Cox South, Springfield, with injuries listed as serious following a one vehicle mishap n Hwy. 97 nine miles north of Lockwood. According to the report by Cpl. Call, Massie was northbound in a 2002 GMC Sierra when the vehicle ran off the road,

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Bulldog Band competes against ‘Big Dogs’

The Bulldog Band has had a great marching season. It all started way back in July with our Band Camps and ended this last weekend at the 53rd Annual Maple Leaf Marching Competition in Carthage. We’ve had our frustrating moments throughout the season with the weather, but we have finally broken through to be really

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