Let the games stop

Editor: Groceries and Games. We all need the first one and most of us like to play the second. I don’t think that many of us like to be played for stupid when it comes to games but sometimes it comes out that way. Here in El Dorado Springs we have only one major food

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Matt Smith Promoted to El Dorado Springs Woods manager

Matt Smith has been promoted to Store Manager of the Woods Supermarket in El Dorado Springs. At the age of 17 Matt started working as a carryout at Woods Supermarket in Nevada in 1999 and he has worked hard to achieve his new position. “I am thankful for the 18 years of experiences and training

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Memorial Day flowers final week

Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. As long as supply lasts. 710 E. Hwy. 54, (formerly H&R Block). Progress Club “Help us help others.”

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ElDo man hurt in wreck

Corey L. Smith, 27, El Dorado Springs, suffered injuries reported as minor when the eastbound 1997 Chevrolet truck he was driving on County Road SE 300 two miles east of Roscoe traveled off the right side of the roadway and struck an electrical pole at 9:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 16. According to the report by

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Join VFW Post 257 Auxiliary

The VFW Auxiliary is one of the nation’s oldest organizations serving veterans. In order to become a member, ladies or men must have  or  had a relative in the military  who served in overseas combat.  VFW Post 257  and Auxiliary meet on the first Monday night of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the post

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Hartzler introduces police officers protecting children act

Legislation would assist law enforcement in rural communities; garners support of local sheriffs Rep. Vicky Hartzler (MO-4) introduced HR 2513, the Police Officers Protecting Children Act, which would allow off-duty and retired law enforcement officers to carry a concealed firearm while in a school zone if a local school passes a policy allowing it. This

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Love note from Jeff City

My Fellow Missourians: After arriving home late Friday night from the last week of the 2017 Session, I started Saturday morning bright and early with a Pancake and Sausage Breakfast fundraiser event at the Wayside Inn Museum in El Dorado Springs. Sponsored by the “Preserve Our Past Society,” this museum, housed in an 1882 building,

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Wonder what your timber is worth?

The Missouri Timber Price Trends January – March is now available on the Missouri Department of Conservation’s website. Click on the link below to check it out or review past issues. https://mdc.mo.gov/trees-plants/timber-sales/timber-price-trends Each quarter, the Missouri Department of Conservation produces Timber Price Trends, sharing recent pricing for timber harvested for sawlogs, veneer and staves. The

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