September 21, 2026
University of Missouri Extension along with MSSU Missouri Small Business and Technology Development Center in Joplin are working together to provide a QuickBooks training course that will look at utilization, tips and tricks. This course will be held on November 8th starting at 6:00 p. m. and lasting till 9:00 p. m. at the Cedar
by Helen Ellerman Madalyn’s Kitchen, south of Schell City, will hold a fundraising breakfast for the family of Grant Davis to help with the medical expenses. Grant had lung cancer and Madalyn says that he is in stage four. Grant is 24. He is the son of Grady and Kelly (Vantellman) Davis of Schell City.
LUAU ON THE LAWN – Cedar County Memorial Hospital held its 10th Annual Fundraiser on Thursday, Sept 27, with a Hawaiian themed dinner on the hospital grounds. The weather was beautiful, the food delicious and the music of REKOIL complimented the festivities. The event grossed over $13,000. The money will go toward the purchase of
Andy Graves about ruined my lunch last Thursday when he told us that Russ Hayes had passed away that morning. No, I hadn’t heard about the wreck Wednesday morning. It upset me. I liked Russ. He was too nice a guy to have something like that happen. I’d sort of bonded with him after what
CHANNEL 3 REPORTS ON TRAGEDY – New KY3 reporter Karen Breit (Brayt) interviewed Fire Chief Bob Floyd and Fireman Rusty Norval about the death of Volunteer Fireman/EMT Russ Hayes. As a show of support, the entire fire department stood behind Bob as they stood behind Russ and his family.
Russell H. Hayes (Russ), 62, an El Dorado Spring Volunteer Fireman for 42 years, died Thursday, Oct. 4, from injuries he suffered about 9 a.m. Wednesday morning when the eastbound fire pumper truck he was driving went out of control on Hwy. 32 about three miles west of Stockton and overturned. According to the report
Page Fire Dept. “Paging El Dorado Springs Firefighter Russ Hayes” “Paging El Dorado Springs Firefighter Russ Hayes” Page Fire Dept. again “Attention all El Dorado Springs Fire Department members. This is the last call for Firefighter Russ Hayes. It is with a heavy heart that we bid you farewell. You served the citizens of the
On Oct. 4, at about 1:32 a.m. inmate Milton Sparks escaped from the Cedar County Jail. He was able to do this with the assistance of three other inmates who lifted him up to the ceiling area where he was able to push aside a screen and then make his way to an air duct
TRAGEDY ON HWY. 32 – After responding to probably hundreds of emergencies like house and vehicle fires and wrecks, this 1989 El Dorado Springs Pierce Lance pumper truck was the center of attention at its last emergency on Wednesday, Oct. 3. (Photo by Fire Chief Bob Floyd)
Cedar County Commissioners and Sheriff James McCrary met with Larry Goldberg of Goldberg Group Architects, PC to discuss correcting the issues that made possible the prisoner escape that occurred Oct. 4. On Monday, Oct. 8, the situation was reviewed and it was concluded that the return air system design was not secured sufficiently. Aluminum
