September 24, 2026
by Marge Zink and Julia Snethen Morning message at the Rockville United Methodist Church Sunday morning service by pastor Larry Sorrels was titled “Drifting Away” from Hebrews 2: 1-4; welcome to join us at 9 a.m. for Sunday worship. Mt. Zion Home Bible Study was held in the Tom and Beverly Pelkey home Tuesday evening
Nature’s Winter Forecasting Shortly after I moved to Missouri, one of my neighbors tried to explain the rules behind woolly worm forecasting. As I recall, all black means a rough winter ahead; honey brown bands on the worm mean mild periods. If the woolly worm has spiky protrusions, watch for ice. If it’s well, “woollier”
Care Connection for Aging Services will provide one-on-one Medicare Part D prescription and Advantage plan enrollment help in Cedar County. Medicare Part D Open Enrollment takes place from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7. A trained Medicare counselor will offer free Part D comparisons and answer questions during enrollment counseling sessions at the El Dorado Springs
You know that I don’t totally trust anything electronic or digital. They are going to fail sometime and usually when you least expect it. Nothing breaks unless your are using it. Knowing that, I use the devices anyway. Just about have to. Back in 19-ought-when when this grand old lady (The Sun) took us over,
‘W’ FOR A WIN – With one (or more) of the victorious El Dorado Springs Bulldogs flashing a three finger W for their 49-0 Cedar Bowl victory over the Stockton Tigers. The greatest win margin since the contest began in 2003, the Bulldogs have now won 10, the Tigers have won six. Spending some quality
How do the 33 members of the El Dorado Springs Volunteer Fire Department know with reasonable certainty that their fire fighting equipment will perform as expected when they respond to your fire? The answer is routine maintenance. This past Thursday evening after their weekly fire meeting and the previous Saturday, they pressure tested nearly a
WINNING FIRST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP – As reported by Crappie Masters. In what some might call a minor shocker, the young gun team of Mathew Rogers and Baylor Mead outlasted a stellar 150 boat field and let them know they plan to be a force for years to come in claiming the 2018 Crappie Maters sponsored
Absentee voting for the General Election on Nov.6, 2018, has begun. You may vote absentee in the County Clerk’s office, Room 3, of the Cedar County Courthouse, until the day before the election.
Trick-or-treaters age 12 and under are invited to visit Community Springs Healthcare Facility (CSHCF), a Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation (CMH) long-term care facility, on Wednesday, Oct. 31 at 5 p.m. Residents will be handing out candy as a safer alternative to door-to-door trick-or-treating. “We are in need of donations of unopened, individually wrapped candy,”
The El Dorado Springs Senior Center, located at 604 S. Forest, will hold its cinnamon roll fundraiser the second Friday of the month form 7-10 a.m., or until they run out. Cost is $1.50 each or $18 per dozen. Phone in your order for a dozen or more and receive free delivery. All proceeds benefit
