February 6, 2026
Amaryllis in Bloom Spring may be taking its sweet time arriving but my Amaryllis bulbs are nicely filling in the gap. After a two to three month rest period and repotting them in new soil, the bulbs will grow a stalk or two, sometimes an inch a day apart, until flowers appear on top. If
50 YEARS IN TOPS – Juda Fugate-Wosoba was presented a certificate and a 50-year pin to celebrate her 50 years as a TOPS member and a charter member of the TOPS Chapter in El Dorado Springs. Presenting the certificate and pin was co-leader Linda Hall. TOPS Chapter 9319 El Dorado Springs met in the Methodist
The Twentieth Century Club met March 12 with Sherry Wiseman serving as hostess with Sandi Eaves as co-hostess. Our February meeting was cancelled due to bad weather. The meeting was called to order by President Sandi Eaves. Pauline Simone, secretary, read the minutes from our last meeting, which was approved. The yearbook committee passed around
The Lighthouse Children’s Theatre is back for our next production, The Shoemaker and the Elves the Musical. Don’t miss out on being a part of this wonderful show. Auditions will be held Friday, May 4, from 6-8 p.m. and Saturday, May 5, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the ElDo Youth Center. Auditions will
On Friday, April 20, Mo-Kan Square Dancers will hold a dance with Al Frazier, National Caller. The dance will be held from 7:30 to 10 p.m. in the Home Ec Building at the Vernon County Fairgrounds, Nevada. Admission is $5 per adult dancer and $3 per youth dancer. All area dancers and interested persons are
MDC reports 33 CWD positives out of nearly 24,500 samples tested The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports 33 new cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) have been found following the testing of 24,486 free-ranging Missouri deer through its 2017-2018 sampling and testing efforts. The new cases were from the following counties: Adair (3), Cedar
Davis came into my office last Tuesday and told me he had been trying to find a good time to talk to me but couldn’t. So he launched into it. “I’m getting married Saturday.” I had the presence of mind to congratulate him. I had met his fiancé twice but couldn’t pick her out of
NATIONAL WRESTLING CHAMP – It was only three short weeks ago that Lotus Van Dyk won a Missouri State Wrestling Title in the U/14 Girls Division in the 130 – 139 lbs. bracket. After securing a birth to go compete at Nationals, Lotus took full advantage of this opportunity and made her dreams come true.
by Police Chief Jarrod Schiereck Spring is here. It is that time of the year when the grass is growing and taking care of the odds and ends that have cluttered up our yards due to winter weather is upon us. I would like to take the time to inform our citizens of some of
OREN MARTIN CELEBRATES 102 – Just a few months ago, Oren Martin was still on his farm south of Dederick where he had lived for about 70 years. Recently he moved into Community Springs and celebrated his 102 birthday there on Tuesday, April 10. Oren was one of thirteen children born to Charlie and
