USDA announces Sac Osage to receive $10.5 million

Sac Osage Electric Cooperative will receive a $10.5 million loan to build 32 miles of line, improve 14 miles of existing line, and make other system improvements including smart grid projects.  Sac Osage is headquartered in El Dorado Springs and serves approximately 11,000 customers in all or portions of nine counties in southwest Missouri. Assistant

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Art show and sale June 14-24

The Wayside Inn Museum 5th annual art show and sales will run June 14-24. Show hours will be 1 – 4 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and from 2 – 4 Sunday. Meet the artists at a reception Sunday, June 24, from 2 to 4 p.m. Featured artists will be Peggy sibley, Kirk Sibley, Wilma

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Animals

Etitor: A few weeks ago, Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims talked about her struggles in navigating state and federal laws to allow ICE to “find the bad guys” in their jails and specifically said “there could be an MS-13 member.” At that moment, Trump interjected, “We have people coming into the country, or just trying

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Ambulance Board to meet Monday

The Cedar County Ambulance District board is scheduled to meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 18, in the  Stockton Ambulance Facility. Unfinished Business will be Sale of Old Building. New Business will be Service Contract (?). This meeting may go in to a closed session per RSMo 610.021 (11) Written Specifications for Competitive Bids and

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Spend Wisely when Shopping for Father’s Day

Americans love showing their dads how much they appreciate them. For the fourth straight year in 2017, Americans spent more on Father’s Day than the previous year. Last year, Americans spent an estimated $15.5 billion on Father’s Day gifts. According to National Retail Federation (NRF) survey figures, consumer electronics, sporting goods and tools accounted for

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“The Band Plays On”

Concerts Celebrating Flag Day and Father’s Day Thursday, June 14, is Flag Day, so on Friday evening, the El Dorado Springs Municipal Band will play a special concert with patriotic songs in our celebration for this special occasion. We play on Friday and Saturday evenings from 8 to 9. On Sunday, the Band will be

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Majority Caucus Senate leaders welcome former colleague to the office of governor

Leaders of the Missouri Senate’s Majority Caucus issued the following statements after the governor’s remarks during Monday’s joint legislative session. “For 14 years I’ve watched my friend and colleague, Mike Parson, proudly and effectively serve the state of Missouri, first as a representative, senator, lt. governor and now governor. There is no one more prepared

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McCaskill statement on meeting with Governor Parson

U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill released the following statement after she and Senator Roy Blunt met with Governor Mike Parson in Jefferson City Monday, June 11: “I was grateful for the opportunity to sit down with Governor Parson, Senator Blunt and members of our delegation to discuss ways we can team up on issues like improving

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Governor Parson makes appointments to the State Board of Education

On Tuesday, Governor Parson appointed Carol Hallquist and Peter Herschend to the State Board of Education. “We owe it to our students to provide the best, high quality public education in Missouri,” said Governor Parson. “It was important to act quickly to restore and provide functionality to the State Board of Education. We expect the

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Love note from Jeff City

Greetings, My Fellow Missourians Proud to call Missouri’s 57th governor one of our own: Michael L. Parson was sworn in as Missouri’s 57th Governor last Friday. June 1.  With more than 30 years of experience in public service, Governor Parson was previously elected Lieutenant Governor in 2016 with the most votes of any Lieutenant Governor

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