Open for business

AT LAST – After a two year wait, the Early Childhood Center has opened for business. The center was honored by an El Dorado Springs Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting on Thursday, March 2. Center workers, Chamber of Commerce board members and interested citizens gathered with El Dorado Springs Superintendent Mark Koca and Chamber of

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Council votes on target range

The El Dorado Springs City Council voted on ordinances and resolutions at their regular meeting, Monday, March 6, which would allow Nathan Murrell of Bear Arms, 1301 S. Park, to erect an enclosed shooting range on the west side of his building. All councilmen were present: Mayor Brad True, Jim Luster, Nick Bland, Randy Bland

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MoDOT launches enhanced pothole patrol

Report a Pothole by Phone, Online or Your Smart Phone/Tablet. The Missouri Department of Transportation is kicking off an enhanced pothole repair initiative. Through the rest of March, maintenance crews throughout Missouri are committed to repairing potholes with asphalt as quickly as possible after it’s reported. MoDOT will aggressively respond and patch potholes to keep

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Tri-County girls night out

What do you get when you combine food, fun, music and auctions? The third annual Tri-County Girls Night Out. This year’s event will again be held in the Leeper Center from 5:30 – 9:30 Thursday, March 23. This ladies evening out features great food catered by Count On Us Catering, music by Sargent Pete, and

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Absentee Ballot Request

Absentee voting has begun for the April 4, 2017, Municipal Election.  Absentee ballots may be requested by mail or fax. Mail absentee ballot requests to Peggy Kenney Cedar County Clerk, Voter Registration, 113 South Street, Stockton, MO 65785 or fax absentee ballot requests to 417-276-3461 and it must include your name, phone number, address to

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Weather awareness class March 16

by Becky Groff Severe weather season used to be in the spring, but it seems, now, severe weather can happen at any time when the weather conditions are right. Would you like to learn more about tornadoes, lightning, floods and more weather phenomena? Cedar County’s office of emergency management and National Weather Service will host

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Apply for 2017 Lillian Sunderwirth Scholarship

Applications will soon be available for the 2017 Lillian Sunderwirth Memorial Scholarship. These scholarships are open to all students and returning college students attending or have obtained admission to an accredited two year or four year college or trade school.  This does include those seeking masters degrees. The recipients of these scholarships must be from

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A big thank you

Editor: A recent illness forced me into the hospital and subsequent two week stay in the local nursing home for rehabilitation. I would like to commend Dr Casey and the staff at Cedar County Memorial Hospital for the excellent care that was given to me. My subsequent stay at Community Springs Nursing Home Facility was

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March 4 Trump

Editor: I went to the March 4 Trump event at Jefferson City; though it was not as well-attended as I thought it might be, it was pretty interesting seeing different faces from around the state. I would just like to point out a few distinctions that I have noticed compared to anti-Trump protests. It was

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EVANS NEWEST INTERN

EVANS NEWEST INTERN – Austin Wilson is a fifth year University of Kansas pharmacy student from Topeka, KS. His interest in pharmacy was initially piqued when he shadowed at Evan’s Drug in 2010. Being able to witness the impact an independent pharmacy can have on its community inspired Austin to commit to a lifetime of

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