Never too old to ride a bicycle

by Dora Jean McKinley Nine of Marilyn Entrikin’s friends from Nevada went to Rich Hill on Friday and they had breakfast at the Rich Hill Café. They had a nice visit. She said it was so good to see them. It was so hot for her to get out the 4th until Saturday night. So

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MU Extension, NRCS offer warm-season grass workshop

University of Missouri Extension and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service offer an evening workshop on warm-season grasses and cost-share programs on July 31. The pasture tour begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Ron Locke farm near Buffalo. MU Extension agronomy specialists Terry Halleran and Pat Miller will tell how to establish, manage and identify

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The Rock Wall

Picnic here. At least the rides are – parked everywhere all over town. Wednesday night the Street Dance with Rekoil will kick off the festivities. We’ll have an Eagles Burger to prepare our innards for three days  of Picnic food. I just asked Kimball if we had any Class Reunion pictures scheduled for the Picnic.

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Party honors retiring Fire Chief Owen Elliot

About 90 people, including members of the Elliott family, city officials, neighboring fire chiefs and a state senator and a state representative gathered in the Leeper Center Saturday evening, to honor Owen D. Elliott upon his retirement after 48 years as a member of the El Dorado Springs Volunteer Fire Department, the last 12 as

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Elliot recongnized for years of service

GOLD WATCH AND ALL – Owen Elliot’s retirement party on Saturday, July 14, was a gathering of family and friends and speeches and compliments and even a few tears. Besides the honors presented to Owen by Missouri legislators Rep. Warren Love and Senator Sandy Crawford, he received a gold watch presented by City Manager Bruce

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Construction update

by Supt. Mark Koca On Tuesday, July 17, Supt. Mark Koca gave the Sun a preview of the construction update he would present to the board at the meeting on July 17. “Branco is shooting for a substantial completion date of Oct. 1.” He said that means the school will likely take occupancy 30 days

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All’s fair

LOL YOUTH FAIR CROWNS ROYALTY – Our Jr. Princess is Sage McCullough. Sage is the daughter of Kevin and Brandi McCullough. Sage has just started 4H and is involved in multiple shooting sports. She will be competing at the state shoot in Columbia this year. She will be the president of elementary student council this

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Do homework before hiring pet sitters

When you go on vacation, does your pet go along for the ride? It’s fairly common that your dog, cat or iguana may not tolerate cross-country road trips or long flights. In general, your pet may also have dietary or environmental needs that are not conducive to traveling. If your pet can’t come along for

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“The Band Plays On”

It’s Picnic Time Again You can feel the excitement in the air as everyone makes preparations for this next week! The Band is planning a special agenda this weekend for the Picnic. On Friday evening we will play songs written by John Phillip Sousa and on Saturday we will play songs from favorite movies. Come

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One in custody after search warrant served in Stotesbury

A Stotesbury, Mo, resident is in custody after a search warrant was served on a residence just off D Hwy in Stotesbury Monday morning. According to Sheriff’s Office officials, Deputies recovered suspected methamphetamines, and drug paraphernalia during the search. Warrants were issued Tuesday for 38-year-old Michelle L Rees, charging her with Possession of a Controlled

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