TOPS Chapter 9319 morning group

TOPS Chapter 9319 El Dorado Springs met in the Church of Christ Meeting Room on Thursday, Oct. 5. Leader, Sheryl Walker opened the meeting and Kay S. led us in singing “Count Your Calories”. Twenty-Four weighed in today and the chapter had a 9.2 loss. Sandi was the week’s best loser with a loss of

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Wilson Creek speaker for genealogy meeting

A historian from Wilson Creek library will tell Genealogical Society members how to see their research library. The talk will take place at the 10 a.m.Tuesday, Oct. 17, meeting in the John D. Smith  public library in El Dorado Springs.

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News from Harwood and area

by Helen Ellerman Madalyn’s Kitchen, south of Schell City, will be closed Saturday, Oct. 14 and Sunday, Oct. 15. She is giving her workers a couple of days off. She will reopen on Monday, Oct. 16, at her regular time. Bob and Cheryl Ellerman, of Edwards, visited in the home of Jewell and Helen Ellerma

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Dottie Lee Hart Farmer

Dottie Lee Hart Farmer, 90, passed away Sept. 24, 2017, in Springfield where she had made her home for most of her adult life. She was born Aug. 17, 1927, to Chester and Ruby Hart of El Dorado Springs and was graduated from El Dorado Springs High School in 1947. Dottie’s primary place of employment

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The Rock Wall

When I came into town Tuesday, as I passed the Police Chief Barn, as Davis used to call it, (Kimball said someone at City Council called it the Cop Shop) anyway, the red, white and blue was at half staff.  I just nodded my head and said somberly, “I agree.” When I went by the

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City Council approves community garden

  At its regular meeting, Monday, Oct. 2, the El Dorado Springs City Council voted to allow Jeana Oschner to start a Community Garden on West Fields Street.   Oschner said she would write grants and apply for 501C3 status. She said she would also have an email address. She plans to put info in

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Drug runners

NUT RUN WINNERS – Two runners from Evans Drug went to the Nut Run in Stockton Saturday morning and brought home the top hardware. Brooke Beaty took first in the women’s 10 K and Kevin McCullough finished 1st in the men’s 5 K race. Brooke plans to run a full marathon (26.2 miles) later this

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Chamber announces Commerce Home Based/ Small Business Holiday Expo

The El Dorado Springs Chamber of Commerce will present three holiday events on one big day, Saturday, Nov. 18. Events will include the “Thankful for the Holidays” Christmas Parade which will start at 3 p.m. Following the parade the Park Lighting Celebration will take place. Lighting Celebration festivities will include entertainment, food and fun for

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Taking opioid companies to task

“Start them high and hope they don’t die,” is how an employee at Insys, a major U.S. opioid manufacturer, described one of his company’s unofficial slogans according to legal documents. That’s horrifying. At a time when drug addictions and overdoses are skyrocketing and Missouri families in communities across our state are being ripped apart, I’m

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NFL Protests

Editor: I am in favor of the NFL protests. As much as I dislike them, it is one of the freedoms we are guaranteed under our Constitution. A number of players (over 200) from the teams have taken a knee or have decided not to come out of the locker rooms for the National Anthem.

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