December 14, 2025
LAST YEAR’S WINNER – The El Dorado Springs Optimist Club took the top honor at the 2016 Chili Cook-off. This year’s event, scheduled for this Saturday, Oc. 21, is the main feature of the day’s numerous events. Three judges will decide the first, second ad third place winners and the Presentation Award for the
More than 440,000 Missourians now registered for annual ‘ShakeOut’ earthquake drill Oct. 19 With the Oct. 19 Great Central U. S. “ShakeOut” earthquake drill just over a week away, more than 440,000 Missourians have registered to participate. In all, almost 2.5 million people are registered in the 14 central U.S. states that could be impacted
American Legion Post 233 will hold their annual pancake breakfast Saturday, Oct. 21, from 7 a.m. thru 10:30 a.m. The American Legion is located at the corners of Broadway and Kirkpatrick. The price is $5 per person with children under 5 eating free. Your choice of pancakes and sausage or biscuits and gravey with coffee,
The Cedar County Ambulance District will hold a special pre-bid award conference beginning at 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, in the Cedar County Courthouse Commissioners Room. The board will immediately go into closed session to discuss the proposed building with the contractor and architect. The will come back into open session to adjourn.
TRAVELING THE COUNTRY FOR 30 YEARS – Jeremiah, a native of Peculiar, MO, was flagged down on Hwy. 54 last Thursday while he was going east on his way north. He and his third horse companion, Skipper, have been on the road for about 10 years making new friends and seeing old acquaintances.. He travels
The El Dorado Springs R-2 School Board met at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, in the High School Library with all present except the board president, Darrell Eason: Greg Beydler who presided, Josh Floyd, Chad Whitesell, Benny Brower, Mark Burley and Terry Shepard. Journalism Teacher Amber Francis invited everyone to the first In Focus: A
The board met Monday, Oct. 16, in the Stockton Ambulance Barn. Meeting called to order at 6:31 Roll call Present: John Wilson Chairman Nadine Sinclair Evelyn Boyle Keith Kasco Sec/Tres. Absent: Kenny Turner Vice Chairman Rusty Norval Agenda Approval: A motion was made by Sinclair to approve the agenda with changes, seconded by Boyle, 4
Are you confident your assets will go to your heirs the way you want them to? Have you taken steps to minimize family squabbles after you are gone? Do you know how to split the farm or business when only one child wants to return? Have you prepared your successor to take over and be
On Friday, Oct. 20, the Mo-Kan Square Dancers will host a dance with Mike Huddleston calling 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 square dancers and interested persons are invited. For more information, call
Law enforcement agencies throughout North America will engage in heightened traffic safety enforcement and educational outreach as part of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Operation Safe Driver Week, Oct. 15-21. Throughout the week, enforcement personnel will identify and issue warnings and/or citations to commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers and passenger-vehicle drivers exhibiting unsafe driving
