October 12, 2026
Today Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (MO-04) voted for legislation to allow terminally-ill patients the option to receive drugs that have passed the Food and Drug Administration’s basic safety testing but have not received final approval, in order to give these patients a chance at life. These individuals cannot wait until all the bureaucratic hurdles are crossed.
by Kalena Bruce For small businesses, Obamacare has been a big problem. But help is on the way from a forthcoming Department of Labor rule that will expand association health plans. Out of 75 issues, small business owners rank the cost of health insurance as the number one problem they face. According to a Kaiser
MONEY FOR YOUTH – Joe Barger (left) representing the EL Do Youth Center and Jared Kouba (right) representing the Lighthouse Children’s Theatre received $1,000 each from the Matthews Children’s Foundation Board of Trustees. The foundation makes grants to benefit organizations helping children. These grants were made possible through Matthews International Casket Division and Artco Casket
WRESTLING AWARD WINNERS – The El Dorado Springs Wrestling Banquet was held on Wednesday, March 21. The Wrestling team honored award winners: (from left) Take Down Machine (the most takedowns in a season) to senior Blake Holder; the Ginder award went to sophomore Duane Perkins; Most Improved went to freshman Taylor Wingert; the Big Heart
Matthew Boch, El Dorado Springs, AA, Business Administration; Chayna Penney, El Dorado Springs, AA, General Studies; Jennifer Sanderson, El Dorado Springs, AA, General Studies; Jennifer Floyd, El Dorado Springs, AA, General Studies and Amber Bogardus, Schell City, AS, Occupational Therapy Assistant.
I am very happy to announce that we had four players earn Academic All-state. They each had to start in 70% of games, have an cumulative unweighted GPA of 3.50-4.0, and either be ranked top 25% in their class or attain a 24 on the ACT. Congratulations to: Paige Esry, Payton Babcock, Jace Cundiff and
PAIGE ESRY SIGNS – On Friday, Paige Esry signed a letter of intent to play basketball for Avilia University as her parents, Shannon and Brandon Esry look on. Behind her on the left is the head coach at Avila University, Torie Murillo. In the center is Paige’s brother, Ian Esry. Photo by Mrs. Amber Francis.
The El Dorado Springs Picnic Committee would like to invite local entertainers to apply for the scheduled openings for the Picnic. The Picnic will be July 19-21. Openings are approximately 30 minutes. The Picnic Committee will make the final decision of time allotment, depending on the schedule. If you would like to apply, please contact
ELDO TAEKWONDO COMPETES – El Dorado Springs’ Rising Sun Taekwondo students and instructors attended the Midwest Taekwondo Association Invitational Tournament on March 10. Competitors were divided by belt level, age and gender. All of their students placed in the tournament. Front row from left: Ella Simpson (3rd in forms and 2nd in sparring), Stephen Kish
