October 24, 2026
ON FIRE FOR 125 YEARS – State Representative Warren Love honored the El Dorado Springs Fire Department with a Resolution from the MO House of Representatives recognizing their 125 years of service during the department’s 125th birthday party at Fire Station #1 on Saturday, Dec. 16. Pictured are: (from left, standing) Dylan Steward, Jason Fick,
APR a big deal for all schools in state The Sun contacted Dr. Theresa Christian, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment, for the El Dorado Springs R-II. Annually, Dr. Christian reports on the District’s Annual Performance Report (APR) to the School Board. This year in addition to reporting the District’s APR score of 90.7%,
The El Dorado Springs School Board met Thursday, Dec. 14, with all present – Chad Whitesell, Benny Brower, Mark Burley, Terry Shepard, Josh Floyd, Greg Beydler and Darrell Eason – presiding. In executive session the board rehired Supt. Mark Koca for the 2018-19 school year. In old business, the board took up consideration of a
TAVELING LIGHT – After a brief stop at the school on Tuesday, Dec. 19, Santa headed up North Main on his way home for final preparations for Christmas. Harold Fugate loaned Santa a Harley to make his trip not only fast, but cool.
The ladies at the Clinic know me better than I know myself, which is the way of cats and kids, too. They asked me if I had a photo of our grandson, Van, on my phone. No, my phone isn’t really good with pictures. They insisted, so I looked. Sure enough there was a photo
As the Chairman of the Missouri Association of Veterans Organizations, I’m grateful for new leadership in Missouri that fights for our veterans. These men and women deserve dignity, respect and quality care. Unfortunately, too often, government fails them. Families came forward with worries about conditions in the St. Louis Veterans home. The bureaucracy said everything
Editor: I feel very fortunate to have a newspaper that is not controlled by a board of directors who will set a policy to only publish viewpoints that agree with their own. Kenny Long will publish a viewpoint that seems to go against something he believes in. Larry Dablemont has long been a thorn in
TODDLER TANTRUMS Q: My toddler throws tantrums and sometimes it is very embarrassing if it is in public. What can I do? A: This is a way many toddlers express frustration. They don’t have skills to express emotions in other ways. Tantrums are worse when the child is afraid, very tired or uncomfortable. They can
Everyone experiences daily, unavoidable stressors that test our human limits psychologically, emotionally and physically. Science has linked chronic stress to all sorts of health issues, including all of the leading causes of death – cardiovascular disease, cancer, accidents and suicide according to Dr. Pam Duitsman, nutrition and health specialist with University of Missouri Extension. “More
U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill is demanding to know how and why the United States Postal Service (USPS) sponsors a weekly TV show on CBS. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver recently spotlighted the series, which airs on Saturday mornings and tells stories based off of mail fraud and scams that USPS inspectors targeted. “I know
