October 23, 2026
DECA HOSTS VETERANS ASSEMBLY – The event started at 1:30 p.m.Friday, Nov. 10, in the High School gym with the Color Guard from VFW Post 257 posting the flags: Don Andrick, Brent Beckman, Tim Bartkoski and Bill Bishop. Alexis Tough, DECA president, welcomed the guests and the entire High School. The EHS band and Concert
Conservation Dept. – 1 EDS Police Dept and Mayor Brad True – Lead, 4 Grand Marshal – Bob Floyd, 5 EDS Fire Truck #1, 6 GFWC Miss Merry Christmas Candidates (7 vehicles), A) Amy Ford – EHS Senior B) Kennedi Murdock – EHS Senior, C) Payton Babcock – EHS Senior, D) Paige Esry – EHS
SCOUTS PLACE FLAGS – On Veterans Day, Saturday, Nov. 11, ten members of Scout Troop 230 placed 150 flags on the graves of Veterans in City Cemetery. Here Joshua Stockdale, Blake Sloan and Clark Sloan inspect their handiwork. One of the Scout leaders, Frank Lambrecht, said they didn’t have nearly enough flags for all the
Members of Boy Scout 230, Scout leaders, the Fire Chief and I were at the Veterans Memorial in City Cemetery at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the time the Armistice was signed ending WWI, but there was no one there to conduct the ceremony. Scouts (and leaders) to the
FOOD POISONING Q: Every year when I go to my mother-in-law’s house for Thanksgiving, I get sick. I think she is poisoning me. A: I don’t know if she is doing it on purpose, but you can get food poisoning from holiday dinners, sometimes, if the cook is not careful enough. Usually, several dishes are
Don’t miss out. Dec. 8 and 9, from 5-10 p.m. Camp Galilee will host its annual Light of Galilee celebration. Come enjoy the free walk through lake side light display, concessions, live entertainment and some awesome local craft and business booth style shopping. This is a great event to get some of that Christmas list
The Cedar County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will have their Holiday Soup Bazaar and baked goods sale from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, in the El Dorado Springs Christian School gymnasium, 1600 S. Ohio. Tickets are $6 and available at the door, at the hospital gift shop or from any Auxiliary member. Tickets
Mark your calendars for 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, in the Leeper Center in downtown El Dorado Springs, as the Preserve Our Past Society hosts the wonderful and amazing Duke Mason Band for a country buffet dinner followed by a show. Duke Mason is a special performer because of his unique height of only 46
Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.) voted this week in support of several key pieces of legislation that would improve veterans’ quality of life, post-service career opportunities and access to health care. “These bills improve the processes, institutions and agencies that serve the men and women who have served our nation,” Hartzler said. “I am proud to
by Eric Bohl We all know the well-worn adage that nothing in life is certain except death and taxes. These two certainties existed separately in the U.S. until 101 years ago when estate tax laws were enacted. Since 1916, the unfortunate occasion of death itself has triggered enormous taxes. The rate has fluctuated from its
