August 9, 2026
Two local churches, Community Church and First Christian of El Dorado Springs, partnered together to go on a work mission trip to Beaumont, TX. For four days the group of nine worked to pack water soaked belongings out to the curb, remove sheet rock and tiles and distribute funds and goods to folks in need.
by Dan Cassidy It’s exciting to talk about an issue where the stars seem to have aligned, momentum is building and there is genuine optimism among rural Missourians. Imagine an issue where government is a player but success will be achieved only if the private sector sees themselves as partners. Missouri Congressman Jason Smith recently
“SHE WORE A FINE HAT” TEA PARTY – Pape Christian Church Ladies enjoyed a theme tea party on Saturday, Sept. 23, with participants wearing hats for judging by ballot in three categories: 1 – Vintage/Antique; 2 – Home-Made and 3- Store-Bought. The rule was to dress according to the style or history of the hat.
Thank you to all who came to give your pint of live saving blood at the El Dorado Springs Church of Christ on Thursday, Sept. 14. Our goal at this blood drive was to collect 32 pints. We almost met our goal, collecting 30 pints, however 14 of these pints were either Negative or AB
CROSS NEW AT CCMH – Cedar County Memorial Hospital (CCMH) welcomes Hollee Cross, RN, BSN, as the new Program Director for Senior Life Solutions (SLS). Cross was born and raised in El Dorado Springs and she currently resides in the rural El Dorado Spring area with her husband and two children. Cross graduated from St.
NEW PHARMACIST – Cedar County Memorial Hospital welcomes new Pharmacist, Rachel Kauffman. Rachel recently graduated with her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Kansas. During most of her four years at pharmacy school she worked part-time as a student intern at HyVee Pharmacy. She then completed her rotations in more than 11 different
by Coach Brian Goatley On Tuesday, Sept. 19, the Bulldog Cross Country team traveled to Stockton to compete at the high school as well as on the Stockton golf course. This is one of the tougher courses we run. We then followed that up on Saturday, Sept. 23, with a competition just outside of Hermitage
The El Dorado Springs Bulldog football team traveled to Waynesville on Friday night to take on the Herculaneum Blackcats and came away with a 52-6 win. ElDo began the night on offense and Tanner Witt gained 21 yards on the first play of the game. Trenton Hardie scored on the second play from 42 yards
Cross Country team brought home several trophies from Saturday’s huge meet at Hermitage. The Middle School girls won as a team, with the Middle School boys team placing 2nd. In High School, the varsity girls also won the meet. The boys varsity did not plaque but ran extremely well. A special thanks to Mr. Dade
Taberville Report By Bobby Dain Dains Fish Farm I went fishing over the weekend. We set two lines. We caught a nice bunch of blue cats. One weighed close to 40. We had four flatheads probably around 20. I was tickled. That’s all I wanted anyway. The fishing is good and the catching is not
