April 14, 2026
IF YOU’RE A REGISTERED VOTER, YOU CAN VOTE – Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft was in El Dorado Springs on Tuesday, July 18, to explain the Show It 2 Vote requirement which started June 1, 2017. He said that means that in any election held after that date voters will be asked to show
The 136th El Dorado Springs Picnic began booth set up at 6 p.m. on Main St. on Wednesday, July 19. Trailers were set first with tents or tables coming in after. Picnic Committee members directed set up. Any local vendor may open on Wednesday night when their booths ready to serve. At 8 p.m. the
During the Public Forum at the El Dorado Springs City Council meeting, July 17, Jeana Oschner addressed the council about a proposed Community Garden. Oschner presented the council members with a 26 page booklet, prepared by her mother, Sharon West Lansing, about Community Gardens which included a program Lansing had presented at the Twilight Gardeners
Big surprise at the Land O Lakes Youth Fair: Fred Wosoba had the winning bid for the belt buckle at $325. Of course, if memory serves me correctly, Fred has them all. You’ll have to ask him how many. I think his children bought it for him one year. This time I think Fred was
Editor: I feel blessed to live in a neighborhood full of the most amazing kids. Many of them are wise beyond their years. Once in a while kids tell me what’s really on their minds and I find it very interesting. One topic that came up recently was quite an eye-opener for me. It has
Recently the Missouri Department of Concervation appointed a new director to that position and I was not the least bit surprised that we had a female named to fill the position. I had expected this to happen since Hilary Clinton was named by the DNC to be their standard bearer for the Presidential election and
The last day to request an absentee ballot by mail or fax for the Special Election is Aug. 2. Send absentee ballot requests to Peggy Kenney, Cedar County Clerk, c/o Voter Registration, 113 South St. Stockton, MO 65785 or fax your request to 417/276-3461. Requests must include name, phone number, address to mail the ballot
The El Dorado Springs Optimist Club will serve pancakes and sausage and a drink from 8-10:30 a.m. Saturday morning, July 22, at the Civic Center. All proceeds go to Run for a Reason. Cost is $5 per person.
HOT FLASHES Q: My daughter is getting tired of hearing about my hot flashes. What are the risks and benefits of estrogen? A: Estrogen is used to treat symptoms of menopause, such as hot flashes, vaginal dryness and sleep problems. It replaces the hormones that drop at menopause. Hormones come in a pill, patch, gel,
Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler’s bill to fight America’s sex trafficking epidemic passed the House of Representatives July 12. The Empowering Law Enforcement to Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act, HR 2480, opens up more Department of Justice grant funding so law enforcement can fight sex trafficking on the demand side, arresting the men purchasing sexual acts from
