Sweet taste of victory

BACK HOME – After spending a year in the Stockton High School trophy case, the Cedar Bowl came back home to El Dorado Spring Friday night after the Bulldogs’ convincing 50-18 victory over the Stockton Tigers in Bulldog stadium. Dave Rotert El Dorado Springs HS Principal, received the Cedar Bowl from Mike Postlewait, Stoctkon HS

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The Rock Wall

We’ve got a 90th birthday ad for Jennie Barritt this week. Yes, I’m a product of Mrs. Jennie Barritt’s 8th grade science class. It was the first time I had to change classes, I think. Mrs. Shirley Vickers taught English, if I remember correctly. Mrs. Maurine Moss was my home room teacher. Jim Tharp, a

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Hospital looks at using sign-on bonuses for RNs, LPNs

During the Cedar County Memorial Board of Trustee meeting on Monday, Aug. 21, the board decided to proceed with a written policy that would create sign-on bonuses for  RNs and LPNs. Chief Nursing Officer Drew Alexander said the hospital is currently using four agency nurses. He said he had been looking at ways to address

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Barritt scholarship established

ELLIS AND JENNIE BARRITT EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND SET UP – The El Dorado Springs Community Foundation is pleased to announce the establishment of the Ellis and Jennie Barritt Educational Scholarship Fund. Ellis and Jennie Barritt spent all of their lives in Cedar County. Jennie and Ellis were married in 1946 and spent their married lives

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Is hate ever OK?

Editor: When is hatred right?  We can hate sin; We can hate the devil, but is it ever correct for a Christian to hate other people?  The hatred displayed in Charlottesville, VA, by the KKK, the Neo-Nazis, the white supremacists would surely be condemned by our Lord.  Some caucasians were advocating to  take our country

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Will we listen?

Editor: I realized only to well that Barack Obama is no longer President, thank God. But does he know this? There is word that even though he is out of office he is maintaining a shadow government to keep President Trump from undoing anything that he has accomplished is his eight years in the office.

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It is time to fix immigration

Editor: Everyone or their ancestors came here from some place else. They came here because they thought that it would be better here than there. The urge to go where things will be better may be the most powerful of all human urges. Nothing, no wall, no ocean, no mountain range has been an effective

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“The Band Plays On”

Final Performance for the Summer of 2017 This weekend will be the final concerts for the El Dorado Springs Municipal Band for this summer. We would love to have everyone come out Friday and Saturday evening from 8 to 9 and Sunday afternoon from 2 to 3. Friday and Saturday will be songs selected by

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Rent booth space at Schell City fall festival

Booth space is now available for the Schell City Fall Festival scheduled for Sept. 8 and 9, in Schell City.  Please contact Dottie Haddix at 417.432.3133 or Jeanne Hoagland at 417.391.6433 for further information and to reserve your space for this year’s Festival. Space is limited.

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