Charles and Neoma Foreman to celebrate 60th wedding anniversary

Charles and Neoma Foreman invite family and friends to help them celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with “A Picnic in the Park” and Walker Community Building on June 24 from 5-7 p.m. Your presence is the only present required, but a card especially with a memory enclosed would be appreciated.

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TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)

TOPS Chapter 319 El Dorado Springs (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) met in the Church of Christ Meeting Room on Thursday, June 1.Co-Leader Linda H opened the meeting in the absence of Robbie whose husband had a doctor’s appointment. Kay led us in singing “Hand In Hand.” We said our TOPS & KOPS pledges. Linda led

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The Rock Wall

Hope you had an enjoyable Memorial weekend. We did. Friday Kimball and Davis couldn’t get away so I went to the cemetery and decorated graves planning to go back Sunday or Monday with Davis and Kimball. Sunday was crunched for time. On Monday, Davis had the croup so Kimball and I went to Brasher Cemetery

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Arkansas man pleads guilty to bomb threats at Cedar County Courthouse

Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that an Arkansas man has pleaded guilty in federal court to making bomb threats to the Cedar County Courthouse in an effort to cancel his own court hearing that he feared would send him to jail. Phillip Ray Robison Jr., 36, of

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Remembering the fallen

LOCAL VFW CONDUCTS MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY – VFW Auxiliary President Linda McCormick participated in the ceremony during the annual Memorial Day event  at the City Cemetery in El Dorado Springs on  Monday, May 29, honoring those who died serving in the armed forces.   Originally called Decoration Day, the name Memorial Day was first used

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CMH, CoxHealth cancel merger plans

Citizens Memorial Hospital/Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation and CoxHealth announce that they will not continue pursuing an affiliation agreement, according to Donald J. Babb, Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director of Citizens Memorial Hospital and Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation. The two health organizations have been negotiating since October 2016 when CMH and CoxHealth signed a letter

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Municipal band to begin its 131st season

This Friday evening, June 2, will begin the 131st season for the El Dorado Springs Municipal Band. Concerts will be held every Friday and Saturday night from 8-9 p.m. and Sunday afternoons from 2-3 p.m. All concerts are free to the public and Municipal Band members would like to invite everyone to come listen to

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Meth for kids food

Editor: Once in a while we find the answer to a disturbing question like why do we have so many hungry children coming to school when we have so many people on food stamps? The answer was in the El Dorado Springs Sun last week when we see a woman in Nevada plead guilty and

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EVANS INTERNS

EVANS INTERNS – Blake Martin is a University of Kansas pharmacy student who recently finished his first year. He is from Scammon, KS, which is a small town in Southeast Kansas with a population of around 480. Blake completed his pre-pharmacy at Pittsburg State University. Watching his brother care for patients, as a pharmacist, sparked

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