August 10, 2026
by Kari Barbic My dad taught me all I know about selecting the best fruits and vegetables at the grocery store. He taught me how to judge ripeness, how to look for water damage and—most importantly—how to taste test in the field. He taught me to not discriminate between organic and conventional. Both had value
BULLDOGS BEGIN FOOTBALL PRACTICE – Monday was the first day football teams across Missouri could begin practice. At 6 p.m. Bulldog Head Coach Derek Scroggins and his assistants joined the 55 members of the El Dorado Springs Bulldog squad on the practice field. Coach Scroggings said that is a good number “Considering they had 19
El Dorado Springs Middle School volleyball practice starts Monday, Aug. 14, at 3:15 p.m. and ends at 5:00 p.m. Make sure you have a current completed physical, tennis shoes and appropriate practice attire. If you do not have a physical, you won’t be able to practice, according to Coach Beau Swopes.
Sometimes you have to just figure that the Great Creator fixed something especially for you to see and experience. I know most of my readers feel that way. Chances are you have felt His attention at some time or another in your life, maybe lots of times. The more time you spend outdoors alone, in
ElDo Report by Ruth Foreman R&R Sporting & Tackle They are fishing for big catfish using big bait in the Osage. A couple of weeks ago they had one that weighed 30 lbs. and a couple that weighed 20 lbs. They bait their trotlines in the evening and run them in the morning to help
OVERALL WOMEN – 1. Tarah Clark, 2. Olivia Bryson, 3. Ashley Daniels. OVERALL MEN – 1. Tyler Goatley (not pictured), 2. Ethan Pittsenbarger, 3. Clinton Stacy. WOMEN 10-14 – 1. Jordanne Steuck, 2. Hanna Ridgeway, 3. Lydia Eason. MEN 10-14 – 1. Daelen Ackley, 2. James King, 3. Hunter Nissen. WOMEN 15-19 – 1. Cleo
1ST PLACE SCAVENGER HUNT – Clue’s Brothers: Trey Barger, Ryan Cloyd, Joe Barger and Jeremy Barger. 2ND PLACE SCAVENGER HUNT – Weekend Warriors: Autumn Woody, Kandi Baldwin, Courtney Bland, Abby Floyd and Tiffany Wood. 3RD PLACE SCAVENGER HUNT – Longdarquinsons: Kayla McQuillan, Sydney Friar-Dougherty, Justin Culbertson, Davis Long and Tabatha Culbertson.
Francis Skalicky, Missouri Department of Conservation In Missouri, any snake found near the water or swimming in it is presumed to be a venomous cottonmouth. The snake that usually gets killed by snake-fearing humans in this scenario is frequently not a cottonmouth. Cottonmouths do, indeed, reside in Missouri and they live along streams and remote
TOPS Chapter 319 El Dorado Springs (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) met in the Church of Christ Meeting room on Thursday, July 27. Robbie read the following little story. Old age is golden, or so I’ve heard it said, but sometimes I wonder, as I crawl into bed. With my ears in a drawer, my teeth
George William Felty and Iva May Groves were married on July 18, 1901. In honor and remembrance of them, their descendants held their annual reunion on July 22, 2017, in the Dederick Christian Church with 40 in attendance. The first reunion was held in 1963 with six of their seven children in attendance. (A daughter,
