April 29, 2026
Free events will identify tree species and highlight characteristics and benefits. Spring is a great time to take a walk, enjoy nature and learn about trees. In the upcoming weeks, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will hold tree identification walks in El Dorado Springs and Joplin. The El Dorado Springs walk will start at
STATE TRACK BOUND – This time last year, Tyler Goatley and Ashley Knoll were watching eventual state champion Lance Molz get ready to go to the state track meet. Ethan Parshall was in the 8th grade. Now it’s Tyler Goatley, Ashley Knoll and Ethan Parshall ready to make their mark this weekend in Jefferson City
There will be a Memorial Day service at 11 a.m. Monday, May 29 and the Green Lawn Cemetery in Schell City. Please join us and bring your lawn chairs.
VFW Post 257 will conduct a Memorial Day ceremony at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 29, in the El Dorado Springs City Cemetery. The public and especially all veterans are encouraged to attend. This is an opportunity for our community to come together and show our pride and patriotism as well as our gratitude! Let
The El Dorado Springs Virginia Ryan Strain swimming pool will open Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Pool hours will be 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily. Daily pool fee is $3. Remember, rafts, inner tubes and beach balls are not permitted at the pool. The first session of swimming lessons will be July 3-14 and the
Wayside Inn Museum 4th Annual Art Show and Sales, featuring original art and photography by the local artists from El Dorado Springs and surrounding areas coming. Artwork will be on display Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 1 – 4 p.m., and Sunday from 2 – 4 p.m. during the weeks of June 3 to June
This summer LCT will bring back to the community the production that launched the Lighthouse into orbit nearly a decade ago, with the reprise of their first production, “Lemonade!” They are inviting back to the Lighthouse stage the original cast and crew that started it all. The original cast was made up of 17 students,
Editor: I’m writing regarding the outrageous report on the front page of last week’s Sun about the woman arrested for receiving food stamps in exchange for meth. I’ll be honest, my first response was “Yes. You go girl.” I want the “rest of the story” now. Did the meth heads buying the drugs lose their
Editor: Groceries and Games. We all need the first one and most of us like to play the second. I don’t think that many of us like to be played for stupid when it comes to games but sometimes it comes out that way. Here in El Dorado Springs we have only one major food
Matt Smith has been promoted to Store Manager of the Woods Supermarket in El Dorado Springs. At the age of 17 Matt started working as a carryout at Woods Supermarket in Nevada in 1999 and he has worked hard to achieve his new position. “I am thankful for the 18 years of experiences and training
