Chamber celebrates National Day of Prayer

Several community members and religious leaders joined with the El Dorado Springs Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, May 4, to pray for national, state. local, military and spiritual leaders a well as first responders. Prayers were lead by: Chad Daniel – national leaders, Ron Marsh – state leaders, Jack Daniel – local government. Katrina Herschberger

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Senior Night for Track & Baseball May 2, 2017

RILEY BOYD – The son of Mitch and Jennifer Todd, Riley has played baseball for four years. ETHAN DUBOIS – Ethan has played baseball for all four years in High School. He is the son of Calvin and Lois Dubois. NATE MARSH – Nate is the son of Ron and Debra Marsh. He has played

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CEDAR CREEK JERKY WINS TOURNAMENT

CEDAR CREEK JERKY WINS TOURNAMENT – The Cedar Creek Jerky Bulldogs won the championship  in their age group in Bolivar on Saturday, May 6. This was their second tournament of the season. They won the all three of their games in the 14 and under division 13-0, 14-0 and 19-0. Pictured are (front from left)

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Stockton bass tournament May 13

American Bass Anglers Division 126 will hold a qualifying tournament May 13, 2017, on Stockton Lake, launching out of Old State Park. Twenty to 30 anglers are expected to enter the tournament. These anglers will fish for cash, prizes and points that will qualify them to fish the Stockton Lake Championship June 24-25 as well

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Fishing report May 11

Taberville Report By Linda McCallister Dains Fish Farm Well, if you can find a place to get to the water at Schell and down here at Taberville, in the back waters right before night, the smaller white cats are biting on nightcrawlers. Over toward Roscoe, they are still having pretty good luck with jug lines

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SANTA PAULA WINS BOLIVAR TOURNAMENT

SANTA PAULA WINS BOLIVAR TOURNAMENT – The Santa Paula Bulldogs 8U boys Coach Pitch team, sponsored by Santa Paula Awning Co., LLC., played their first tournament Saturday, May 6, in Bolivar. They won the Championship game of the tournament over the Morrisville Panthers by a score of 15-9. Team members are: Emerson Ashlock, Tabor Berning,

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Spring turkey hunters harvest 43,339 birds

Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that turkey hunters checked 39,239 birds during Missouri’s 2017 regular spring turkey season April 17 through May 7. Top harvest counties were Franklin with 932 birds checked, Texas with 843, and Callaway with 697. Young turkey hunters harvested 4,100 birds during the 2017 spring youth

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The One That Got Away

I wasn’t going to tell this… thought I would just let it go, since it doesn’t make a very good story. But there was this big ol’ gobbler, one morning about eleven o’clock. I like to walk and call and walk and call, and explore the country sometimes when I hunt spring gobblers, and upon

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Savvy Senior®

Choosing the best assisted living facility Dear Savvy Senior, What tips can you offer for choosing a quality assisted living facility for my mom? Her health and mental abilities have declined to the point that she can’t live alone anymore but isn’t ready for a nursing home either. Looking Around Dear Looking, If your mom

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MDC measures a new state record American elm tree

An American elm tree in western Missouri now holds the state champion crown for its species. The elm in northeast Johnson County entered the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) record book with a total score of 353 based on height, circumference and crown spread. The Kansas City area tree toppled the old record of an

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