July 31, 2026
Congratulations to Bulldog Band members who participated in the Mid-America Music Festival today at Pittsburg State University. The JH Band members worked hard for the last few weeks and performed very well. 2 Ratings Cloie Green – Clarinet Solo; Blake Carnahan – Clarinet Solo; Lacey Miller – Flute Solo. 1 Rating Caitlyn Burchett – Flute
Editor: Our El Dorado Springs clean up week is a wonderful opportunity to start really doing what we can in our neighborhoods to show our pride in our community. Let’s not stop with a one-week clean-up effort, let’s make it part of our daily lives. If you walk your dogs, take a plastic grocery bag
Editor: No mater how hard I try I just cannot understand who hijacked the Democratic Party or what in the world happened to it, because what we have now is not the party I grew up believing in and supporting for 40 years. I was three years old when Franklin D. Roosevelt became President and
MOREL MUSHROOMS Q: My neighbor is talking about mushrooms this spring. How do I know which is safe, and how do I fix them? A: Ahh…springtime with morels. Love it. Mushroom poisoning occurs after the ingestion of mushrooms that contain poisons, usually in the context of foraging for edible mushrooms. No simple rules exist for
The Missouri Department of Transportation’s popular litter prevention program – the Adopt-A-Highway Program – turns 30 this year. MoDOT officials noted the milestone today with a celebration in Jefferson City featuring area Adopt-A-Highway volunteers. Texas started the program in the mid-1980s as an effort to involve citizens to help clean state highways. Missouri followed suit
The Cedar County Democratic Committee will meet in the courthouse in Stockton at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 2. Stephen Webber, chairman of the Missouri Democratic Party will be our guest speaker for the evening. Everyone is welcome. Darrel Martin, secretary 296-3754.
My Fellow Missourians: Caution is in order as planting season is in full swing. Farmers are moving from field to field on our rural roads and highways, even in heavily populated counties and suburbs. Recently, legislation in the form of an amendment has been offered to allow machinery to be moved between the hours of
Cedar County MU Extension Council met on the evening of April 3 at 7 p. m. at the Cedar County Memorial Hospital Health Complex Classroom in Stockton. Members in attendance were Tom Bryant, Cory Dawes, Nedra Fox, Ben Francis, Gary Glover, Amy Hedrick, Kelly Hendricks, Jordan Richner, Joy Rutledge, Rachel Stauffer and Kelly Wrenn. The
Even as a Senate committee approved a proposed prescription drug monitoring program, a potential showdown on the bill’s fate was playing out behind the scenes. House Bill 90, sponsored by Rep. Holly Rehder, R-Sikeston, would create an electronic log that monitors prescription drug users through physicians and dispensers. In a hearing Thursday morning, Rehder presented
The Rich Hill Alumni committee met on Wednesday, April 19. They continue to finalize plans for their annual banquet. Remember these dates. The banquet will be at 6:30 p.m. May 27, at the Rich Hill Community Dome.Reservations should be made on or preferably before May 16. Randy Bell will be our Master of Ceremonies. Bart
