July 30, 2026
ON LOAN – John Baxter is the new community banker at Simmons Bank in El Dorado Springs. A native of Missouri, John has been at the Stockton bank for the last six years and is currently transitioning to the El Dorado Springs facility. He is available five days a week. He said, “We’re not just
by Brian Goatley On Thursday, April 6, the El Dorado Springs high school track team traveled to Stockton for the Lauren Wheeler Relays. This meet is named in honor of Lauren Wheeler, a former student at Stockton, who tragically passed due to a tragic car accident back in 2008. Lauren was active in various activities
Lighthouse Christian Academy from Springfield hosted the LCA Chargers Invitational on Saturday, April 1, in Willard. There were approximately 800 athletes with ages ranging from 8 to 18. The ECS Buffalos started off the morning with hoodies and stocking hats and by late afternoon, sunscreen was needed. The elementary field events began at 10 sharp
The El Dorado Christian School varsity track team traveled to Blackhawk country on Thursday evening, March 30. The Adrian Invitational was cold and stormy. ECHS results: Top 6 places Brayden Housh; 4th in long jump, 6th in triple jump; Seth McKinney, 2nd in javelin, 5th in 300m hurdles; and Drew Steuck, 1st in javelin, 3rd
HIGH STEPPIN’ – Mindy Harper, a junior at ECHS, won bronze in the 100m hurdles at the Charger Relays in Willard. BRONZE MEDAL EFFORT – Josh Hallam jumps 27’4” in the triple jump winning him a bronze medal at the Willard Track Meet, April 1.
According to preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), young turkey hunters harvested 4,060 birds during the 2017 spring youth season, April 8 and 9. Top harvest counties were Franklin with 118 birds harvested, Callaway with 91 and Gasconade with 87. Young hunters checked 4,167 turkeys during last year’s youth weekend. For county-specific
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) encourages hunters to remember safety while in the woods turkey hunting. Regular spring turkey hunting season begins April 17 and runs through May 7. Shooting hours are from a half hour before sunrise to 1 p.m. MDC Protection Field Chief Randy Doman stresses that the most common cause of
It is mushroom time in the Ozarks. Just last night my daughter found six up here on Lightnin’ Ridge. The best of the mushroom hunting will be between April 14 and April 20 in the northern Ozarks and a week earlier in the south Ozarks. On the first of April they were finding a good
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports James Lucas of O’Fallon became the most recent record-breaking angler in Missouri when he caught a redear sunfish on a private pond in Lincoln County. The new “alternative method” record fish caught by Lucas on March 24 weighed 1 pound, 1 ounce. Lucas’ recent catch broke the previous
If you have never grown potatoes before, then this is the year to try according to Kelly McGowan, horticulture educator with University of Missouri Extension. “Potatoes are easy to grow, they are good producers, and they are delicious,” said McGowan. A successful crop depends on a successful planting. McGowan says planting can begin anytime between
