July 30, 2026
Want to get healthier and more financially secure in the years ahead? Perhaps lose some weight and save more for retirement. This 90-minute, four-week program will describe 25 behavior change strategies that can be adopted to improve your health and personal finances. University of Missouri Extension specialists, Mary Sebade, Nutrition and Health Education and David
Sac Osage Retired School Employees’ Association met on Monday, March 20. The Nellie Nicholas Scholarship was discussed. Applications and guidelines were given to the Christian and R-II schools and the announcement was put in the papers. A May 1 deadline was determined, with applications being sent to Evelyn Boyle at her 1405 S. Jackson address.
April Gardening Chores (301) My garden is starting to get serious about growing this month so it’s time to try to keep up: 1. Clean out composters and add to flower beds and fruit trees. Mix with existing soil for now; you will mulch this later. Leave a good bucket of finished compost as starter
by Helen Ellerman Madalyn’s Kitchen, south of Schell City, will be closed from 2 p.m. Friday, April 14, through Sunday, April 16, for the Easter holiday. She will reopen on Monday, Aril 17. The Harwood and Schell City areas had a much needed rain Thursday and through the weekend. The farmers are really needing it.
More than 60 cadets at the University of North Georgia (UNG) were recognized for academic, leadership and military achievement at a March 28 awards ceremony, including Drue Hoagland of Schell City, who received the General Society of the War of 1812 Scholarship. “We congratulate all the winners, and we appreciate the organizations, families and corporations
I was standing at the sink shaving Tuesday morning when I had one of those light bulb moments. I suddenly realized how much effort Adrian had to put out to come be by my bedside while I was in the hospital in Springfield a couple of weeks ago. And now we ask, why didn’t I
Last Wednesday, March 22, the acting director of the Missouri Department of Economic Development Mike Downing announced that Cedar County had achieved official designation as a Certified Work Ready Community (CWRC.) Downing said, “By becoming a Certified Work Ready Community, Cedar County will be able to validate the quality of its workforce to the current
CERTIFIED – Cedar County received its own certificate for being a certified Work Ready Community on Wednesday, May 22, at a ceremony at the Cedar County Memorial Hospital in El Dorado Springs. CWRC status makes communities more attractive to businesses because it offers a feedback loop for what’s needed by different players in the dynamic
The date for the residential spring leaf pick up in El Dorado Springs will be the week of April 17-21 and bulky trash pick up will be the week of April 24-28. Place the bulky items and/or bags of leaves out the night before or by 4 a.m. the same day as your regular trash
The Cedar County Library board and staff will host an open house and tour Monday, April 3, both in El Dorado Springs and Stockton. They will be available to discuss the 1⁄4 cent tax increase request on the April ballot: Stockton – 3-5 p.m. Friday, March 23; El Dorado Springs – Monday, April 3.
