July 29, 2026
TOPS Chapter 319 El Dorado Springs (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) met March 16 in the Community Center for weigh in only. They adjourned to prepare for the semi-annual Baked Potato Luncheon that started at 11 a.m. The members of TOPS Chapter express a great big thank you to all those who support us and come
Please join us from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at the Schell City Community Building for a Mother-Son Dance sponsored by the Schell City Community Betterment Committee. Cost will be $3 per person. Please purchase tickets in advance at Farmers State Bank, Madalyn’s Kitchen, City Hall, Hoagland Memorials or from Schell City Community Betterment Committee.
Plan to eat a rainbow when you map out your vegetable garden this spring. “Vegetables and fruits in a rainbow of colors give the nutrients needed for good health,” says Janet Hackert, regional nutrition and health education specialist for University of Missouri Extension. “Red strawberries will all too soon be blooming and growing,” Hackert says.
Cedar County MU Extension Council met on the evening of March 6 at 7 p. m. at the Cedar County Memorial Hospital Health Complex Classroom in Stockton. Members in attendance were Nedra Fox, Kelly Hendricks, Marlon Collins, Joy Rutledge, Tom Bryant, Gary Glover, Glenda Pate, Jordan Richner, Ben Francis and Kelly Wrenn. The report of
Services for Ernest E. Nikodim will be at 11 a.m. Friday, March 17, at Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home with Pastor Doug Reynolds officiating. Burial to follow in Virgil City Cemetery under direction of Bland-Hacklemand Funeral Home.
Well, I’m back at my desk trying to fly my computer. I spent a good part of a couple of days recalling steps I invented. My in-basket was a monster – over 500 emails and more kept coming. I conquered the last one about 5 p.m. Tuesday. What a relief. I hope I worked them
The El Dorado Springs School Board, on Thursday, March 9, approved a professional therapy dog for the Elementary school. Tracy Lanser, Tracy Barger, Leslie Wetter, Suzan Durnell and Andrea Whalen presented a video of a school that had a therapy dog and spoke highly about the positive affects on Elementary children. The application fee is
QUAIL PATROL – Agents with the Missouri Department of Conservation spent their Tuesday morning scanning the Wah-kon-tah Prairie northeast of El Dorado Springs for quail that they had banned. The banning is part of a multi-prairie seven-year study to determine the best habitat for quail to try to bring them back to Missouri in good
Interested in helping to preserve the history of El Dorado Springs? Then volunteer a few hours with the Preserve Our Past Society’s latest project, remodeling the old house between the Wayside Inn Museum and Rumors Tavern, preparing it to hold more El Dorado Springs memorabilia. The time is 8:30 a.m. The date is Saturday, April
Mid-Missouri Bank this week announced the promotion of Rick Coale to the role of Community President at the bank’s Stockton location. Rick has more than 30 years of experience in the banking industry and is a native of Cedar County, having previously served as Vice President at Mid-Missouri Bank’s El Dorado Springs location. Rick resides
