Ambulance Board to meet Monday

The Cedar County Ambulance District Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19, in the El Dorado Springs Ambulance Barn. Unfinished Business will be tower update and inventory. New Business on the agenda is bookkeeper bids, clerk bids and filling the vacancy in District 1.

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Library card sign-up month

A library card is the coolest card – September is Library Card Sign-up Month Today’s libraries are about more than books. They are creative educational spaces for learners from birth to high school and beyond. September is Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when the Cedar County Library joins with the American Library Association and

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Bright Futures coffee Thursday

We are delighted to invite you to coffee and donuts on from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, in the EHS Library. Children have to have their basic needs met in order to do well in school. There are direct correlations between the lack of basic needs and the success in learning. Bright Futures

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Sept 11-17 Declared Rail Safety Week in Missouri

Public Cautioned to “See Tracks? Think Train!” The Missouri Department of Transportation, Missouri State Highway Patrol and Missouri Operation Lifesaver have declared Sept. 11-17, 2016, as Missouri Rail Safety Week.  These three agencies along with local law enforcement and railroad companies are partnering together to raise public awareness about the dangers of disregarding railroad crossing

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Halfway man gets 15 years for meth conspiracy, firearms

Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Halfwayman was sentenced in federal court Sept. 12 for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Greene, Polk, Christian, Jasper, Laclede and Webster counties and for illegally possessing firearms. Joseph R. Allen, 42, of Halfway, was sentenced by U.S.

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El Dorado Community Foundation offers grant funds for community projects

Applications are due for the annual El Dorado Springs Community Foundation Grants. Grant applications should include the following: • Name of organization applicant and contact person, address and telephone number. • Brief description of project. • Goals – what is desired accomplishment? • Objectives – how will goals be accomplished? • Budget – cost of

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MARRIAGES

Joshua Phillip Jameson, 30, Stockton, and Debbie Marie Norval, 33, Stockton Steven Lee Woodruff, 33, El Dorado Springs, and Kayla Nicole Carpenter, 31 , El Dorado Springs

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CEDAR COUNTY COMMISSION

The Cedar County Commission met Aug. 15, 2016. Present were: Marlon Collins, presiding commissioner; John A. Fox, southern commissioner; Peggy Kenney, county clerk; Absent: Don Boultinghouse, northern commissioner. Minutes from Aug. 8, 2016, were approved. Met with Road and Bridge department. Motion by Collins to enter closed session pursuant to 601.021 to discuss audit review

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ST CLAIR COUNTY COMMISSION

The St. Clair County Commission met Wednesday, July 13, with Presiding Commissioner Robert Salmon, Northern District Commissioner Leroy Strope and Southern District Commissioner Gerald Williams present. The Commission and Road and Bridge Supervisor Cole Cochran discussed gravel for NE 75 Rd., equipment repair, culverts and installation and Tucker Bridge. Treasurer Rhonda Shelby reported there was

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