Local community helps karate competitors

by Kassy Wynes-Van Dyk On Saturday, Sept. 24, Van Dyk’s Karate hosted a Chili Feed Fundraiser with Live Musical Entertainment to raise funds to help students who will attend the NASKA National Karate Championships in Minneapolis, MN, this October. Supporters from near and far came together to support these youngsters and filled up the Land-O-Lakes

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ELDO 5-6TH GRADERS WIN SUPERBOWL

ELDO 5-6TH GRADERS WIN SUPERBOWL – Last year at season end, the Ash Grove 5th and 6th grade teams won their Superbowl against El Dorado Springs. This year, on the home High School field on Saturday, Oct. 22, tied at 36 all in overtime, the young Bulldogs wanted it bad and the game turned into

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STUDENT COUNCIL ANNOUNCED AT ECS

STUDENT COUNCIL ANNOUNCED AT ECS – The 2016 STUCO officers and representatives were announced this quarter at El Dorado Christian School. Pictured front row; sophomore rep, Bryce Walker; STUCO president, junior, Drew Steuck; junior reps, Colten Pike, and Michael Middleton, Back row; STUCO Advisor, Mrs. Laurie Rapp, sophomore rep, Laine Dobbs; freshman rep, Brayden Housh;

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Five-Night Soil Fertility Short Course at Nevada

This series of classes, Understanding Soil Fertility Concepts, will help you understand the basics of soil fertility so that you can make economic decisions about fertilizer inputs and management.  This short course, taught by Pat Miller, University of Missouri agronomy specialist, would make an excellent core training for those in ag industries.  The course meets

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Democrats to meet

The Cedar County Democratic Committee  will meet at the Courthouse in Stockton at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1. The public is invited to attend.

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All-District Valleyball team

1st Team Micah Edwards-Sarcoxie Heidi Lopez-Sarcoxie Katelyn Mooney-Lamar Mady Gepford-Butler Navy Thompson-College Heights Christian School Lauren Compton-Lamar 2nd Team Allie Chandler-Butler Kayla Collins-El Dorado Springs Taylor Ross-College Heights Christian School Sierra Kenney-Stockton Zoe Renfroe-Diamond Chelsea Evans-Sarcoxie Kayla Collins and Taylor Robison made Honorable Mention All Region.

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ECS 1st quarter honor roll

A honor roll 7th grade Eli Daniel Brenton LeeMasters 8th grade Isabelle Bryson Kiely Messick Abigail Reasoner Jordanne Steuck 9th grade Brayden Housh 10th grade Blaze Bullard Laine Dobbs Bryce Walker 11th grade Abigail Batson Mindy Harper Caleb Jones Seth McKinney Ryan Owens Colten Pike Landon Wilson 12th grade Peyton Newman B Honor Roll 7th

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Veterans find hope and healing through creative arts

Where words fail, the creative arts have the ability to speak. Art therapy is an empowering technique that allows for self-discovery and has the power to produce insight and expression in a non-threatening way. That is why the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) encourages creative arts as a therapeutic, and often lifesaving, tool

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A snipe is a real bird and a snipe hunt is more than a gag

This is a good time of the year to reiterate two facts of nature that many people don’t believe when they hear them. Those two facts are: Yes, there really is such a thing as a snipe and … Yes, in Missouri, you really can go on a snipe hunt. Contrary to what many people

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