June 16, 2026
Judy Coleene Rinker, 66, returned to her heavenly home the morning of Sept. 16, 2016. We are sure that the heavens shook with her praise and rejoicing. She battled cancer briefly and although she did not win that battle, she definitely won the war knowing she was going home to be with the Lord. She
Clinton C. McClanahan, 91, formerly of El Dorado Springs, passed away on Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, in the Missouri Veteran’s Home, Mt. Vernon, where he had resided the last 18 months. Clinton was born Oct. 29, 1924, at Roscoe, the son of Clarence McClanahan and Gladys (Belisle) McClanahan. Clint attended high school in El Dorado
A journey to the top of Africa by Joe Trussell Since my early childhood, mountains and missions have been two very important aspects of my life. I grew up the son of a missionary, and so missions – the commission to share Christ – was deeply embedded in my heart. And because of the fact
The Cedar County MU Extension Center in conjunction with the MSSU Small Business and Technology Development Center in Joplin will host an “Advanced Microsoft Office 2013 Excel Workshop” on Tuesday, Oct. 11, in the El Dorado Springs Youth Center, 508 North Main Street. The workshop will be held from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The
Dederick Christian Church’s Five Loaves will begin at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29. This will be an evening to share information and to learn while having fun. The theme for the evening is International Food and will feature foods from other countries. Please call 417.876.5730 to RSVP to help us plan for the evening. Refreshments
The El Dorado Springs Bulldogs dominated both sides of the ball on Friday night at home to defeat the Slater Wildcats 76-0. On the night the Bulldog defense only gave up one first down and a total of 7 yards, meanwhile the offense gained 482 yards on 38 plays from 12 different ball carriers. ElDo
by Head Coach Ashley Rogers We traveled to the Strafford Tournament this weekend. We lost to Springfield Catholic (18-25, 20-25), East Newton (18-25, 15-25), and Osceola (18-25, 22-25) in pool play. We were seeded 10th and played Skyline in our first round of bracket play and won, (25-23, 23-25, 25-17). Then we played Ash Grove
The Missouri Department of Conservation will conduct Hunter Education courses on Oct. 15, at the Stockton Elementary Cafeteria and Oct. 22, at the Humansville Community Hall. Hunters who were born on or after Jan. 1, 1967, and are 16 or older must successfully complete an approved hunter-education course to qualify to buy firearms hunting permits.
NEVC FFA ENJOYS PAINT-BALLING – FFA and Jr. FFA Members worked on team-building skills and communication while paint-balling in Joplin.
1ST PLACE – Congratulations to the Baseknocks 8U Competitive Baseball Team for taking 1st place in the Royal Crown Fall Classic Tournament in Lee’s Summit (where the team plays) the weekend of Sept. 10-11. Kason Roe is the son of Glenn and Amber Roe, grandson of Scott and Chris Roe, Calvin and Chris Collins and
