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I’m thankful to have a quiet Tuesday after the last two with electrical outages. I noticed something about the sub-station catastrophe last Tuesday that wasn’t in the headlines: why the power was back on downtown in about three hours. As Kimball and I were watching the roaring inferno just after noon Tuesday, I wondered when

Richard E. Sailers, 53, of El Dorado Springs, is charged with shooting Steven Whitesell in his back yard on Thursday, Sept. 29. He is being held in the Cedar County Jail on $50,000 cash only bond. In his probable cause statement, Timothy Findley wrote: I, Timothy Findley, knowing that false statements on this form are

During the Public Forum at the El Dorado Springs City Council meeting, Monday, Oct. 3, Roberto Valle of Lockwood, in the company of Sherry Morlan, complained that the Park looked just terrible, deplorable and was nothing like the Park he visited as a child with his grandparents. Valle said he spends $35,000 a year on

Thursday, Oct. 13: If you missed your chance to buy tickets to “Murder at the Opera House,” an inter-active Comedy Dinner Theater, you’re still in luck. The event, which will be held at the Opera house Arts Council Art Building at 101 N. Main, has a few tickets left. Call Frank Lambrecht at 876-7399 –

Chili Cook-off ticket will go on sale on Thursday, Oct. 6, at the El Dorado Springs Sun office and at State Farm Insurance. Tickets are $5 for a bowl, a spoon and a drink and the right to vote for your favorite chili. Tickets are $6 the day of the  chili cook-off.

The El Dorado Springs Optimist Club has cancelled their Gun and Knife show originally scheduled for Oct. 15 and 16. The club is possibly looking at a spring date.

Editor: I’d like to join the number of citizens who are unhappy re: exceptions being made for property “issues”/code violations. First of all, I’d like to say I’ve met the code enforcement officer as I’ve adopted dogs from the city pound. I feel that she’s a nice young lady with an overwhelming job. The problem

by Glen Van Bummel My name is Glen Van Bummel. I am a 15 year old sophomore at El Dorado Springs High School. I have been a 4-H Member for nine years. I am the President of the Union Hall 4-H Club. I grew up in 4-H with older sisters whom have been mentors and

Friends of the Library will sponsor a Story Time at 10 a.m. on Oct. 14. Story Time is an opportunity for children ages 2-8 to participate in activities and hear stories for an hour once a month. This month we will talk about fire safety. Story Time is the 2nd Friday of every month. While