Hillary’s email problems

Editor By now, most of us know a bit about Hillary’s email problems. It’s too bad she lied about the emails she deleted not being classified, only to find out later that Wikileaks disclosed several of the emails which I will discuss at a later date. What’s funny is that I was going to congratulate

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Rice resigns from Ambulance Board

Editor: A letter to the citizens of Cedar County Ambulance District 1: I have served as your elected representative on the CCAD Board of Directors since April 2011 and am grateful for the trust you placed in me to represent your interests. After evaluating several issues in my life I have decided the time has

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New books a Cedar County Library

Falling by Jane Green – Seeking independence and happiness away from her upper-crust British life, Emma moves first to Manhattan and then to Connecticut, where she renovates a cottage at the side of a handyman single father with whom she plans a future before a twist of fate redefines her beliefs about hone. Among the

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Rent Booth Space for Schell City Fall Festival

This year’s  Schell City Fall Festival is scheduled for Sept. 9 and 10. Please rent your booth space for the event by contacting Dottie Haddix at (417) 432-3133.  Two day rental is $25 for electric and $15 for non-electric. If no answer, please leave message and your call will be returned.

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Cedar Republican Central Committee to meet

The Cedar County Republican Party Central Committee will meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug, 16, in Room 5 of the Cedar County Courthouse. The purpose of this meeting is for committee reorganization. The public is welcome to attend.

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Preserve Our Past needs help

The Preserve Our Past Museum (POPS) need your help. We are outgrowing our building. We recently put a new roof on the laundry next to the museum and are working on making this building an extension of the museum. One of the new exhibits we would like to include will be the senior composites that

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Capitol Perspectives: An Unusual Primary

by Phill Brooks This year’s Missouri primary was one of the most unusual I’ve seen. It involved more negative attacks funded by more big-buck donors with more inexperienced winners than I can remember. I had thought it would be a pretty clean primary as a result of the suicide of one of the Republican candidates

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Training To Explore Arts, Economic Development, Sept. 26-27

A two-day training this fall will show civic leaders, artists, elected officials, entrepreneurs, business owners and others how the arts can play a role in the community and economic development. “Community Development Academy Explores: Arts & Economic Development,” Sept. 26-27 in Excelsior Springs will look at the arts as a strategy for boosting and diversifying

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Want to help start a Lions Club?

Would you like to be a member of the largest service organiztion in the world? Lions International would like to invite the community of El Dorado Springs to an informational meeting about starting a Lions Club that would meet at noon, in El Dorado Springs. This meeting will take place Wednesday Aug.31 between 11:30 a.m.

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New option offered to Master Gardener students

Master Gardener students have another option to learn. University of Missouri Extension now offers a small-group format for Master Gardeners, says MU Extension horticulture specialist Jim Quinn. Gardeners meet as a group, and MU horticulture specialists or experienced Master Gardeners guide them through videos from the online Master Gardener class. Previously, MU Extension only offered

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