61st annual Beydler reunion

The 61st annual Beydler reunion will be held Sunday, June 26, in a new location. The new location is three miles east of El Dorado Springs in the Sac Osage Electric meeting room located at 4805 East Hwy. 54. It will not be in Jerico Springs. Lunch will began at 12:30 p.m. Please bring a

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Seniors had fun at Senior ‘Center’ prom

by Dora Jean McKinley Marilyn Entrikin is getting over the lousy summer cold. A lot of sunshine looks good for that. The Senior Center had a “senior prom” for the seniors. Marilyn said it was a lot of fun. A couple was voted king and queen. Many door prizes were won. Good food, good entertainment

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Cedar County Historical Society meets

by Kathy Smith Members of the Cedar County Historical Society met at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 21, at the museum. Those present were members Kay Snow, Judy Nichols, Kathy Smith, Barbara Fox, Shirley Hedges-Potts, Luella Phipps, Sharyl Henry, Bob Estes, Dale Goodman, Chris Barber, Marci Haralson and Connie Maupin. Visitors present were Kenneth Potts and

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The Rock Wall

Sunday after church, Kimball called Adrian while we were still in the church yard because cell phone reception is good there. I pulled the car into the shade and just sat back to let them chat. Suddenly the conversation on Kimball’s part took a turn I didn’t like – something about Penny, Adrian’s seven year

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R-II facilities cost district some good applicants

During its June 9 regular meeting, the El Dorado Springs R-II School Board discussed the possibility of putting a bond issue on the November ballot. They want to get a list of needs from the staff and have a public meeting. The board set its final meeting of the fiscal year for 6:30 p.m. Thursday,

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Star of the show

SAC OSAGE ANNUAL MEETING – While Randy Newman was demonstrating some hot guitar licks taught him by Roy Clark, a young patron on the front row with his mother found the music electrifying and used his balloon animal as a partner while he demonstrated his own hot steps. The 361 co-op members who had arrived

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Assessor to send valuation notices

Chad Pyle, Cedar County assessor, reports that he is nearing completion of the 2016 assessment cycle for real estate. He and his staff have been assessing the new construction that has been built. The Assessor will begin sending impact notices the first of June. An “impact notice” notifies property owners whose property has increased in

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Pickup pulls in front of semi

The late afternoon sun may have been a factor at 7:40 p.m. Saturday, June 11, when Wyatt Graves, 16, El Dorado Springs, pulled his northbound 2009 Chevrolet Silverado away from the stop sign on  Hwy. 97 into the path of a southbound 2016 Peterbilt driven by Earl Johnson, 58, Stockton, on Hwy. 32 at the

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Missing juvenile located in Kansas

Sheriff Scott Keeler reported on Wednesday afternoon, June 8, Samantha Leonard, a 14-year-old female reported missing from her residence in Osceola, was located safe outside of Mound City, KS, in Linn County. Jamie Huff, 17, Osceola, was located with Leonard. He is a suspect in another St. Clair County investigation involving a stolen vehicle on

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Chicken and Noodles at Fair Haven Park

This Friday, June 17, treat yourself to fried, pasture raised chicken and noodles plus sides at the Fair Haven Park. The all you can eat meal begins at 4:30 p.m. and lasts until 7:30 p.m. This event is a fundraiser for the Stoney Creek School and payment is by donation only. For more information call

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