Baked Potato Luncheon Sept. 29

TOPS Chapter 319 El Dorado Springs (Take Off pounds Sensibly) met in the Church of Christ meeting room on Thursday, Sept. 8. Judy K. had the program today. This was a “Tasting Party.” Everyone brought a low calorie and or a low fat dish to “taste” along with the recipe. Judy will then type up

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Julian-Sumner reunion held

The Julian-Sumner family reunion was held Sept. 11 in the El Dorado Springs Civic Center. The following people were honored: the youngest – 3 year old – Josephine Lee, daughter of Doug Lee; the oldest – Pauline Hlavacek, 91, and John Janes, 89; married the longest – Jack and Mary Lady, 59 years; married the

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Stork Report

Joe Kutina and Roni Clark, Milo, are proud to announce the birth of a daughter, Loretta Joela Kutina. She weighed 7 lbs. 10 oz. and was 20 1/4 inches long. Jim and Suzannah Phillips would like to announce the birth of daughter, Margaret Kae Phillips (“Maggie”), on Aug. 20, 2016 at 10:10 a.m.. She weighted

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The Rock Wall

I had a new experience last night at the JV football game against Ash Grove. I wasn’t crowding the three-foot mark on the sideline when a play kept coming toward me. I appreciated the closer look and kept my eye glued to the viewfinder and finger pressing the trigger button. Too late I realized the

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Lucky for life

ELDO COUPLE CLAIMS $25,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE PRIZE – An El Dorado Springs couple is now “lucky for life” after claiming a $25,000 a year for life second-tier prize in the Missouri Lottery Draw Game. Robert, 53, and Kathryn, 60, Foley claimed their prize at the Lottery’s Springfield regional office on Aug. 26 after

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ElDo man running from Vernon County arrested 12 feet from county line

A wanted fugitive has been taken into custody after a four-day manhunt and a fight that sent one Vernon County deputy to the hospital. According to Vernon County Sheriff’s office officials, deputies pursued a vehicle Tuesday afternoon that ended with the vehicle crashing in a ditch on 2350 Rd. in rural Vernon County. The driver

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Ellison sentenced for murdering grandparents

by Johaness Brann Nevada Daily Mail Circuit Judge James Bickel, at a hearing on Tuesday, Aug. 30, in Nevada, sentenced Logan Ellison, 19, to 22 years in prison for the murder of his grandparents, Herman and Rosie Ellison, on Oct. 9, 2014, in their Vernon County home southwest of El Dorado Springs where Logan lived

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Cedar County Farm Bureau schedules annual meeting

The Cedar County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 15, in the Christian Church, Stockton. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. with dinner served at 6:30 p.m. “All Cedar County Farm Bureau members are encouraged to attend this important meeting,” Cedar County Farm Bureau President Peggy Kenney said. “The dinner is complimentary.

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NRCS announces Nov. 18 application deadline

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced Nov. 18 as the first cut-off date to apply for fiscal year 2017 funds through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).

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Biscuits and Gravy this Saturday

The El Dorado Spring Preserve Our Past Society will host a breakfast of biscuits and gravy in the Wayside Inn Museum Dining room from 7  – 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept 10. The menu will include all you can eat biscuits and gravy, coffee, tea and orange juice, Proceeds will benefit the El Dorado Springs School

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