August 26, 2026
Shyla Reed and Becky Collins both won $50 gift certificates from Shopko as part of the Back-To-School Giveaway contest created by Davis Long at the El Dorado Springs Sun. Other winners so far are Allie Thompson who found one ElDo Rock worth two $10 gift certificates to Scooters. Dakota Herndon and Rosie Broadbent bagged school
School board hires energy firm During its special meeting on Thursday, Aug. 11, the board heard presentations from three energy companies (Tremco, Schneidere Electric and 360) then selected 360, the company it had selected months ago before the state said the board could not make that choice without taking bids from other companies. The board
Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander has validated two initiative petitions, one Constitutional and one statutory, relating to tobacco taxes. If passed by the voters, the initiatives would raise the tax on some cigarettes by more than $1.50 a pack. Missourians have previously turned down tobacco tax increases in 2002, 2006 and 2012. The initiative
The El Dorado Springs R-II School is conducting an on-line facility needs and possible bond issue survey. To participate and register your opinnon, go to https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfYMdyeDTQP2dg51_xF5baRXh9zFC3muQr-r9EVOtv7zQaU9Q/viewform?c=0&w=1. The board will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday to discuss the district’s needs so register your opinion before then.
During his Nursing Report at the Cedar County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, Aug. 15, Chief Nursing Officer Drew Alexander reported that the hospital was down four RN’s and is currently having to use very expensive agency nurses to cover the shifts. He said there is a statewide shortage of RN’s. Hospital
The Seed Saver Workshop that will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30, in the Cedar County Library in Stockton. Please register by Friday, Aug. 26. The workshop is being put on by the Cedar County MU Extension Center and cost is $15 per person. The instructor for the workshop will be Robert Balek, Jasper
On Saturday July 30, five members from Van Dyk’s Karate traveled to Springfield to compete in the 5th Annual Ozark Mountain Nationals Karate Tournament as part of the Team S.W.A.T. National Competition Team. Competitors from all over the country were there to compete in this tournament that grows and gets better every year. There was
100 mile yard sale on Labor Day weekend The public is invited to bargain shop and clean out the closets with 100 miles of good deals When: Labor Day weekend Sept. 3-5, daytime hours. Where: All areas between Nevada to Camdenton, along US Hwy. 54. Non profits, school, fire department, church and community groups are
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds waterfowl hunters they have from Sept. 1 through Sept. 18 to apply online with MDC to hunt on 12 wetland areas intensively managed by the Department for waterfowl. The reservation system allocates half of the available hunting opportunities on these areas for Missouri residents chosen through a random
by Tom Uhlenbrock The legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps’ Company 1713 lives on at Roaring River State Park. The crew worked at the park from 1933 to 1939, constructing 33 buildings, mostly from logs harvested from the hills and stone quarried on site. The centerpiece was a handsome three-story lodge of limestone blocks and
