Fulfilling the Vision

Herriman Chapel 15th annual camp meeting, Holiness Church Aug.19, 1942 Gary Murrell, pastor of Herrriman Chapel and a member of the Herriman Chapel Camp Meeting Board, announces the upcoming 2016 Herriman Chapel Camp Meeting. This year’s camp is scheduled for Sunday, July 31 through Sunday, Aug. 7. Eighty-nine years ago, in the spring of 1927,

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Candidate responses

1. Who are you? My name is Dean “Leon” Dwerlkotte.  I am your current Cedar County Sheriff. I am a 1972 Stockton graduate.  I served 8 1⁄2 years in the US Army, and am a Vietnam Era Veteran.  I have been married to my wife, Jan (Cargill) for 33 years, and we have a son,

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Brush Creek Church revival

The Brush Creek Missionary Baptist Church will hold a revival starting at 7:30 p.m. nightly on Monday, Aug. 1. Brother Josh Lane and Brother Randy McCoy will do the preaching. Everyone welcome.

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Tri County Fifth Sunday service

The Tri-County Baptist Group will hold its regular Fifth Sunday service on Sunday, July 31, at Halfway Missionary Baptist Church in Polk County. After Sunday School at 10 a.m., the morning service will begin at 11 a.m. with preaching by Bro. Richard Willis. After lunch on the grounds and a business meeting, the afternoon sermon

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Cedar County Fifth Sunday services

The Cedar County Missionary Baptist Fifth Sunday services will be at the Stockton Missionary Baptist Church July 29 and 30. Friday night 7:30 Devotional by Bro. Howard Hamilton, Sermon by Bro. Ray Graves. Saturday  10:30   Devotional  Bro. Alan Collins, Sermon by  Bro.  Jerry Grant, Alternate   Bro. Everett Smith. There will be a basket

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Thank You

American Legion Post #233 would like to thank Bob Leeper for donating half of his winnings from the drawing at the El Dorado Springs Picnic to the American Legion. Commander Roger Schiereck

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Ronald Kyle Gay

Ronald Kyle Gay, 57, El Dorado Springs, passed away on Saturday, July 16, 2016, in Cox South in Springfield. Ronald was born Aug. 30, 1958, in Kansas City to Teddy Kyle and Doris Virginia (McTernon) Gay. On July 31, 1982, in Parkville he was united in marriage to Lisa Gale Downing and she survives of

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David Glenn Brown

David Glenn Brown, 91, died at Ravenwood Terrace in Moberly. David was born Feb. 12, 1925, in Ivanhoe, OK, the firstborn of E. Glenn Brown and Georgia B. Owens Brown. He was 10 years old when the Dust Bowl brought devastation to the family farm in Oklahoma. His family then moved to El Dorado Springs

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Suzana J. (Banister) Swager

Suzana Jemima Banister Swager, 85, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away July 20, 2016. She is survived by a large loving family who gathered in El Dorado Springs to celebrate the many wonderful stories and memories she left us. She was a lifelong teacher, traveler and reader. Suzana taught for the El Dorado Springs school

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Marian Lee Roberts

Marian Lee Roberts, 96, Holden, passed away Sunday, July 24, 2016. She and her husband owned and operated Western Auto & Roberts Furniture Store in Blue Springs for many years. They spent their retirement years in El Dorado Springs, residing here for 32 years. In 2007, Marian moved to Holden to be near family. The

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