TOPS discusses healthy foods and what they do for you

TOPS Chapter 9319 El Dorado Springs met in The Firefly Services building 700 E. Hospital Rd, Thursday, Jan. 18, for their regular weigh-in and meeting. Our Leader, Warren called the meeting to order. Carol led us in singing “TOPS Drinking Song” We said our TOPS & KOPS pledges Warren led us in roll call, 16

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Sandy Crawford Capitol report

With a new legislative session comes committee hearings. This may be the most important part of what we do in Jefferson City, because we allow the general public to come and tell us what they think about our potential laws. On Jan. 21, the Missouri Senate General Laws Committee heard Senate Bill 1019 and Senate

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The White and the Browns

Every year at this time I mention the great trout fishing found on the White River… where the brown trout reach gigantic sizes. Brown trout are more active in January and February because it is their spawning time in waters where they are native, mostly in Germany and Scandinavian countries. Browns are not native to

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A Historic Win for America — and Missouri

By Mark Alford What’s Going On in Washington—This week, Congress delivered a historic win for the American people. For the first time in years, the House passed all twelve annual government funding bills through a transparent process and without backroom deals or last-minute chaos. Twelve out of twelve. That may sound technical, but it represents

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11th Annual Residential Light Bulb Recycling Drive, Feb. 8 and 11

The Stockton United Methodist Go Green Team will accept all kinds of residential light bulbs for recycling, including Christmas lights, Sunday, Feb. 8 and Wednesday, Feb. 11. Light bulbs are 100% recyclable. Residential Christmas lights, CFL and LED lamps, and incandescent light bulbs recycle for free. Bundle Christmas light strings (with bulbs) and tie off

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ECS SECOND QUARTER SODA AWARD WINNERS

El Dorado Christian School has announced its Second Quarter SODA (Students of Distinguished Attitudes) award recipients. The SODA program recognizes students who demonstrate exemplary character, leadership, and a positive attitude. Students are nominated by their teachers for consistently setting a strong example among their peers. The following students were honored for the second quarter: K3:

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A Little Bit Like Home

Standing Close to the Action In the early 1990s, while I was a student at the University of Missouri, I worked security for basketball games and concerts at the Hearnes Center. It wasn’t glamorous work, but it did provide some extra spending money. I didn’t realize it at the time, but it turned out to

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AI Data Center Proposal Raises Local Concerns

From the El Dorado Springs Newsroom A video shared with The El Dorado Springs Sun outlines concerns about a proposed AI data center tied to recent land-use decisions in Joplin and features Ryan Hagedorn, who is running for Missouri’s 127th Legislative District, currently represented by Ann Kelley. According to information presented in the video and

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AI Data Center Proposal Raises Local Concerns

From the El Dorado Springs Newsroom A video shared with The El Dorado Springs Sun outlines concerns about a proposed AI data center tied to recent land-use decisions in Joplin and features Ryan Hagedorn, who is running for Missouri’s 127th Legislative District, currently represented by Ann Kelley. According to information presented in the video and

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There’s no place like Home

CALDWELL AND LAMB OVERSEE BULLDOG/TIGER GAME – Senior Koal Caldwell and Senior Arysa Lamb were crowned King and Queen of the Bulldog’s Court Warming on Friday, Jan 16 in the upper gym. Flower Girl Olivia Cantrell and Crown Bearer Wylee Hudson accompanied the Bulldog royalty. The crowning was held between the Boys JV and Boys

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