May 18, 2024
Toddlers and other preschool-aged children are invited to Toddler Tuesdays at Crowder State Park. These events will be held at the enclosed shelter at 9 a.m. starting Sept. 27 through Nov. 1. Each week, children will enjoy a nature story, making a nature craft or doing another activity, such as, a nature walk to look
Do you love to hike? Would you love to try backpacking but don’t know where to start? Join Echo Bluff State Park team members from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 for a backpacking introductory class. Participants will receive instruction in backpacking techniques and then will get to apply what they learn during
Madison Scott and Donavon Anderson, El Dorado Springs, are proud to announce the birth of a daughter, Karsyn Marie Anderson. She weighed 7 lbs. 14 oz. and was 20 1/2 inches long.
The temperatures are cooling down and trees are beginning to change color – a sure sign that fall has arrived. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) encourages people to enjoy fall foliage through camping, driving tours, hiking, or even floating. To help, MDC offers weekly online fall color updates from agency foresters all over the
It was all smiles at El Dorado Christian School while celebrating Grandparent’s Day on Wednesday, Sept. 14. With a variety of poems, songs and even a play written and performed by the 5th grade class, the students were able to share their love and appreciation for their grandparents. Following the program, the grandparents had an
Anyone who has met Spencer Tuma knows she is a force to be reckoned with. As Missouri Farm Bureau’s Director of National Legislative Programs, Spencer has been the organization’s primary federal lobbyist for more than five years. She quickly developed a reputation as one of the smartest, sharpest ag policy minds in Missouri. When her
The El Dorado Springs TOPS #9319 has planned its Baked Potato Luncheon from 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15, at the El Dorado Springs Community Center at 135 W. Spring. For $8 you get a loaded baked potato or sweet potato, slaw, dessert and a beverage. Children 5 and under are free.
Hopefully the changes that are taking place at Cedar County Memorial Hospital are being noticed area wide, as we are on a trajectory that will soon move us into another realm of healthcare that has not been seen or offered in our area until now. With the Board of Trustees choice of new CEO Terry
Facts about Benchgate Ah, the bench. The black iron bench that has been at the corner of East Spring and Main for over 10 years is now the focus of tampering, a jury trial and endless speculation on Facebook. That particular bench, along with her “sister benches,” was purchased and placed downtown by the Spring
The Missouri State Historic Preservation Office announces the opening of the 2023 application cycle for the Historic Preservation Fund grants. This program expects to bring more than $200,000 in federal money, derived from oil and gas lease revenues on the Outer Continental Shelf, to Missouri’s historic communities. The Historic Preservation Fund grants support projects that
