January 12, 2026
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) announces regulation changes to spring turkey hunting that will reduce the nonresident harvest limit from two bearded turkeys to one. Nonresident landowners will maintain a harvest limit of two bearded birds with only one allowed to be harvested during the first seven days of the season. Regulation changes will
El Dorado Springs student named to Columbia College Fall 2025 Semester Dean’s List Columbia College recently announced its dean’s list for the Fall 2025 Semester (August-December 2025). To be named to the dean’s list, a student must have completed 12 undergraduate credit hours in a 16-week period and achieved a minimum GPA of 3.5 on
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites the public to learn how to plan and design native plant gardens during its Seed Catalogs and Sweatpants workshops in January. There’s no better time than winter to dream, browse seed catalogs, and plan a native garden that benefits both wildlife and people. Grab comfy loungewear and join
On Saturday, Jan. 3, at 2:23 p.m. the fire department was dispatched to a structure fire on S. U Hwy. with mutual aid given by Caplinger Mills Fire Department. Four trucks and 15 firefighters responded from the ElDo Fire Department.
TOPS Chapter 9319 El Dorado Springs met in The Firefly Services building 700 E. Hospital Rd, on Thursday Jan. 1, 2026 for their regular weigh-in and meeting. Our Leader, Warren called the meeting to order. Carol led us in singing “This Is My Lose Year” We said our TOPS & KOPS pledges Warren led us
Voices Worth Hearing The radio was always on when I was growing up—in the house or shop, on farm equipment, and even the hog house. More often than not, it was tuned to KMA radio out of Shenandoah, Iowa. That signal carried market prices, weather forecasts, voices we trusted, and information that mattered long before
My secret place is quiet and serene, and beautiful even in the starkness of full-blown winter. There are no roads into it; I get there by boat. Sometimes in the winter there are grey skies threatening rain and waves are whitecapping out on the lake. Sometimes it is a still warm day that hints of
By Melanie Chance Frustration over delayed tax payments, refunds, and shifting property assessments dominated a tense, at times emotional, Cedar County Commission meeting this week, as residents and business owners pressed officials for answers and accountability. As discussion intensified, and multiple residents began speaking at once, Michael Saathoff, a resident and business owner, requested that
From the El Dorado Springs Newsroom As the final edition of 2025 goes to press, the year leaves behind a familiar rural record — one shaped by accountability questions, athletic milestones, civic debate, enduring traditions, and the everyday moments that define life in Cedar County. From courtrooms and council chambers to wrestling mats, school gyms,
We have a surprise for you. Check out our newest writer, Tom Brand, and his “A Little Bit Like Home” column. He will share his insights about the world with all of us every week. He has written for several years for other newspapers and we are pleased he has decided to come to
