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Harold Reed, 78, Nixa, passed away Sept. 2, 2023. A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 15, at the Ridgecrest Baptist Church, Springfield. A private interment will be held in the Military Veterans Cemetery in Springfield.

Everett Arasmith, 67, passed away in El Dorado Springs, Sept. 9, 2023. The family will receive guests at the Bland Hackleman Funeral Home from 1-2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16,  followed by a graveside service.

Doyle White, Services will begin at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, at Bland – Hackleman Funeral Home with burial at Virgil City Cemetery. Memorial donations can be made to the Virgil City Cemetery at the funeral home.

After all those years of joking about being a grizzled old veteran hunter, I now are one and it ain’t no joking matter! I hunted blue-winged teal during that very first special teal season, about 1964. I was in high school and Dad and I floated the river in September in one of our wooden

by Brian Goatley On Friday, Sept. 8, the El Dorado Springs Cross Country Team headed to the Frank E. Peters golf course in Nevada for the Cottey College Cross Country Invitational. The middle school boys and girls got the evening started with a combined race at 5 p.m. Seventh grader, Grace Seitz, led the way

The Bulldogs lost a hard fought game in 3 OT to conference rival, Buffalo, 32-26 on Friday, Sept. 8. The Bulldogs fought through multiple injuries suffered throughout the game and won the game on a 2 point conversion in the 2 OT, only to have the play called off on a controversial holding call. The

The EHS Lady Bulldogs traveled to Webb City on Tuesday and came up short in all three matches. We played at home against Appleton City on Thursday.  The JV lost in three sets and the varsity won in three sets. Contributed photo

Wednesday, Sept. 6, the Girls Golf team competed at the Buffalo Lady Bison Golf Invitational. We took our five first year golfers and they came home with a plaque finishing in 4th place. Gabby Boch and Sage McCullough medal finishing in the top 15. They competed on Thursday in Butler in match play. I do

El Dorado Springs Middle School football traveled to Adrian on Monday, September 5, for two games. After giving up two quick first-quarter touchdowns EMS narrowed the margin to 14-8 in the second quarter with a 63-yard touchdown pass from Rylun Mays to Ayden Bruce. Mays hit Bruce on a quick slant route and Bruce scampered

TOPS Chapter 9319 El Dorado Springs met in The Preferred Family Healthcare building, 700 E. Hospital Rd, El Dorado Springs on Thursday, Sept. 7, for their regular weigh-in and meeting. Warren, our leader, called the meeting to order. Carol led us in singing “This Is My Lose Year” We said our TOPS & KOPS Pledges