The Rock Wall

From Grace Cauthon Bausch, “Kindness is not an act, it’s a reflection of your soul.” She seems to have a knack for finding good thoughts on Facebook. Do you recall that about three months ago, Kimball who is definitely a cat person, decided that our tail-less cat, Jack, needed a kitten to keep him company

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In Any Season

PARK DRESSED FOR COOLER WEATHER – The El Dorado Springs Park is always appropriately dressed in seasonal attire. Photo by Gwen Nickerson

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Council reviews budget requests

At the Monday, Oct. 25, meeting of the El Dorado Springs City Council,   Roger and Janet Chadwick spoke about the city’s water during the public forum. They said they didn’t know anything about the boil water order. City Manager Bruce Rogers said that the message was sent on the city’s text caster service which

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Gusher

CITY FLUSHES HYDRANTS – The City of El Dorado Springs has been dealing with a boil water order ever since last week when random sampling of one of the city’s wells showed a elevated level of E-Coli. Hopeful it will all be over this Friday – maybe.

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CFO honors ElDo Community Foundation with Affiliate of the Year award

Contact: Aaron Scott, CFO, ascott@cfozarks.org or 417-864-6199; or Alice Wingo, awingo@cfozarks.org The Community Foundation of the Ozarks has selected the El Dorado Springs Community Foundation as an Affiliate of the Year, recognizing excellence in leadership among its 53-member affiliate network. The award comes with a $2,000 prize for the EDSCF’s community grantmaking endowment. In addition

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Coroner ‘has idea’ on ID of skeletal remains

Cedar County Coroner Nora Powell said she “has a pretty good idea” on the identity of the skeletal remains but won’t make any statement until the ID is confirmed. She said it is taking extra time because she is trying to save taxpayer dollars. She said a dental ID costs about $500. If she has

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Halloween at the VFW

The VFW Post 257 will again serve hotdogs, popcorn, sno’ cones and beverages for all the area shosts and goblins from 5-9 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 31, at the VFW Post. For those not familiar with the Post, it is located on the corner of Pine and 1st St. Hope to see you all there.

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Don’t click that! Scammers are preying on holiday shoppers buying gifts early

The holidays are all about celebrating what’s good, but that doesn’t mean scammers are taking a vacation. Better Business Bureau (BBB) takes this early opportunity to remind consumers that con artists see busy, over-burdened shoppers as likely targets for their schemes. Some common scams during the holidays include: Online shopping scams: Everyone wants to get

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Fire report for week of Oct. 17

On Thursday, Oct. 21, at 11:17 p.m. the fire chief was dispatched to a residence on W. McCrary to a smoke/carbon monoxide alarm activation. No problem was found. On Saturday, Oct. 23, at 8 a.m. the Fire Department attended a liquid propane gas training class.

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Order seedling trees and shrubs

The 2021-2022 Seedling Order Form for the George O. White State Forest Nursery is now available online at mdc.mo.gov/seedlings, or by contacting the State Forest Nursery at 573-674-3229.  Place orders now through April 15, 2022.  You may order online, by mail or by fax.  The Vernon County Extension Office has a limited supply of order

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