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During the El Dorado Springs City Council meeting on April 15, the council learned that the city would not be eligible for two grants totaling approximately $460,000 because needed paperwork from the former police department had not been filed in Sept, Oct. and Nov. of 2023.  (These filings are supposed to done electronically every month.)

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will host its annual Earth Day celebration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, April 19. The 2024 event will be held on the south lawn of the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City. Approximately 1,000 children from schools across Missouri are expected to visit Jefferson City for this

At their April 11, meeting, the R-2 school board learned that the new bus barn was almost complete. The new electric buses will have charging stations at the new barn which will be fenced and well-lit at night. The busses are provided by First Student who has the transportation contract with the school. Along with

by Johannes Brann As regular as springtime flowers comes the swearing-in of school board members following the April Municipal Election. For the Northeast Vernon County (NEVC) R-1 School Board, this meeting took place Monday afternoon, April 8. On hand were board members David Bruce, Heather Brown, Connie Gerster, Heath Brown as well as re-elected board

by Grant Green Missouri News Network The Department of Economic Development’s office has set a deadline of April 23 for Missourians to submit challenges to the state’s broadband coverage map. The challenge process will assist in the allocation of $1.7 billion in federal funding provided by the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. Missourians

Ellie Lin Missouri News Network The Missouri Department of Transportation said Thursday that there is a correlation between the rise in motorcycle fatalities and the repeal of the universal helmet law in 2020. Since 2020, motorcycle fatalities have increased 47% and 2023 was the deadliest year on record for motorcycle fatalities with 174 deaths, according

by Johannes Brann “I think my son was in Second Grade and my daughter in Kindergarten when first I was elected to the school board,” began Mike Newman in an interview shortly after attending his final school board meeting at the Northeast Vernon County (NEVC) R-I School District in Walker. The school board to which

by Addicyn Hull The El Dorado Springs FFA will have their annual greenhouse sale. The sale will take place from 7 a.m. to 12 noon Saturday, April 20, and 9 a.m. to 12 noon Monday, April, 22 The greenhouse has tons of plant options. They have Vegetables (4 pack-$3 and singles $1.50), bedding plants (4

On Sunday, April 7, at 6:39 p.m. the chief was dispatched to an apartment on McCrary Circle for a gas leak. The gas company was notified. On Tuesday, April 9, at 4:14 p.m. the fire department was dispatched to a grass fire on S. Jackson caused by a downed power line. Two trucks and 11

If you’re looking to buy a car online, make sure you do your research first. BBB has received reports from consumers who have come across fake cars listed on online marketplaces, or even fake websites that imitate licensed sellers. BBB just released an update to a 2020 study about online car buying scams. Starting in