Jon F. Caudle

Jon F. Caudle, 82, born May 16, 1939, passed away at his home in Harwood on Thursday, May 27, 2021. Services will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 2, at Sheldon Funeral Home, El Dorado Springs with burial in Green Mound Cemetery, Harwood. Family will receive friend from 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, June 2, at Sheldon

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David W. Taylor

David W. Taylor, 76, passed away May 26, 2021. Visitation 12PM, service 1PM, Tuesday, June 1, at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, with burial in Green Lawn Cemetery. Arrangements by Park Lawn Funeral Home. 816-523-1234 parklawnfunerals.com

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The Rock Wall

While Kimball and I were at lunch last week, Marsha Abbot came to our table with an interesting comment and question. She said, “I really like the name your son and his wife came up with for their new baby. Is it a family name?” Davis and Erica named their new baby Nash Wilder. We

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Pool prep

WET PAINT TO GET WETTER -Scheduled opening, 1 p.m. Saturday, May 29 – City workers paint the benches at the Virginia Ryan Strain Pool on Monday, May 24. The cost per day is $3 for all ages. Summer passes are $60 per person with discounts for additional family members.

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El Dorado Springs Cedar County Library building project update

Fund raising continues for the new Cedar County Library in El Dorado Springs.  Initial projections for the proposed building were close to one million dollars as quoted in 2020; however, as you well know the latter part of 2020 brought about many challenges.  One of those challenges has been rising building costs.  What was anticipated

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Missouri Bicentennial Flag to be flown at Cedar County Courthouse

Cedar County Commission installed a Missouri Bicentennial Flag on our flag pole in front of the courthouse on Monday, May 24. This flag has been provided by the Missouri Bicentennial Commission and represents the 200th anniversary of Missouri statehood on Aug. 10, 2021. These flags, along with a banner noting each county’s organization date, have

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Cedar County Library June events

June starts our summer reading program! Come check out all the fun we’ll having this summer. Programs: June 5 – Mike Anderson: Music & Stories Stockton Middle School Gym 10 a.m. El Dorado Library 2 p.m. June 19 – Brian Wendling: Juggling. Comedy. Stockton Library 10 a.m. El Dorado Library 1 p.m. Storytime & Crafts:

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Cedar County Library survey

We are really wanting to get input from the public, whether they have a library card or not, on our services, and how we can improve what we do here! We want to make it easy as pie for everyone, so we have this online link, but we also have a paper version if anyone

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Mark your calendar

Picnic in the Park, Annual Meeting & Awards Just $15/person Includes pulled pork and pulled chicken with baked beans, a variety of cold sides, dessert, drink and a raffle ticket. Contact the chamber to RSVP, email or call (417) 876-4154.

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2021 El Dorado Springs Community Foundation Awards $7,050 in Scholarships

Mya White-Briscoe was selected as the recipient of the Doc and Bonnie Bender Memorial scholarship which is a three year scholarship totaling $2,250. This scholarship was created by the Bender family to honor their parents, Doc and Bonnie, and represents their legacy of philanthropy, encouragement, and love for one’s home community by supporting an opportunity

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