Karen Sue Bradley

On, Karen Sue Bradley, 76, loving mother and grandmother, passed away Sunday, April 11, 2021. She was born to Joe and Maxine (Esry) Collins on Aug. 23, 1944. After graduating from El Dorado Springs High School, Karen Sue married Sammy Joe Hacker in 1962. Sam preceded her in death. Together they had three daughters, Sheri,

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Bobby Lynn Beaty

Bobby Lynn Beaty, 80, El Dorado Springs, passed away Friday, April 9, 2021. He was born March 14, 1941, in Cedar County, the son of Joe and Goldie (Allen) Beaty. Bob grew up on the family farm and graduated from El Dorado Springs High School. In 1959, he was married to Belva Caldwell until her

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MDC urges public to “bee-friend” native pollinators

Support Missouri bees this spring by planting native flowers and mowing less. Spring and summer months bring both the buzz of lawnmowers and bees. These fuzzy flyers are important pollinators, playing a crucial role in the production of many favorite fruits and vegetables. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) encourages the public to “bee-friend” these

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MDC reports young hunters bagged 2,771 turkeys over youth weekend

Top harvest counties were Miller with 73 birds checked, Texas with 71, and Callaway with 68. Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that young turkey hunters in Missouri harvested 2,771 birds over the past youth weekend, April 10 and 11. Top harvest counties were Miller with 73 birds checked, Texas with

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ElDo Middle School’s first track meet of 2021

The El Dorado Springs Middle School track team traveled to Bolivar on April 5 for the first meet of the 2021 season. The 8th grade girls team finished second overall. Audrey Goatley finished first in the 1600 meter run and second in the 800 meter run. Olivia Graves finished fourth in the discus. Camden Julian

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Bulldogs improve 3-0 in Ozarks Highlands conference

El Dorado Springs started conference play this past week, playing Warsaw, Butler, and Sherwood. The Bulldogs went 3-0 defeating Warsaw 13-4, Butler 12-2, and Sherwood 17-2 during the week. On Tuesday, April 6, El Dorado Springs hosted the Wildcats of Warsaw. Trevyn Garringer started the game for the Bulldogs. Garringer threw 5 innings, surrendering four

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Tri-County Quilt Club news

Tri-County Quilt Club met at 1 p.m. (new time) April 5, at Rockville United Methodist Church Rockville,  our first meeting for a year due to Covid-19. Present Madline Woodfin called the meeting to order, Treasurer and Secretary reports were approved. The ladies were happy to meet. We brought donations for Moss House, Birthright and Harvesters,

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(GFWC) hosts Sophomore Pilgrimage

The General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) of Missouri sponsored more than 100 sophomore high school students from high schools throughout Missouri as a virtual event to the capital city to hear from elected state officials on April 13. The pilgrimage is a statewide event to honor sophomore student ambassadors who were selected from their

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Ruby-throated hummingbird arrive in April

We think of them as frequent visitors at nectar feeders, in parks and in gardens, but these tiny insectivores also live in forests and forest edges, near streams and other wooded places. Their tiny nests are built on tree branches, made of spider web and lichen and lined with plant down. The hummingbird family is

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Cedar Co. COVID-19 stats for April 12

Reported cases since beginning of COVID-19 pandemic (1122) Active COVID-19 cases (1) Total # of cases requiring hospitalization Current # of hospitalized cases # of deaths (18 confirmed PCR, 5 by antifen) updated March 16, 2021 Total Cedar County Test Count (total of negative line list + # positive cases) Negative Cedar County Test Count

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