October 28, 2025
What a banner year it is for walnuts and acorns and hickories. There are nuts everywhere! If I can just get my daughters and grandsons out here on Lightnin’ Ridge picking up walnuts I will sell enough of them to pay for my duck stamp. The best parts of the year come and go so
Taberville Report by Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm After hours 660-781-8020 The river is low. There are a few people fishing catching blue cats and flatheads. We are open from 9 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Closed Sundays and Mondays until next snagging season. Caplinger Woods 417/276-3838 The bridge is open 24/7 365. Another fishing reporter
Gigs in the Garden, a free outdoor concert series, returns in October with a varied lineup of Ozarks performers in the beautiful setting of the Springfield Botanical Gardens at Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park. This fall’s dates and performers are: • 2 p.m., Sunday, October 19: The Henderson Kids features dynamic musical siblings delivering a mix
The El Dorado Christian School Junior High Lady Buffalos brought home the MOKAN Conference Championship title on Saturday in Fort Scott after an impressive performance against the previously undefeated Christian Learning Center team. The championship match was a rematch against a team the Lady Buffalos had lost to twice earlier in the season. This time,
8TH GRADE VS SHERWOOD Tracen Nelson and Trevon Keith bring down a Sherwood runner during Monday’s 36-6 victory over Sherwood. Photo by Jennifer Gray. Blayn Beisley turns the corner in the eighth grade contest held Monday. The Bulldogs beat Sherwood 36-6. Photo by Jennifer Gray. VOLLEYBALL Lexi Russell bumps the ball during seventh grade volleyball
Football season is here, and construction season is well underway. The Missouri Department of Transportation is working to improve and add a third lane in each direction to Interstate 70. MoDOT is urging motorists and sports fans traveling via I-70 to get their game plan ready when traveling on game days. While MoDOT and its
El Dorado Christian School celebrated senior athlete Maddie Shipp on Thursday, October 2, recognizing her dedication and achievements in both volleyball and cross country during her years at ECS. Maddie, the daughter of Tommy and Amber Bowen, has been a standout student and athlete, competing in volleyball for six years and cross country for three.
On Thursday October 9, the El Dorado Springs Cross Country team loaded up the bus to head to Buffalo for an afternoon set of races out at the Buffalo City Park and Airport. This is the 2nd year for this race to be at this location. The race takes the athletes through the city park
Michael Delk brings down the Marksmen quarterback in the Bulldogs win over Sherwood. The Bulldogs will travel to Adrian Friday for a 7 pm kick off. Lane Mead breaks through the hole on his 28 yard carry. The Bulldogs rushed for 268 yards in the 27-13 victory over Sherwood. Grady Wolfe adds the point after
From the El Dorado Springs Newsroom This past Saturday, Oct. 11, families gathered at the Stockton Assembly of God for the annual Harvest Fair — a fall favorite filled with food, games, prizes, inflatables, face painting, pumpkin decorating, and giveaways. But the event’s biggest hit wasn’t a game or a prize — it was the
