Council agrees to purchase flags for Hwy. 54

During the Public Forum portion of the Monday, Oct. 5, El Dorado Springs City Council meeting, Jackson Tough, executive director of the El Dorado Springs Chamber of Commerce, requested that the city replace the 3×5 American Flags that the Chamber is placing on utility poles on Hwy 54. Tough said there are 1.2 miles of

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The Rock Wall

I jus found a letter in my basket telling us that Bud Olinger passed away last week. The was quite a guy. I just worked the obituary for my 8th grade Science teacher, Miss Barritt. Her name in the obituary is Jennie Barritt but I never called her by her first name. It was a

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Involved in death of Deputy Chism

Joshua Brown found guilty of felony murder. Ty Gaither, Cedar County Prosecuting Attorney, announced that Joshua Brown who was involved in the deaths of Cedar County Deputy Matthew Chism and William Collins in November 2014 was found guilty Friday, Oct. 2, by a Barton County jury for the felony murder of William Collins. A Greene

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7% of ElDo Students on quarantine

Sept. 30,  we were notified that a student in El Dorado Springs R-2 Elementary School and a student in ElDo High School have tested positive for coronavirus. They, and the students who were in close contact with them, have been placed on quarantine. Parents have been notified. Eighty-five students and staff are currently on quarantine.

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Fun with Fire…Safety

SECOND ANNUAL JR. FIREFIGHTERS DAY –  Over 150 youngsters plus adults attended the 2nd annual Jr. FireFighters event at the Shopko Parking on Saturday, Oc.t  3. Along with local firefighters, representatives from the Cedar County Sheriff’s Office, the El Dorado Springs Police Department and the Cedar County Ambulance District were also present. There was an

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BBB tips on cybersecurity as many people meet virtually online during COVID-19

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a time for consumers and businesses to look at their online security measures. Promoted by the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, the month is designed to raise the awareness about the importance of cybersecurity. During the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, consumers across the U.S. have reported being victimized by

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Route 54 Cruisers thanks car show sponsors

We would like to send out a great big THANK YOU to all our sponsors who helped make our 2020 Car Show a success.  Because of all of you we are able to give three $1,000 Scholarships to area Seniors. 54 Feed and Seed, 1⁄2 Price Deal Zone, A-l Body Shop, American Family Insurance, Allison

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Special Road retopping roads

The El Dorado Springs Special Road District is “about to get all the way around” on putting a chip and seal coat on all the roads that need it and cold mix in the few bad spots, according to Lalan Cole, chairman of the board. He said that when the crew gets hung up in

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Fire report for week of Sept. 27

On Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 1:36 a.m. the Fire Department was dispatched on a mutual aid call to assist Olympia Fire Department for a structure fire. Truck 2, tankers 1 and 2 and eight firefighters responded.

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Blitz

What is the true story of the conflicts that define our troubling political era? David Horowitz in Blitz explains much of it. According to Blitz, after the 2016 election, George Soros organized and paid for an event to adopt a strategy to resist the new president and move the Democratic Party further to the left.

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