The Rock Wall

Social distancing was not an issue when Kimball and I ate our Picnic meals on the Rock Wall the first two days. We were the only ones. On Saturday, my law breaking ways caught up with me.  Sheriff McCarty sat down by us as we ordered our hamburgers from the new Lions Club wagon. At

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El Dorado Springs Middle School Teacher receives grant

Emily Ford will use the $200 grant to integrate new podcast technology into her classroom Emily Ford, a sixth-grade geography teacher at El Dorado Springs Middle School, has received a $200 grant through WGU Missouri’s “Fund My Classroom” initiative. The funds will be used by Ford to incorporate podcast technology into her classroom as a

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Attend CCMH meeting by phone

The Cedar County Memorial Hospital Board will convene a meeting a 11:30 a.m. Monday, July 29. If you wish to listen in, call Terry Heitz by 10 a.m. to get the call-in number. Her number is 417/876-3598. Items on the agenda include normal reports.

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MU Extension to offer Chronic Pain Self-Management program

Community members may enroll online in Chronic Pain Self Management class, a program that offers practical strategies for dealing with chronic pain. Each session will be two hours. The class will be offered via Zoom on Thursday mornings starting July 16 to Aug. 20. The class will be offered from 9am to 11am. This course

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BBB tips buying an above ground pool this summer

Taking a dip in a backyard pool is a great way to cool off on a hot day in the Midwest – especially as families spend more time at home in the heat of summer. If you don’t have one and you aren’t the do-it-yourself type, you may need to find a contractor to install

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Notice of public test

In preparation for the Primary Election to be held on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, a public test of the vote tabulating equipment will be conducted in the 2nd floor courtroom of the Cedar County Courthouse on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at 11:30 a.m.  The public is welcome to attend.

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Deadline for absentee voting request

The last day to request an absentee ballot to be mailed for the August 4, 2020 Primary Election is Wednesday, July 22, 2020.  Voters may cast their absentee ballots in person in the office of the Cedar County Clerk, Heather York, until 5:00 p.m. the day before the election. Absentee ballots returned by mail or

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The Band Plays On

Christmas in July at Municipal Band Saturday Night! Your El Dorado Springs Municipal Band will be celebrating Christmas in July on Saturday night! Sorry covid 19 is keeping Santa away this year, but we will still have cool songs and think about Christmas. Come on out Friday and Saturday evening from 8 to 9 p.m.

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Love note from Jeff City

Greetings, My Fellow Missourians We thought we had good news on two transportation bills. I had hoped to get the naming of the Dr. Charles Bourland Bridge and the J.D. Stehwein Memorial Highway passed this Session. Unfortunately, due to the confusion and crazy sausage making of the last three weeks of session, our transportation bills

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Hartzler applauds F-15EX contract to bolster Missouri jobs

Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (MO-04), who serves as the Ranking Member on the Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement after the U.S. Air Force (USAF) announced the Boeing Company in Missouri was awarded a $1.2 billion contract to produce the first eight F-15EX aircraft, with a

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