Last Hightower House slated for demolition

HISTORIC MID 1880’s HOME TO BE DESTROYED – One of El Dorado Springs remaining historical homes is on the list to be bulldozed in the near future. The home was built by Joshua Hightower, one of the founders of El Dorado Springs, after he had enjoyed the miraculous healing powers of the water when traveling

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Rescheduled dates for school events

The El Dorado Sprigs R-II School Admiin Committee met about noon  Friday as they do each week to make decisions about the school. Superntendent Mark Koca released the following information after that maeeting.: •We have set some tentative dates to reschedule many of our end of year events.  Please understand that many of these dates

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Cruise planned for Saturday, May 9

The Route 54 Cruisers and local classic car owners are going to cruise around the Community Springs Health Care Facility, 400 E. Hospital Rd. on Saturday, May 9, at 3 p.m. Please meet at Church of God “Holiness” parking lot at 2:30 to line up for cruise. All classic car owners are welcome to participate

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The Rock Wall

Tuesday, May 5, was Cinco de Mayo which we know was Caddeaux’s birthday in 2010, and unusual for a cat, we know the names of his momma and daddy. I say, “know”, at least we were told but I don’t remember them. Once we were down in Springfield at Jan’s Cattery (is that better than

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Hospital employees speak out

Editor: As residents of Cedar County and employees of Cedar County Memorial Hospital, the June 2 vote to increase the hospital’s tax levy concerns us. The vote has the power to affect both our livelihood, the safety of the patients we serve and the economy of Cedar County. This is not meant to be a

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Fire report for week of April 26

On Wednesday, April 29, at 6:11 p.m. the Fire Department was dispatched to a semi tractor truck fire on H Hwy. in St. Clair County. Trucks 2 and 4 and tankers 1 and 2 responded. Nineteen firefighters fought the fire.

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BBB warning: COVID-19 employment scams

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic’s destructive impact on the U.S. economy has landed millions of workers in the unemployment line. Compounding the situation, social distancing has forced work online in many industries. Unfortunately, online employment scams are rampant, and job seekers must exercise caution in their hunt. Employment scams ranked as the riskiest scam of 2019

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Love note from Jeff City

Greetings My Fellow Missourians, In-district news this week is the Hogles Creek Bridge on Highway 82 twelve miles East of Osceola is due to be open for traffic this Friday May 8th. This was shared to me by our Area Mo-Dot Engineer. My “Hat’s Off” to Mo-Dot and the Contacting Crew who worked during this

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CCMH resumes surgeries

Effective May 4 2020, Cedar County Memorial Hospital will begin resuming some elective surgeries on a case by case basis. Each surgical case will be evaluated based on urgent need, comorbidities and the chance of needing to stay in the hospital versus going home. Each surgery patient will be allowed to have one support person

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