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In the executive session of the R-II School Board’s Feb. 13 meeting, the board rehired all administrators and received the resignations, effective at the end of the school year, of Becky Cooper and Phillip Martin. Ashley Rogers introduced five of her volleyball players to the board who had received district honors. They are Reese Schaaf,

  State Representative Warren Love will be at the El Dorado Springs Civic Center at 1 p.m. this Friday, Feb. 21. Rep Love will speak about the Green Belt Express energy transmission line, CAfOs and the internet-mail order sales tax issue. The public is invited.

The National FFA week is something that happens the last week of February and is state wide. We are starting our FFA week on Sunday, Feb.. 23, attending El Dorado Springs First  Baptist Church on Main Street. Our first spirit day is Career Day. Students will come to school dressed as their future career, and

A bill proposed by Representative Steve Helms would strengthen children’s health coverage in Missouri. House Bill 2379 would allow eligible children to keep their Medicaid coverage for a full 12 months, preventing kids from cycling on and off their coverage throughout the year. “Ensuring children have continuous health coverage will help them grow into happy,

Once warm weather settles in, summer will be right around the corner. For parents, it’s time to look for camps – day or overnight – that will keep their children safe and engaged when school is not in session. Parents should look beyond glossy brochures and websites when searching for summer camps, Better Business Bureau

FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS BUSY WEEKEND – On Saturday evening, Feb. 15, at 19:21 hours the El Dorado Springs Fire Department was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident east of town on US 54 Highway and County Road 701.  The department setup traffic control until the Missouri Highway Patrol arrived. Also, the department responded to Woody’s

On Friday, Feb. 21, the Mo-Kan Square Dancers will host their Valentine Dance with John Eubanks calling.  The dance will be held from 7:30 to 10 p.m. in the Home Ec Building at the Vernon County Fairgrounds, Nevada.  Admission is $5 per adult dancer.  All dancers and interested persons are invited to attend. For more

“NO evidence of ANY wrongdoing” After a 20-month investigation the Missouri Ethics Commission (MEC) released an order fully exonerating former Governor Eric Greitens. They found “no evidence of any wrongdoing on the part of Eric Greitens.” Charlie Spies, the leader of Dickinson Wright PLLC’s political law practice, served as Mr. Greitens’ legal counsel throughout the

Citizens Memorial Hospital and Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation (CMH) will host a special Spring Clinical Job Fair Friday, March 12, from 1 – 6 p.m. at CMH Community Rooms, 1500 N. Oakland Ave., Bolivar. CMH is interviewing for the following positions including CNA, LPN, RN, Medical Assistant, Physical Therapist, Speech Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Pharmacy

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest $56 million this year to help agricultural producers improve water quality in more than 300 high-priority watersheds across the country. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is continuing two of its successful landscape-level water quality efforts, the Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative (MRBI) and National Water