The Rock Wall

How ‘bout them Chiefs? Kimball  has a lot more faith than I do, evidently. When the Chiefs were behind 20 – 10 in the 4th quarter, I kinda gave up hope. She didn’t. But she left the room quite frequently to go do some chore in the back bedroom. If I saw a good commercial,

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First Baby of the New Year

ASHLAN GRACE RESONER ARRIVES JAN. 24 – It took a while, but Ashlan Grace, daughter of Jonathan and Megan Reason of El Dorado Springs, arrived at Nevada Regional Medical Center on Jan. 24, 2020. She was 21 inches long and weighed seven pounds and 7 ounces.  She is welcomed home by Logan, 12, and Aidan,

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February is Earthquake Awareness Month

On February 7, 1812, a massive earthquake centered in southeast Missouri rocked much of the nation. It was the last and the largest of three tremendous earthquakes produced by the New Madrid Seismic Zone from 1811 to 1812. More than 200 years later, the NMSZ has been one of the most active seismic areas in

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El Dorado Springs Special Road adopts budget

At the regular Friday, Jan. 31, meeting of the El Dorado Springs Special Road District, the commissioners (Ron Swopes, Mike Bush, and Lalan Cole – presiding) adopted the 2020 budget prepared by the bookkeeper Linda Breeden. The bank balance on Dec. 41, 2019, was 407,692. Tax income from the county was $266,000. Miscellaneous income was

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Stolen tractor recovered

On Jan. 26, at about 3:30 p.m. Cedar County Sheriff’s Corporal Mike Bullinger took a report of a stolen Allis Chalmers tractor. The tractor was reported stolen from a farm northwest of Jerico Springs. On Jan. 27, at about 8:45 a.m. Sgt. Clay Jeffries was conducting follow up investigation and he found the stolen tractor

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Optimistic outlook

HAPPENS EVERY FEBRUARY – El Dorado Springs Mayor Cory Gayman signed a proclamation at the Monday, Feb 3, 2020, City Council meeting recognizing the first Thursday of every February as Optimist Day.   The proclamation mentioned the Optimist’s 70,000 members throughout the world that carry out more than 6,500 service projects that service six million

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Help save our noses

Dear Governor Parson, My name is Carolyn West. I live in Cedar County. I feel we citizens of Missouri are shooting ourselves in the foot by subsidizing factory farms (CAFOs) to the detriment of family farms and farming communities. The hog CAFOs allow meat production levels to rise and he number of agricultural workers to

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BBB: Don’t let scammers steal your Valentine’s Day

Success stories in ads for online dating services can make it sound like true love is just a click away. Meeting people online may sound easy and safe, but consumers need to keep their guard up to avoid being swindled, hurt or worse. Better Business Bureau (BBB) receives thousands of complaints about dating services every

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Missouri traffic fatalities drop five percent

Preliminary reporting for 2019 indicates Missouri traffic fatalities have dropped for the third year in a row. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 876 lives were lost in Missouri traffic crashes in 2019 down from 921 in 2018, a five percent reduction. While the modest gains are encouraging, the state still has a long

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Three arrested, drug seized after search warrant of a Nevada home

According to Officials with the Sheriff’s Office, three Nevada residents were taken into custody after Detectives with the Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant at a residence on E. Sycamore Street in Nevada, MO on Wednesday morning. According to Vernon County Sheriff Jason Mosher, a team from the Sheriff’s Office executed the search warrant and

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