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Doug and Janice Rice celebrated their 50th anniversary Friday, Dec. 27, at a surprise reception provided by their children, Todd and Melissa Rice and Chelsey Rice; and grandchildren, Stetson Rice and Tristan Broyles.  They all thank everyone who was able to attend or who sent greetings and apologize to anyone who might not have gotten

John D. Pentecost, 92, of El Dorado Springs, peacefully went home to reunite with his wife, Barbara, in heaven Jan. 8, 2020.   John was born on Nov. 18, 1927, in Grain Valley to the union of Earl and Grace Pentecost.  He was the fourth of five children born to this union.  John was preceded

Anna Lee Myers, 97, formerly of Jerico Springs, passed away peacefully on Jan. 7, 2020, in Kansas City. Graveside services were held on Friday, Jan. 10, in Hall Cemetery.  Arrangements were under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Fairview Community Church and left at the

The Church of Christ Food Pantry thanks the community for its generous support throughout 2019.  Special thanks go to the following groups who have led food drives or donated to help meet the hunger needs of El Dorado Springs:  Assassin Pest Control of Nevada, Cedar County Farm Bureau, Cedar County Memorial Hospital, the Church of

Michael and Allie Castor, Nevada, are proud to announce the birth of a daughter, Amelia Janae Castor. She weighed 8 lbs. 7 oz. and was 21 inches long.

I hope you and yours had a wonder filled Christmas and New Year’s. We did. The family time was even better than the weather. Even got a note from Adrian Monday thanking us for the good time for her, Cain, Van and Snider. Everybody got home safely from Christmas and New Year’s celebrations. I told

The City of El Dorado Springs received a check for over $17,000 from the Missouri Public Utility Alliance at the city regular meeting on Jan. 6. Councilmen Brett Entrikin, Jim Luster, Nathan Murrell and Mayor Cory Gayman were present as were City Manager Bruce Rogers and City Clerk Kandi Baldwin. Councilman Nick Bland was absent.

GRANT FOR UPGRADES – Ewell Lawson (right), vice president for member services for Missouri Public Utility Alliance, presented a for $17,874check to the city on Monday, Jan 6. The grant money is being used toward the cost of  improvements to the electric distribution system, including the replacement of system capacitors and controls, equipment that will

Sac Osage Electric has received a consumer complaint over the way it calculates credits and charges of customers who have installed solar panels to generate electricity. Thomas Elliston, Carl Junction, filed an official complaint with the Missouri Attorney General  saying “we, the consumer, have a solar power and written ‘net metering’ agreement with Sac Osage.”

Cedar County currently has 56 registered sex offenders. Of the 56, three are non-compliant: John Robert Kaumans, Kevin Ray Keith and Bryan R Shrout. The Sheriff’s Office has arrest warrants for Kevin Keith and Bryan Shrout for failing to register as a sex offender. A criminal summons has been issued for John Kaumans.  Anyone can