The bear facts

With reports on the news of black bear sightings in Southwest Missouri, the Sun decided to check with the local office of the Missouri Department of Conservation. Our normal go-to person at MDC, Lana Wilson, said she hasn’t received any bear sighting reports in probably five years. Back then, one was sighted south of Walker

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‘Summer in El Dorado’ Trivia Night

Tired of sitting inside watching it rain or sitting outside in the heat at a sporting event?  ElDo Youth Center will present “Summer in El Do” Trivia Night, at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 22.  Cost is $40 for a team of 4 or fewer.  Additional team members up to a total of 7 per team

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The Band Plays On

Band Concert to Honor Lillian Sunderwirth The Municipal Band is honored to play a special concert dedicated to the memory of Lillian Sunderwirth on Saturday, June 8 at 8 p.m. We will take a walk down memory lane as we play songs that were favorites of Miss Lillian’s throughout this hour-long concert. Please come help

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Stockton License Bureau doing well

If you didn’t know, the License Bureau in Stockton has been open since January of this year in a new location. The new office is located at 304 RB Road, Suite 2 (next to the Shack). The bureau is owned by Lisa Gardner, who, along with her husband, also owns the Shack. Taihlor Baldwin Mears

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CHARGED

CHARGED – Alicia Greathouse has been charged with assault 1st degree or attempt – serious physical injury or special victim and is being held in the Cedar County Jail on a $200,000 cash surety bond.

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BBB warns against about prevalence of fake goods online

Research shows that eight in 10 Americans shop online, and the dominance of online retail means nearly anything can be bought online, sometimes at discounts that seem too good to be true. However, nearly anything available online can be counterfeited – and research also shows that one in four people have bought something online that

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Six more years

It is so interesting to watch the political scene unfold day by day. When Obama was in the office of President, the Democrats had a built in answer if you did not like either him or his policies, “You’re just racist.” So, we bit the bullet and put up with eight years of our nation

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Talent showcase Thursday night at Opera House

Please mark your calendars for this Thursday night, June 6, at Opera House Theatre in beautiful downtown El Dorado Springs for a night of local talent beginning at 7:00 p.m. We will showcase a wide variety of talent and encourage everyone to come support local talent. We have the multi-talented Ron Alumbaugh -singer, musician, magician,

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Square Dance the night away

On Friday, June 7, there will be a square dance sponsored by Mo-Kan Square Dancers, with Jay Wright as caller. This 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 and $3 per youth dancer. For more information, call

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Cedar County Public Forum on SB 391, June 5

The Missouri Senate and House passed SB 391, which takes away local control from county commissions and health boards to regulate negative impacts of industrial, corporate-owned concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) where we live. Cedar County residents are urged to attend a forum to learn about the background of this legislation, including foreign corporate ownership

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