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Marty Aucoin Sr., age 62, of El Dorado Springs, passed away Thursday night, March 21, 2019. A service will be held at a later date.  Arrangements were under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home. Online condolences may be left at www.blandhackleman.com.

Clara Whiteside, 98, was born Sept. 29, 1920, and passed away March 10, 2019. Services were held Monday, March 25, in the First Christian Church, El Dorado Springs with burial in Love Cemetery, El Dorado Springs, under direction of Sheldon Funeral Home.

Wednesday marks the official end to a relentless winter season that brought numerous snow and ice storms and accompanying hazardous road conditions. Although the threat of winter weather might be diminishing, the Missouri Department of Transportation is urging motorists to drive each day like it’s a snow day. “Smart drivers use extra caution in wintry

The arrival of spring means it’s time to stop pruning oak trees! That’s right, if you love that oak tree in your yard, remember this important rule: Don’t prune mid-March through June! Oaks become more vulnerable to oak wilt a couple weeks before budbreak occurs in the spring. During this time, fresh wounds on trees

Summer baseball/softball is upon us. Leagues for ages 4-13, as of July 31. Sign up now through April 12 at the Community Center, 135 W. Spring St. Please bring a birth certificate for each child. For more information or questions, please contact Sabrina at 876-2521 or 296-0060.

The City of El Dorado Springs is proud to announce our 1st annual T-ball camp from 8-noon Saturday, May 18 and Saturday, May 25, at the City Ball Park. Camp is for ages 3-5 and the cost is $15 per child and will include a T-shirt. For more information, please contact Sabrina Mallicoat at 876-2521

GIRLS BASKETBALL AWARDS – Recently the El Dorado Springs Girls Basketball team honored several team members at their dinner and awards celebration. Pictured )from left) Taylor Robison – All Conference Second Team; Tevi Gurley – Defensive Player, Rising Star, All Conference Second Team and All district: Keylie Steward – Bulldog Award; Morgan Mitchell – Most

In my new book “Recollections of an Old-Fashioned Angler” I begin by writing about going trotlining on the river with my dad. I was only 6 or 7 years old and I sat there in the old wooden johnboat watching him run that line, which was lunging in his hands. Then I caught a glimpse

by Jane Hutchison Have you ever been in Dederick? If not forget it, you’re too late. Dederick used to be a booming little town, especially to a bunch of smaller kids. It had a one room school house teacher, Blanch VanHorn. Some of the big kids would bring in a bucket of water in the