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I would like to formally introduce our new Animal Control/Code Enforcement Officer Tanya Mendelsohn. She started with the department in February 2019. She has National Certifications in Animal Control Operations and has worked successfully as an Animal Control Officer for over four years at her pervious agency.  ACO Mendelsohn is looking forward in servicing our

The Walker Rural Fire Department will host a hog roast from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at the fire barn on Hwy. C in Walker. The meal will consist of pork, turkey, potatoes, cabbage, baked beans, vegetable, dessert and tea or lemonade – cooked by Glen Hays, Ed Thomas and crew. A donation

Sac Osage Retired School Employees’ Association announces the opening of applications for The Nellie Nicholas Memorial Teaching Scholarship. Students who have previously received a scholarship may re-apply if they continue to meet the necessary criteria.  Scholarships are not available for graduate work. Requirements: *Applicants must have graduated from the El Dorado Springs R-2 School or

Editor: Just a note in support of the current tax increase request from the local hospital.  The need for the local hospital is great. Especially in view of the many older folks that do not have the ability to go out of town for quality health care. The loss of our hospital would be detrimental

Since the construction of the hospital, the various Boards have done a fantastic job of keeping the hospital solvent and at the same time, up to date in equipment and medical advances. As with everything else, the original levy can no longer keep up with inflation. We have a modern, up to date facility we

Editor: Over the past decades I have watched the administrators of CCMH shepherd the resources of our hospital with great insight and frugality.  Times and economic forces have placed enormous strains on small rural hospitals.  I hope every voter will step up and approve the CCMH levy.  Our hospital is the hub of local access

Editor: I am writing today to ask that all Cedar County residents seriously consider a vote of yes for the hospital tax levy. Please see the information below that comes form published material and is being disrupted. Cedar County Memorial Hospital has been operating under the same tax levy for 58 years. Today, the hospital

Editor: I just learned of the passing of Bill Browning. He was one of my favorite people! I don’t know if many of you knew him because Bill was pretty low-key. You would never know by talking to him that he was one of America’s heroes and that’s sad. We need more heroes like Bill

Editor: It does not bother me that the movie “Unplanned,” a movie about a woman who had a change of heart after working for Planned Parenthood, would receive an “R” rating. Anyone under the age of 17 must be accompanied by an adult in order to watch this film. What bothers me is that in

Keeping kids safe today goes far beyond looking both ways before you cross the street and keeping sharp objects out of reach. Parents also worry about keeping their kids safe online. The explosion of apps, games and entertainment for children through computers and hand-held devices is mind-boggling. Some of them are educational or harmless –