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Thank you to all who came to give your life saving blood at the El Dorado Springs Church of Christ on Thursday, March 26. Our goal at this Blood Drive was to collect 35 units. Our community really turned out to support the blood shortage due to COVID-19! We had 53 people come through the

A Cedar county resident who has been missing since Thursday, March 26, was found Monday morning and was life flighted to a Joplin hospital. According to Sheriff’s Office officials, dispatch received a report Saturday afternoon of a possible missing person near the area of Zodiac and 2925 Rd in Vernon County. Responding deputies learned that

The Missouri State Public Defender has submitted a letter to the Missouri Supreme Court requesting it to issue a sweeping order instructing lower courts to categorically release certain inmates without considering individual factors that are essential to any fair and just decision regarding releasing a particular inmate. Even in these extraordinary times, such an order

Monthly blood draw option Beginning on April 1, the Cedar County Health Department is suspending the monthly Public Blood Draw schedule. As you may know, the health department alternates the offering of this discounted testing between El Dorado Springs and Stockton in an effort to provide low cost health choices to those with little or

At 11:20 p.m. on March 27, the El Dorado Springs Fire Department dispatched to an abandoned house on 32 Hwy. and south 601 Rd. The structure was fully involved on arrival. The cause is undetermined and under investigation. Nineteen firefighters with Trucks 2, 6 and Tanker 1 responded.

The Cedar County Health Department and Cedar County Memorial Hospital want to keep the community educated in regard to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).  What follows is valuable information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to protect yourself and your family. There is currently no vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). 

  Brock Kirbey, son of Jose and Troy Kirbey of El Dorado Springs, has been named the recipient of a $2,000 Music Scholarship and a $500 Academic Scholarship to Pittsburg (KS) State University. The scholarship is for the 2020-2021 academic semesters.

Americans of all ages are experiencing increased social isolation and loneliness in combatting the COVID-10 pandemic.  According to the National Institute on Aging, nearly 14 million older adults in the U.S. live alone and are especially vulnerable during this time. Their research has linked social isolation and loneliness to higher risks for a variety of

The John D. Smith branch of the Cedar County Library received word that they will extend their closing date until Thursday, April 30. You can still visit them through their online resources, our website at cedarcountylibrary.org and Facebook or call the library at 876-4827. If you don’t get any answer, just leave a message and someone will

FUGITIVE FROM MOST WANTED LIST CAPTURED ON BICYCLE – A Schell City resident was taken into custody Monday evening by Vernon County Sheriff’s Detectives. According to Vernon County Sheriff Jason Mosher, 26-year-old Jaimie Covey was placed on the Vernon County’s Most Wanted List after a Probation Violation warrant was issued. “Detectives were conducting surveillance on