Community

MORE MONEY FOR THE KITCHEN

MORE MONEY FOR THE KITCHEN – Dawn Tyler, customer service representative for the MFA Foundation, presented the El Dorado Springs Senior Center with a check for $2,000 last week. The money will go towards the continuing renovation of the center’s kitchen.

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Gardening Charlotte

Caring for Gift Flowers If you received gift flowers such as cut roses recently, there are several things you can do to keep them beautiful: If they came in a vase, put them where you can enjoy them but keep them away from heat vents and sun. Don’t place them on top of TVs or

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65th Wedding Anniversary

Abner and Mary Lou Jones of El Dorado Springs will celebrate 65 years of marriage on Feb. 17, 2018. Abner and Mary Lou were married in Stockton in 1953 and remained in the area farming and raising their family. They have three children – Cathy (Jones) and Dave Ketterman of Nixa, Carla (Jones) and Doug

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TOPS hears about lying to yourself

TOPS Chapter 9319 El Dorado Springs met in the Church Of Christ Meeting Room on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018. Weigh in starts at 7:45 a.m. The meeting begins at 8:45 a.m.and is over by 10 a.m.. Leader Sheryl Ann Walker called the meeting to order and Kay led us in singing “Walkedy, Walk, Walk.” We

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Providing information

CHOLESTEROL Q:  Why do I need my cholesterol checked?   My son says it is important. A:  Cholesterol tests measure the amount of fat in your blood. This fat is made up of both good and bad cholesterol. A Lipid Panel will show your total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, and triglycerides. These tests are to help

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CBCO Blood Drive Thank You

Thank you to all who came to give your pint of live saving blood at the El Dorado Springs Church of Christ on Thursday, Feb. 1. Our goal at this Blood Drive was to collect 36 pints. We had a great turn out from our community, but came in just under our goal, collecting 33

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Walker resident flees, caught

A walker resident is in custody after attempting to run from Vernon County Sheriff’s Deputies Tuesday evening. According to Vernon County Sheriff Jason Mosher, Tyler Miller-Biggs, 25,of Walker, fled from deputies after they attempted to make a traffic stop in the area of Ash and Douglas Streets in Nevada. The vehicle continued to flee west

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Man charged in burglary

On Jan. 20, 2018, officers responded to 1329 South Missouri 32 Highway, Scooters 3, concerning a reported burglary. The investigation resulted in the arrest of Timothy A. Hocking, 31, of El Dorado Springs, for the probable cause of 2nd Degree Burglary, 1st Degree Property Damage, Possession of Burglary Tools, and Stealing, after a short foot

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Four injured in two-vehicle crash

Four local residents suffered minor injuries when a pickup rear-ended a car at 1:25 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16, according to a report by Trooper Sgt. Polodna The report said that both vehicles were southbound on Vernon County Road 2825 three miles northwest of Montevallo when the 1991 For F159 driven by Carl E. Long, 68,

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Care Connection welcomes new care manager

Care Connection for Aging Services welcomes Katherine Crenshaw-Duff, of El Dorado Springs, as the agency’s Cedar County Care Manager. As the Care Manager for Cedar County, Katherine will help adults 60 and older with an array of services ranging from Medicare information and counseling to options and information about in-home care and benefits enrollment. She

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