November 8, 2025
December Gardening Chores We have had record snowstorms and low temperatures already and December is just showing up to the party. The ground where I live in USDA Hardiness zone 5b is still workable so I am hoping the moisture will replenish depleted water tables and still let me do a little last-minute garden work.
Care Connection for Aging Services is recruiting volunteers to lead its Chronic Disease Self-Management Education (CDSME), which has been proven to help older adults live well with chronic health conditions. The volunteer recruitment is part of a statewide effort of the Missouri Association of Area Agencies on Aging to build a network of volunteer lay
The essay written by Marcia Abbott last week was for Cedar County Memorial Hospital’s “My Hospital, My Community” contest. It was not intended to be a Letter to the Editor.
Long Road to Mercy by David Baldacci – Atlee Pine, an FBI agent with special skills assigned to the remote wild of Southwest United States, must confront a new threat and an old nightmare. Target by James Patterson – A leader hads fallen and Alex Cross joins the procession of mourners form Capitol Hill to
A ROYAL DONATION – The Royal Neighbors of America of El Dorado Springs donated Thanksgiving Dinner to the ARC of Hope. According to Edina McGinnis, program administrator for the ARC of Hope Program for Women and children, the Royal Neighbors donated all canned goods, all ingredients to make pies, rolls and the turkey for nine
CMH receives Missouri Quality Award Citizens Memorial Hospital/Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation (CMH) is the recipient of the 2018 Missouri Quality Award. The award was presented to CMH by Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe during a special ceremony Nov. 15 in Columbia. During the awards ceremony, Lt. Gov. Kehoe also presented Donald J. Babb, CMH Chief
It’s the holiday season and there are many seniors in our town who simply do not have enough to eat. Some are home bound and totally dependent on the home delivered meals they receive from us. Normally, when they receive their meals, it’s the only time they see or speak with another person. Like Charlie,
by Connie Maupin The monthly meeting of the Cedar County Historical Society was held Oct. 29 in the Stockton museum. Members in attendance were President Judy Nichols, Vice President Judi Cain, Secretary Connie Maupin, Assistant Treasurer Anna Hopkins, Sharyl Henry, Ellis Benham, Chris Barber, Bob Phillips and guest, Ben Gravely. President Judy Nichols reviewed museum
I Now Have Them, Too They are now in my garden taking out my ash trees – emerald ash borers. Emerald ash borers Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire are an exotic beetle from Asia that was discovered in North America near Detroit, MI, in the summer of 2002. The adults look like grasshoppers from the Emerald City
Cedar County Memorial Hospital in El Dorado Springs, Missouri has been an indispensible part of my family’s life for many generations. It’s where my grandfather went 50 years ago to recover from his first heart attack. It’s where my grandmother spent her final hours in the company of caring professionals who understood and accommodated our
