Community

TOPS announces Chapter King and Queen

TOPS Chapter 9319 El Dorado Springs (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) met in the Methodist Church Thursday, May 24,  for their weekly weigh in and meeting. Kay led us in singing “I Want To Be At That Meeting.” Marilyn led us in a series of exercises. Sheryl Ann led us in roll call and walking report.

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Allisons to celebrate 60th

Karl and Earline Allison will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on June 1, 2018. Karl and Earline were married on June 1, 1958, following Earline’s high school graduation with Karl graduating the previous year. They are the parents of six children – Rhonda and son-in-law, David Sibley; Greg and daughter-in-law, Cheri Allison; Davin and daughter-in-law,

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Gardening Charlotte

Dreaded Bush Honeysuckle If I could drive down my lane with my eyes closed, I would. As much as I love anything green and growing, I have a hard time looking at all of the invasive Bush honeysuckle currently in full bloom. It’s the proverbial dilemma of beauty versus damage to native natural communities. A

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Providing information

CHILDHOOD ANGER Q: My 4-year-old is really a handful. She is angry and defiant all of the time. She is bullying other children a preschool and is angry at home all of the time. I don’t know what to do. A: All children are angry and defiant, at times. The “Terrible Twos” are when it

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2018 Summer School Bus Routes

Route 1-Driver: Natalie Roberts Covers the Southwest section of our district going south on Hwy. 32 going around thru Filley onto K and U Hwy, Detour due to bridge closure will have the bus backtracking from U to 800 Road and cutting thru on 525 road back to U Hwy. Stop times are estimated to

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Most wanted subject arrested

A Nevada resident who has been listed on the Vernon County Most wanted list for nearly two weeks was taken into custody Monday morning by Sheriff’s Deputies during a traffic stop in the area of Barr and Cedar streets in Nevada. According to Sheriff’s Office officials, Jacob T Rawlings, 27, Nevada, was wanted on multiple

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Love note from Jeff City

Greetings, My Fellow Missourians My in-district day on Saturday began by celebrating the dedication of the new Weaubleau Community Building.   I congratulate them for completion of this new facility that will promote activities and social time in the community. I then travelled westbound on the “Discover More on Route 54” highway to El Dorado

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Wreck injures local man

Charles A. Winfiel, 83, El Dorado Springs, was transported to Cedar County Memorial Hospital by private vehicle with injuries reported as minor after he was turning westbound into a private driveway on Hwy, 54 twelve miles east of Nevada in a 1999 Ford F-150 and turned into the path of an eastbound 2012 Chrysler Town

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School Board meets

The R-II School Board had to stop its May 10 closed session to install Josh Floyd so it would have a quorum Present were Chad Whitesell, Greg Beydler, Terry Shepard and Floyd. Mark Burley and Bennie Brower were absent. During that closed session, Tara Drabant, Elementary, resigned. The board hired Bailey Fleming – HS/MS Choir,

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