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ADHD Q: Why are there so many kids in my son’s class being treated for being hyperactive? A: It does seem like we have our share. Children with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) often have problems paying attention and focusing on tasks. They sometimes act without thinking. Some children also fidget, cannot sit still, and

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Lottery winners

Scratchers winners for December 2016: Brandy Matter, El Dorado Springs – $5,000. Stacy Newsome, El Dorado Springs – $1,000.

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Crowder College fall 2016 Dean’s List

Crowder College announced its fall 2016 Dean’s list. Six hundred seventy-three students achieved Dean’s list honors by completing 12 or more credit hours and earning a 3.5 grade point average or higher during the fall 2016 semester. From El Dorado Springs – Jennifer Floyd, Nicholas Imhoff, Shelby Loane, Morgan Sumner, Riley Taylor, Morgan Toliver, Olivia

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Vehicle wrecks on snow

David M. Redburn, 40, El Dorado Springs, was taken by ambulance to Cedar County Memoriral Hospital with injuries reported as minor after he lost control of his eastbound 1999 Chevrolet Astro on snow covered Hwy. 54 10 miles west of town, slid off the roadway, struck a ditch and overturned. According to the report by

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ElDo woman hurt in wreck

Linda G. Maberry, 69, El Dorado Springs, suffered injuries reported at moderate when her westbound 2002 Toyota Camry made a left turn in front of a northbound 2013 GMC Acadia at 2:39 p.m. Christmas day on Rt. B at I-44 four miles north of Republic. The report by Trooper A. J. Kahler said Ms. Maberry,

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Injuries serious in two car wreck

Patricia A. Pennell, 75, El Dorado Springs, suffered injuries reported as serious and was taken to Citizens Memorial Hospital, Bolivar, when her northbound 2005 Dodge Neon pulled into the path of an eastbound 2012 Hyyndai Tuscon driven by Delbert L. Phillips, 67, Waverly, at 10:40 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, on Hwy. 82, six miles north

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Tri-County Quilt Club News

Tri-County Quilt Club met Monday, Jan. 2, at the Rockville United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall for their regular meeting with 18 ladies present. President Madeline Woolfin called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. Show and tell was by Mary, Debbie, Anna Marie, Donna and Evonne. Evonne Andersen gave an interesting program from cabin fever

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Gardening Charlotte

Help Growing Grapes The following are emails from readers covering a range of topics: “… I was wondering if you have reliable resources about growing grape vines.  We have two in our yard and have no idea how to properly care for them. — Lindsay Charlotte: University of Missouri-Extension has a number of pamphlets with

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Bargers to celebrate 50th anniversary

San and Margie Barger will celebrate 50 wonderful years of marriage. I loved you then, I love you still, I always have, I always will. They were married Jan. 14, 1967, at Paul Johnson’s home. They were blessed with two boys, Steven and Keven, and his wife, Melanie, and grandchildren, Logan, and Tatum. They live

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Commission approves Stump Ford Bridge contract

The Cedar County Commission accepted the bid on Lehman Construction Company to build a new Stump Ford Bridge in 2017 for $546,964. The county’s 20% share of the cost, $109.393, will be partially met with soft match money from other counties.

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