July 13, 2026
The 61st annual Beydler reunion was held on Sunday, June 26, 2016. There were 64 in attendance. The location has always been in Jerico Springs for the last 60 years because that is where the ancestors settled. The new location was changed to El Dorado Springs this year due to the community building in Jerico
Farmers markets are a great place to buy healthy local produce and other foods, meet and support local farmers, and enjoy shopping in a fun environment. But shoppers should also pay attention to food safety when buying and using foods from farmers markets, says a University of Missouri Extension food safety specialist. “Because the experience
– Fresh produce should be clean, look fresh, have no cuts or nicks, and be displayed off the ground or floor. – Cut or peeled produce should be on or surrounded by ice and look fresh and cold. – Meat, eggs and cheeses should be in a cooler or on ice. Packages must feel cold.
Pape Christian Church hosted “Putting on the Armor of God” Vacation Bible School on Saturday, July 9th, with 18 children ranging in age from three to 18. In all, there were 40 people in attendance. A special thank you to all who worked so hard together to present this wonderful VBS. The food was abundant
Members of the First Christian Church of El Dorado Springs and other community members helped to dedicate the Fellowship Hall and Office Complex recently constructed on the church grounds. The new building replaces the old annex. The 3,600 sq. ft. facility was the result of a generous gift from the Nadine Hansen Estate. Helping with
Area residents were among the more than 2,000 individuals who were eligible to participate in the University of Central Missouri’s 2016 spring commencement exercises May 13-14, 2008 in the university’s Multipurpose Building. Students who completed their degree requirements by the end of the spring 2016 semester were honored at the event. Spring graduate list Laura
Pittsburg State University has released the Scholastic Honors for Spring of 2016. To qualify for Summa Cum Laude students must have between a 3.95 and a 4.0 GPA, Magna Cum Laude 3.9 to 3.9499, and Cum Laude 3.85 to 3.8999. Graduates with Departmental Academic Honors must have overall and departmental minimum grade point averages of
The Missouri Hospital Association has awarded a Governance Excellence certificate to Cedar County Memorial Hospital Board member, Carla Griffin, to acknowledge her completion of its new voluntary educational program for hospital board members. “Health care is a rapidly changing field, making it imperative that Board members understand the issues facing their organizations,” said Cedar County
This last weekend was wonderful for Band. We had Karl L. King Night on Saturday and played many of his songs. He was a self-taught writer and musician who had so much talent. We are blessed to have many of his songs. Next weekend will be our last three programs as we prepare for the
Joining in the July chorus of cicadas, crickets and frogs this summer are katydids. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) encourages people to discover nature by learning more about Missouri’s loudest insect. Katydids are a type of grasshopper. Their bodies have long slender legs, large, veined wings and antennae that are twice as long as
