October 17, 2026
HOW SWEET IT IS – Johnny Joe Barger, El Dorado Springs, says he has only been gardening for 74 years. This year he put out 25 hills of sweet potatoes. He hasn’t dug the rest of them yet, but this one appeared to be the biggest. It had these two sweet taters in it –
Two people have been arrested after breaking into a concession stand at the Champion Diamonds Baseball Fields just outside of Nevada Sunday afternoon. According to Sheriff’s Office officials, a deputy was dispatched to the baseball fields after two citizens reported the trespassing and burglary. The deputy arrived on scene to find one suspect, who
Jeffery D. Robison, 23, El Dorado Springs, was taken by Barton County Ambulance to Nevada Regional Hospital with injuries reported as moderate after his southbound 2004 Aprilia Motorcycle struck a deer in Hwy. A four miles southwest of Milford at 3:10 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 21. According to the report by Cpl. J. E. Wilde, Robison
The Band Plays On Last Three Concerts for The Summer of 2016! The weather cooled down last weekend and it was much cooler at the summer concerts which was much appreciated. We have come to the last weekend of August, which means Summer Band is soon to be over for 2016. Students have returned to
Cuivre River State Park, 678 State Rt 147, Troy — OPEN. Finger Lakes State Park, 1505 E. Peabody Rd, Columbia — OPEN. Harry S Truman State Park Campground Beach, 28761 State Park Rd, Warsaw — OPEN. Harry S Truman State Park Day Use Beach, 28761 State Park Rd, Warsaw — OPEN. Lake of the Ozarks
El Dorado Christian School and PTO would like to express their deepest thanks to the following businesses and friends that helped us with our Buffalo Stand at the Picnic. Thank you to Sonic, Simone’s, Woods, Coca-Cola, and Sac Osage. Thank you Don Heiber for servicing our ice cream machine and Julie Jones for setting the
TOPS Chapter 319 El Dorado Springs (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) met in the Church Of Christ Sanctuary on Thursday, Aug. 18. Our leader, Robbie opened the meeting. Kay led us in singing “Snackity Snack”. We said our pledges and had roll call. Thirty members weighed in today. Susan was our week’s best loser with a
The 35th annual Steward Reunion was held Aug. 20 and 21, 2016. The group gathered at the home of Leon and Debee Steward for a carry in supper and visiting on Saturday night. The group then gathered at the Sac Osage Electric Cooperative Community Room on Sunday for lunch and more visiting. Door prizes were
The 64th annual Galvin-Vickers reunion was held Sunday, August 21, 2016 at the Lion’s Club building in El Dorado Springs. Fifty-six descendants of Nellie Galvin and George Washington Vickers were in attendance, making this the biggest crowd in several years. Fern Kelsay and Rosella Gammon were recognized as being the oldest at the gathering; Alex
Naked Ladies Surprise Of all of the cut flowers I have shared, my surprise lilies were the closest to getting me in trouble. My last Navy Reserves duty station was at US Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, in Illinois, about a two-hour drive from my home. When I worked there mid-summer, I liked to
