October 25, 2026
TOPS Chapter 319 El Dorado Springs (Take Off pounds Sensibly) met in the Church Of Christ meeting room on Thursday, Sept. 1. Our leader, Robbie, opened the meeting. Kay led us in singing “Hand In Hand.” Twenty-seven members weighed in today. Angie was our week’s best loser with a loss of 5.2 lbs. Congratulations Angie
Free opportunity for local youth groups. This 70 acre area is offered free of charge to local church youth groups to host their own camps and retreats. Includes •A 70 acre natural area with hiking trails and access to a large creek for kayaking and canoeing. •Two cabins with electricity, bathrooms, showers, and kitchens. •12
GRANDPA’S NEIGHBORS – Sunday was a special day. We began services by singing our opening chorus, We Worship and Adore You. Then Carl give us a test from the Book of Matthew on the genealogy of Christ, before going to our classes. After Sunday School we sang, Happy Birthday, to both Shawn Bray whose birthday
TNT KARATE TOURNAMENT – On Saturday, Aug. 13, students from Van Dyk’s Karate representing the SWAT Karate Team traveled to Oklahoma City, OK, to compete in the TNT Blowout Karate Tournament. Mason Gardner and teammate Hunter Malensek both competed in the Youth 10-11 Novice Division. They compete hard against some good and talented competition. Mason
PULLING FOR ELDO – Some 1,000 attended the Missouri State Truck and Tractor Pull Association event Saturday evening at the Land-O-Lakes Fairgrounds. The pulls were supposed to start at 7 p.m. but it took the track tractors furnished by J Beaty Farm Equipment, Crownpower, Heartland Equipment, S&H Farm Supply, Trash Dumpsters WCA and Legacy Farm
We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation for the many prayers, acts of kindness, donations and all the acts of service from the community, our many friends and family. You have lessened the load at a very stressful time in our lives. May you all be blessed. Candy Woody and family Many
TOPS Chapter 319 El Dorado Springs (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) met in the Church Of Christ meeting room on Thursday, Aug. 25. Susan had the program today. She spoke on Zapping Stress. Her program was taken from the TOPS program book. Stress is a large factor in all our lives. Stress can cause a lot
Cleaning House Of all of the bee calls I had this year, this one in Licking was the most intriguing. It was an old house that needed to be demolished. Workers did not want to approach the two-story building until the current residents, a colony of honeybees, had been removed. When David Draker, Rolla, and
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
