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Tracking Local Crime and Court Cases This is a Crime Page dedicated to keeping our community informed about court cases and legal matters occurring in Cedar County and the surrounding areas. As residents of rural America, it is essential to stay aware of the issues affecting our neighborhoods. Knowledge fosters safety and community engagement. Through

Citizens Memorial Hospice will offer an eight-week bereavement support group series beginning Tuesday, Sept. 16, at 10 a.m. The support group is open to anyone grieving the loss of a loved one and is free to attend. Sessions will be held in CMH Community Room 2 at Grand Missouri Bank, 1630 S. Killingsworth Ave., in

I have several, very good friends, close acquaintances, and just acquaintances that have cancer.  More than a few of them have been told their cancer is terminal, but that they may be able to prolong their lives with chemotherapy and radiation treatments. Some of these friends were diagnosed with one type of cancer, then after

Tracking Local Crime and Court Cases This is a Crime Page dedicated to keeping our community informed about court cases and legal matters occurring in Cedar County and the surrounding areas. As residents of rural America, it is essential to stay aware of the issues affecting our neighborhoods. Knowledge fosters safety and community engagement. Through

On Sunday, Aug. 31, at 8:09 a.m. the fire chief was dispatched to a reported structure fire on S. Hwy. 32. The fire was located in a meat smoker and incident was taken care by the chief. On Thursday, Sept. 4, at 8:17 p.m. the fire department was dispatched to a motorcycle accident east of

By Melanie Chance I’ve been talking to my children for a long time about the importance of your circle. “You are who your friends are. If you want to show me your life, show me your friends.” Recently, my son — living thousands of miles away well into his 20s — called to tell a

TOPS Chapter 9319 El Dorado Springs met in The Firefly Services building, on Thursday, Sept. 4, for their regular weigh-in and meeting. Our Leader, Warren called the meeting to order. We said our TOPS & KOPS pledges Warren led us in roll call, sixteen members weighed in. We had great news to report; we have

COVID is returning as students resume classes and community activities. Families, teachers, and local business owners are noticing how quickly illnesses can spread through schools, workplaces, and shared spaces, highlighting the need for awareness and preventive action this fall. Health experts continue to emphasize basic precautions. Frequent hand washing, staying home when sick, and avoiding

by Caleb Jones cjones@amec.coop There’s nothing better than a good county fair. Corn dogs, funnel cakes, the 4-H cake decorating contest, every kind of critter you can imagine – and usually a pretty good tractor pull to top it off. Up until last week, my favorite county fair memory was watching my brother, Clayton, show

Tracking Local Crime and Court Cases This is a Crime Page dedicated to keeping our community informed about court cases and legal matters occurring in Cedar County and the surrounding areas. As residents of rural America, it is essential to stay aware of the issues affecting our neighborhoods. Knowledge fosters safety and community engagement. Through