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Police K-9 assists in drug bust

Nevada PD, Vernon County and El Dorado Springs PD Execute Warrant From the El Dorado Springs Newsroom NEVADA, Mo. — A coordinated law enforcement effort involving the Nevada Police Department, Vernon County Sheriff’s Office, and the El Dorado Springs Police Department led to multiple arrests and the seizure of methamphetamine, pills, and a firearm on

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15th Annual Hot Rod Day

@ Fugate Motors, In El Dorado Springs April 26th 10am-2pm Entertainment: DJ playing all your faves Raffle for Shotgun. Proceeds to Bright Futures 54 Cruisers will be here with their gun raffle for their car show. Bright Futures will be here serving lunch. Proceeds to benefit Bright Futures. All classes are welcome: show cars, race

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51 Animals rescued in Cedar Countycruelty investigation

From the El Dorado Springs Newsroom A joint investigation between the Cedar County Sheriff’s Office and the Humane Society of Missouri led to the rescue of 51 animals from a rural property earlier last month. According to a press release from the Cedar County Sheriff’s Department, Deputy Graves, in partnership with the Humane Society’s Animal

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Georgianna Smith celebrates 100 years

GEORGIANNA SMITH, 100 YEARS YOUNG – was born April 1, 1925, in Amorite, MO, the second daughter born to Holly Franklin and Zola Edith (Collins) Palma. Georgianna, along with her parents and three sisters Dorothy, Betty and Hazel grew up on a farm near Virginia. She attended school in that area and graduated from Butler

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Pleasant Hope man drowns while fishing on Stockton Lake

From the El Dorado Springs Newsroom A Pleasant Hope man drowned Sunday afternoon after falling overboard while fishing on Stockton Lake, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Troopers responded to the incident around 2:35 p.m. on April 6, near the L1 mile marker in Cedar County. The victim, a 78-year-old man, was fishing alone

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Clintonville Lodge to award 50-year pin

Come join us Thursday, April 10, at the Clintonville Lodge 482, 117 N. Main St., El Dorado Springs as we present four members with their 50 years pins. The meal starts at 6:15 p.m. and meeting is at 7. Menu: Brisket, baked beans, dessert and a drink. Open to the public.

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Your Museum needs you

TLC IN ORDER AND MONEY – The beautiful old building on West Spring in El Dorado Springs has graced that spot for 142 years. It has been a hotel, a boarding house and now a museum. In 1985 the Wayside Museum opened its doors for visitors on June 1. It is the oldest commercial building

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Tornado tests Vernon County — and rural Missouri Rises

by Melanie Chance In the mid-morning hours of April 2, 2025, a tornado tore across Vernon County, leaving behind a path of destruction that stretched from southwest of Moundville through Nevada and up to northwest of Walker. But amid the twisted metal, shattered glass, and fallen trees, one thing stood tall — the spirit of

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