April 25, 2025
The El Dorado Springs R-II School Board, at its March 10 meeting, decided to extend spring break until at least April 6. Officials will reassess the Coronavirus situation at that time and decided when to reconvene classes. According to reports, the Kansas governor has cancelled the rest of his state’s school year. Board members present
JULY 18 WADE HAYES – will be the 2020 Picnic Saturday night headliner. The Picnic Committee will pay him $6,500 to perform. He was born and raised in Bethel Acres, OK. His father, Don Hayes, also a professional country musician, inspired him to begin Hayes had learned to play the mandolin but later switched to
In case we missed one of the candidates for the El Dorado Springs R-II School Board when we ran the list, they are: Terry L. Shepard, Mark Burley, Craig L. Carpenter and RJ Kinnett. The election has been postponed until June 2. We will publish the list of all candidates again before the election.
On Tuesday, March 17, the fire department was dispatched to Harwood working with the Walker VFD as mutual aid for a structure fire. The fire department cancelled as the Walker VFD had the situation under control. Three firefighters and tankers 1 and 2 responded. Friday March 20, at 6:55 p.m. ElDo Fire Department was dispatched
The morning of March 19, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recommended that all elective surgeries and non-essential medical procedures be delayed due to Covid-19 concerns. Therefore, Cedar County Memorial Hospital will adhere to these recommendations until further notice. Our surgical schedule of patients are being contacted to determine the seriousness of their
Pursuant to Governor Mike Parson’s Executive Order 20-02 declaring a state of emergency in response to COVID-19 and a request from Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, Governor Parson today signed Executive Order 20-03 ordering all Missouri municipal elections previously scheduled for April 7, 2020, to be postponed to June 2, 2020. The Executive Order declares
In our continued efforts to address the spread of coronavirus, the following non-essential services are closed effective March 19, and until further notice: Cardiac Rehab, the CCMH Exercise Center and Satellite Rehab Clinic in Stockton, Aquatic Pool Classes and the hospital gift shop. Thank you for your understanding in this critical time.
JANEAN EHLERS – Cedar County Health Department – There are no confirmed cases in Cedar County. COVID – 19 is totally different than anything we’ve seen before. It is estimated that 40% – 70 % of the population will get it. It is 10x more deadly that the Spanish flu of 1918. Emergency rooms and
On 16 March 2020 at approximately 1030 hours, the El Dorado Springs Department of Emergency Management participated in a meeting called by Mayor Cory Gayman, with City Manager Bruce Rogers and city department heads concerning the COVID-19 (Conronavirus Disease 2019). The group discussed employee safety precautions and recommendations from the Center for Disease Control and
Sadly, I have had to cancel the outdoorsman’s swap meet scheduled for Saturday because of the corona virus pandemic. Will reschedule it… please let readers know. Larry Dablemont
