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Local author Jackie Cargill will have a book signing this Saturday, Jan 16, from 2 – 4 p.m. at the El Dorado Springs Chamber of Commerce office at the corner of Hwys. 54 and 32 in El Dorado Springs. She will sign her new book, Heart of the Ozarks.

The Olympia Rural Fire Department will hold their annual Chili Feed from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 16. At the Fires Station (10 miles south of El Dorado Springs, on Hwy 97.) for $7 for 12 and up and $4 for kid 5 – 11 you can get all you can eat

Nature made Gardens Herb Shop has planned an open house and grand opening between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturday Jan. 16. There will be free kettle corn, hot spiced apple cider and drawings for gift cards. The shop, owned by Angela Kenney, is located at 200 W. Hwy. 54, Suite 3, in El

Reported cases since beginning of COVID-19 pandemic (927) Active COVID-19 cases (52) Total # of cases requiring hospitalization Current # of hospitalized cases # of deaths (13) Total Cedar County Test Count (total of negative line list + # positive cases) Negative Cedar County Test Count (9173) 1/10/21 Positive Cedar County Test Count (927)

ECS CROWNS COURTWARMING KING AND QUEEN – Juliet Kama, daughter of Krystal and Andy Wyant and Chad Murray, son of Rachel and Craig Murray became the El Dorado Christian Courtwarming Queen and King on Friday. Jan 8. Princess was Emersyn Johnson, daughter of Karen and Craig Johnson. Prince Asher Daniel, son of Darla and Chad

Governor Mike Parson announced over $68 million in Federal Budget Stabilization Fund appropriations for infrastructure and capital improvement projects at Missouri’s public universities and State Technical College of Missouri. Releasing these funds will help address major repairs and restore campus buildings to maintain a safe environment. “Public universities play a major role in their local

The first El Dorado Springs City Council meeting of the New Year began the process of hearing how various departments in the city finished the year. Councilmen Brett Entrikin, Jim Luster, Cory Gayman and Mayor Nathan Murrell were present along with City Clerk Kandi Baldwin and City Manager Bruce Rogers. Councilman Nick Bland was absent.

Friday was not a good day for Sac Osage Electric. Over a period of 18 hours it had 3,384 outages caused by the ice buildup on power lines and limbs on power lines. Manager Jim Davis said he was at the office from 8 an, until 11:30 p.m. Many of the outages were repeat outages.

During a briefing at the State Capitol, Governor Mike Parson provided an update on Missouri’s progress with COVID-19 vaccinations. “Missouri has now received shipments of both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine, and we have been successfully administering vaccines for more than two weeks,” Governor Parson. “We are very pleased with how well the process has