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The Grain Belt Express, a planned transmission line that will deliver wind energy cross the northern part of Missouri, is endanger of being blocked by the State Legislature. The main objections to the line are from the agricultural community. Their lobbyists state that thousands of agricultural acres will be lost to easements and that the

The El Dorado Springs Chamber of Commerce is participating in the HGTV’s Home Town Takeover and Makeover Sweepstakes hoping to win a makeover of El Dorado Springs. Several community members met last Tuesday at the Chamber office to discuss the issue and video submission ideas. The show’s hosts, Erin and Ben Napier, have accepted the

DON’T WANT TO WAIT ANOTHER 50 YEARS – Employees at Evans Drug came to work Monday wearing their Patrick Mahomes headbands. (Standing, left to right) Kourtni Russel, Nancy Hamilton, Diana Smith, Jamee Barnes, Brandi McCullough, Courtney Moore, Lorie Miles, Courtney Spencer and Sheena Esparza: (on floor, from left) Patty Salazar and Liz Swopes. The 54th

Friends of Travis Bryson are raising $15,000 to purchase score boards for the ECS Gymnasium in memory of Travis. Contributions can be made at Community Bank, where the Travis Bryson Score Board account has been established. Thank you.

El Dorado Springs Fire Department responded to a mutual aid call request from the Walker Fire Department requesting a tanker to aid them on a vehicle fire located 1/2 mile south of EE on AA highway, Vernon County at 09:23 on Jan. 24. Tanker 1 and truck 7 responded.  Fire was out on arrival. Eight

Wednesday,, Jan. 15,  Governor Mike Parson delivered the 2020 State of the State Address to the Missouri General Assembly. Governor Parson highlighted several of the state’s major successes in workforce development and infrastructure last year, including a $1.5 billion investment from General Motors and an $81.2 million Infrastructure for Rebuilding American grant to build a

  During the monthly Cedar County Memorial Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, Jan 20. Hospital CEO Jana Witt read a statement concerning Cedar County’s vulnerability to an HIV outbreak. “Cedar County is one for four countries in the Ozarks determined by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to vulnerable to an HIV outbreak. The

EL DORADO CHRISTIAN 2020 COURTWARMING FESTIVITIES AND CORONATION – was held on Thursday evening, Jan. 16, beginning at 5 p.m.  The Lady Buffalo’s and coach, Craig Johnson, kicked off the night with an upset win against Show-Me Christian Academy.  The JV ladies played strong and scored 34 to 22 at the buzzer.  Excitement continued, with

The Sun contacted Jim Davis, manager of Sac Osage Electric, about the complaint from Thomas Elliston, Carl Junction, about the way the Co-op calculates credits and charges of customers who have installed solar panels to generate electricity. Davis said the company has responded to Elliston’s complaint to the Missouri Attorney General’s office mentioned in the

BONE DENSITY DETECTOR – With partial funding from our 2019 Cedar County Memorial Hospital fundraiser, the hospital has recently purchased a Discovery QDR Series Hologic Bone Density machine. This state of the art series tester is used to reveal overall bone health in patients. Bone density testing may reveal normal results, osteopenia (which is low