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Perfect day to dig in the dirt

COME GROW WITH US – The Community Garden on West Fields Blvd. in El Dorado Springs took another step toward being a reality on Saturday, May 5, as several volunteers helped to mark off garden spots and build a raised bed which is 90% complete. The Community Garden has insurance and the City Council has

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Larry Buckles receives 50-year pin

by Neoma Foreman Raymond Crain presented Larry Buckles a 50-year certificate and Pin at the Bolivar Retiree luncheon of Rural Carriers recently. Larry began his career in 1964. He was drafted into the Army in 1966. Twenty-one months later his company was ordered to Viet Nam but because of his discharge date being within 90

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School Board to meet Thursday

The El Dorado Springs R-2 Schools Board of Education is scheduled to meet in open session at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 12, in the High School Library. In Old Business the board will swear in Board Member Josh Floyd. The board will hear a construction report and account status. In new business, the board will

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Hometown care for your family

RIBBON CUT AT CASH N GO – The El Dorado Springs Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting for Cash n Go, 108 W. Hwy 54. The business has been open since December and as their slogan says,  “Building Relationships. One Loan At A Time.”   Pictured are: (from left) Jennifer Sanderstrom, Heather Brown, El

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There’s a lot more in Missouri than you think

PARSON BRINGS BUY MISSOURI PROGRAM TO EL DORADO SPRINGS – Lt. Governor Mike Parson was in El Dorado Springs on Friday, April 17, to support and explain the Buy Missouri program, an initiative of the Lt. Governor’s office that recognizes and promotes products made within the borders of Missouri while strengthening the state’s economy.  

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DESE officials visit R-II Early Childhood Center

Representatives from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) were at the El Dorado Springs R-2 Schools on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 to visit the District’s Early Childhood Center. The visit came after a recent Onsite Review of the District’s Parents As Teachers program. The team that had come to El Dorado Springs

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Annual Memorial Day Flower Sale Friday and Saturday.

The GFWC Progress Club will hold its annual flower sale from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Friday, May 4, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, at 312 E. Hwy 54 (watch for signs). Assorted flower, headstone saddles, hanging baskets and table arrangement will be available. The items are recycled  and

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Volunteer elbow grease makes City of Gold shine

CLEAN TEAMS DO THEIR JOB – Over 100 volunteers spent their Saturday morning, April 21, scouring through El Dorado Springs collecting refuse and other materials filling approximately 200 trash bags. Justin Culbertson and Marge Vance (left) were two of the volunteers that helped make the day a success.

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Second spring clean-up tidies town

Did you notice an abundance of people roaming El Dorado Springs’ thoroughfares this past Saturday morning (many in bright orange t-shirts)? The El Dorado Springs Chamber of Commerce Clean-Up El Do committee brought together over 100 Spring City Clean Team volunteers who swept through miles of city streets, sidewalks and ditches filling up approximately 200

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