St. Clair Co. Sheriff Scott Keeler favors School Resource Officers
Q. What have you done to prepare schools in St. Clair County for active shooters or violent intruders? We have officers in each one of the schools more than once a year in response to active shooter training. There are things a person can do to take preventive steps to keep these things from ever
Fur, feathers and scales
ZOO VISITS COMMUNITY SPRINGS – The Dickerson Park in Springfield sent three of their critters to entertain the residents at Community Springs on Tuesday, March 27. With zoo employee Emily’s help, those in attendance got to pet a tortoise name Dewey, a chinchilla named Charlie and look at a Barn Owl name Bart. Pictured –
Body found in Osage River
On Wednesday, March 21, at approximately 10:35 a.m., the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office received a phone call from a fisherman about a body in the water on an upper arm of the Osage River. The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Taberville. The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office launched a
Green charged with October murder
The office of Cedar County Prosecutor Ty Gaither has announced that he filed a First Degree Murder charge on March 26, 2018, against Charles Shane Green of El Dorado Springs for the shooting death of Brandon Keith on October 23, 2017. Mr. Keith was found lying unresponsive in the street and later died in the
Pitch unwanted drugs
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 28, the El Dorado Springs Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your medications for disposal to the El Dorado
A place for everything
KEEPING IT SAFE AND SERENE – The El Dorado Springs Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting for Dave and Martha Kolstedt owners of Serenity Storage on E. Spring, one of ten facilities owned by the Kolstedts in the El Dorado Springs area. Pictured are (from left) Vicki Hillsman, Dr. Neil Linsenmayer, Tashua McCormick, Penny
Hightower descendant to perform free
The Wayside Inn Museum, Preserve Our Past Society of El Dorado Springs, is proud to present cowboy poet and singer/songwriter Johnny Kendrick for our annual meeting, Monday, April 9, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the museum in beautiful downtown El Dorado Springs. We are excited to have Mr. Kendrick come as our guest as he
Easter Egg Hunts in the area
Thursday, March 29 Easter Egg Hunt 5 p.m. Cedar County Memorial Hospital Saturday, March 31 Nine Wonders Optimist Club 7-9:30 Breakfast with the Easter Bunny Civic Center Saturday, March 31 1 p.m. Easter Egg Hunt Schell City Park, Schell City Ages 0-10 Come meet the Easter Bunny
Council starts signing Picnic entertainment
During the Monday, March 19, City Council meeting, the council signed Rekoil is play at the Street Dance on Wednesday, July 18, at a cost of $599 and Jimmy Fortune as the main entertainment on Friday, July 20, for a cost of $7,500. Fortune is a former member of the Statler Brothers. All Councilmen were
