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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

The Missouri Feral Hog Elimination Partnership (the Partnership) eliminated 10,495 feral hogs from Missouri in 2019 and will increase efforts in 2020 as multiple agencies work together to eliminate feral hogs from the state. Partnership members participating in on-the-ground trapping efforts include the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), USDA APHIS Wildlife

With all board members present, the first item of business on the Jan. 9 R-II school board meeting was a report by Superintendent Mark Koca on the just completed audit. He told the board, the bottom line was down about $3 million which was the bond payments. “The net position at the end of the

ALLISON ACCEPTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPER POSITION – Nick Allison, son of Davin Allison and Amy Hedrick, is the new Economic Developer for Cedar County. His new position started about a week ago and he has spent a lot of his time in Clinton at Kaysinger Basin Regional Planning Commission headquarters learning the ropes and his priorities

STUDENTS CROWNED BETWEEN BASKETBALL GAMES – During the lull between the JV and Varsity Bulldog basketball games on Friday, Jan 10, Ethan Parshall and Abby Klaiber were crowned King and Queen. Flower Girl Brooke Wosoba and Crown Bearer Sawyer Francis attended the royal couple. Unfortunately,  during their brief reign, the Bulldogs lost to Skyline.

New members of the Cedar County University of Missouri Extension Council will be elected from January 19 to January 25 from candidates nominated by county citizens. The County MU Extension Council is the governing body for University activities in Cedar County.  Council members work throughout the year with University of Missouri Extension staff to determine

Cedar County currently has 56 registered sex offenders. Of the 56, three are non-compliant: John Robert Kaumans, Kevin Ray Keith and Bryan R Shrout. The Sheriff’s Office has arrest warrants for Kevin Keith and Bryan Shrout for failing to register as a sex offender. A criminal summons has been issued for John Kaumans.  Anyone can

Need help with finding a job.  Mark your calendar for 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. on Thursday, Jan 16, at the Liston Center, 508 N. Main in El Dorado Springs. Contact Kelly Vert (417) 48-5315 or Brenda Schmidt (417)448-1157 for more information.

The City of El Dorado Springs received a check for over $17,000 from the Missouri Public Utility Alliance at the city regular meeting on Jan. 6. Councilmen Brett Entrikin, Jim Luster, Nathan Murrell and Mayor Cory Gayman were present as were City Manager Bruce Rogers and City Clerk Kandi Baldwin. Councilman Nick Bland was absent.

GRANT FOR UPGRADES – Ewell Lawson (right), vice president for member services for Missouri Public Utility Alliance, presented a for $17,874check to the city on Monday, Jan 6. The grant money is being used toward the cost of  improvements to the electric distribution system, including the replacement of system capacitors and controls, equipment that will