SPELLING CHAMP
SPELLING CHAMP – Lauren Julian won the El Dorado Springs Elementary 4th and 5th Grade Spelling Bee. Lauren will compete in the Joplin Globe Spelling Bee in the spring. See Page 3
County comes together in health care cooperation
How can we work together? The Cedar County Memorial Board of Trustees held a public forum at their meeting on Monday, Jan. 22, to hear concerns from the Stockton community about the limited resources available to them at the Cedar County Health Facility in Stockton. In short, the Stockton people were upset. Present from Cedar
Almost unlimited shooting scenarios at Bear Arms
If you can think of a hypothetical shooting situation, Nathan Murrell likely can put it on screen for you in his digital indoor shooting range at Bear Arms located a block south of Hwy. 54 on Park Street in El Dorado Springs. Nathan installed his shooting range last August, the structure right beside his gun
A good night for the Knights
NORTHEAST VERNON COUNTY ROYALTY – After two wins over the Calhoun Eagles, NEVC crowned their Homecoming Royalty Friday, Jan. 19.. Twelfth graders Corbin Goodwin and Emma Pritchett were crowned King and Queen. The boys won 56 – 46 and the girls won 48 – 15. Photo by Andrea Halcomb.
Senior centers to get busy for Heart Month
Care Connection for Aging Services will join the celebration of Heart Month during February with weekly special events in all 23 locations to remind people of the importance of a healthy heart. Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of Americans, with one in four deaths attributed to it, according to the American Heart Association.
ElDo School closings on Channel 10
If you need to know if the El Dorado Springs R-II School will be closed because of bad weather, look on KOLR 10 TV or go to facebook, according to Superintendent Mark Koca. On Tuesday, the Sun learned while talking to Supt. Mark Koca that the R-II School was closed because of bad weather and
Governor Greitens launches rural broadband initiative
Governor Eric Greitens announced Tuesday, Jan. 16, that the Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) in partnership with the Missouri Department of Agriculture is launching a new statewide initiative to expand broadband infrastructure in unserved and underserved areas. Missouri’s rural communities are at a competitive disadvantage when it comes to business development, healthcare, and farming
MDC’s black bear research website gets an upgrade, new look
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is updating their black bear research webpage with enhanced features and information on Missouri’s native black bear population. The new webpage will offer black bear research project summaries, project updates, new research photos, videos, interactive story maps and much more. One of many new web features on the black
New substation online, but not live yet
The new electrical substation behind the police station is hooked up to power but is not yet carrying part of the load to El Dorado Springs utility customers. El Dorado Springs City Manager Bruce Rogers said the purpose of the power outage for about an hour on Tuesday morning, Jan. 9, was so that a
Candidates filAe for April races
With filing closing at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 16, several citizens have put their names on the ballot. The Cedar County Memorial Hospital Board drew the attention of several from Stockton. Marvin Manring signed up for the five-year seat. Ladena Bough, Mary Morris, both from Stockton, and Judy Renn, who is currently on the
