June 15, 2026
SUICIDE PREVENTION AND AWARENES MONTH – El Dorado Springs Mayor Pro-Tem Cory Gayman signed a proclamation from Cedar County Memorial Hospital declaring September as Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month in El Dorado Springs. The proclamation reads: Whereas, mental health is essential to everyone’s overall health and well-being: and Whereas, all American experience times of difficulty
Brad True resigned as El Dorado Springs Councilman and current mayor on Aug. 26 citing personal reasons. His letter of resignation to the El Dorado Springs City Council c/o Bruce Rogers, city manager, is as follows: Please accept this letter as notice of my resignation from the El Dorado Springs City Council as of Monday,
MUNICIPAL BAND CONCERTS OVER FOR SUMMER OF 2019 – The El Dorado Springs Municipal Band would like to thank everyone who came out to listen to our concerts this summer. We have had many programs through June, July, and August and we have enjoyed playing for you these last three months. Have a great
“I don’t want to see our pretty, pristine state turned into a hog waller.” Q. Tell me about your lawsuit. We just won a temporary restraining order from Cole County Presiding Judge Patricia Joyce that temporarily stops the state from enforcement of Senate Bill 391. This bill strips county commissions and county health boards of
WINNER IN HOT STOCK – Blain Griggs, Nevada, took his option for a second pull as the opening act of the 2019 FFA Tractor and Truck Pull at the Land O Lakes Fairgrounds Saturday, Aug. 24, and the pull with his International Lonesome Loser proved to be the winning distance of 299.01 feet. He only
Unlike the full house at the Aug. 15 El Dorado Springs School Board meeting, no parents attended the Thursday, Aug. 22, special meeting which had “any further re-consideration of the Dual Sport issue” on the agenda in addition to the tax levy hearing. Supt. Mark Koca told the board, “I did a bunch of research
The El Dorado Springs School Board held a special meeting on Thursday, Aug. 22, with all present: Chad Whitesell, Benny Broer, Mark Burley, Terri Shepard, Josh Floyd, Nathan Nury and Darrell Eason – presiding. Items on the agenda included setting the tax levy and revisiting the dual sports question. The board set the new tax
GRAND OLD FLAGS – State Representative Warren Love took time out from haying to present a state proclamation to Ken and Sue Molzahn and the 143 “American” flags that adorn their drive way off of Hwy. 54 near Collins. The project began in the spring of 2018 and when completely finished, will probably display 200
Last Thursday evening, Aug. 15, the El Dorado Springs School Board held a special meeting to hear citizens’ concerns who want the school to let athletes sign up for more than one sport in the same season. One school board member was not present – Teri Shepard – and that proved to be crucial to
El Dorado Springs R-2 Schools Special Board of Education Meeting met at 7 p.m. Aug. 22 in the High School/Middle School Library/Media Center Tax rate hearing I. Call To Order II. Proposed Tax Rate a. 2018 Assessed Valuation $94,740,775 b. 2019 Assessed Valuation $96,050,604 c. Operating Levy Ceiling $3.2588 Proposed: $3.2588
