January 20, 2020
This is the official annual report of the El Dorado Springs Volunteer Fire Department to the El Dorado Springs City Council. The total number of fire calls is trending slightly higher each year. This is the total by year: 2016 – 114, 2017 – 130, 2018 – 145, 2019 – 147. As of 1:18 p.m.
FULLY INVOLVED – On 12-30-19 at 4:50 p.m.) the El Dorado Springs Fire Department was dispatched to 107 W. Lafayette, El Dorado Springs, concerning a reported structure fire. Upon arrival, the firefighters discovered that the rear of the house was fully involved. Twenty firefighters fought the blaze for approximately two hours. Trucks 2, 4, and
The City has transferred the library property to the Library Board. Phase II of the Sidewalk to the Future was the City’s largest project for 2019. The City is working with conservation to turn Nine Wonders Lake into a fishing lake. Fun Time Shows is the new Picnic Carnival. A local individual will be named
Q. How has 2019 been for the city of El Dorado Springs? The second phase of the Sidewalk to the Future was our biggest project this year. The contract was for $345,587. It went from Hwy. 32 on Hospital Road to Park Street then north of the school about four blocks. A culvert extension at
Dewey Foster, 34, El Dorado Springs, is being held in the Cedar County Jail, where he is about to be charged with Class A felony child abuse in the death of his son on Nov. 24, 2019, according to Cedar County Prosecutor Ty Gaither. Foster was arrested on Christmas day according to El Dorado Springs
Up to 14 Days Beginning Dec. 30 to Complete. Work on Bridge Project/Road Straightening. Where: Missouri Route 32 approximately four miles west of Stockton. When: Morning of Monday, December 30, for up to 14 days. What: Contractor crews connecting existing segments of Route 32 to the new bridge and the newly straightened segment of Route
On Thursday, the Sun spoke with Cedar County Presiding Commissioner Marlon Collins about what the county has accomplished in 2019. We finished a 40 ft. bridge over Brush Creek. We did that with our own people. We can apply 80% of the cost of that bridge as part of our soft match toward another bridge.
from the Office of the Cedar County Prosecutor Following trial and finding of guilty for statutory sodomy 1st degree, Robert Moore was sentenced to the Sex Offender Assessment Unit. After completing a 120-day assessment in the Missouri Department of Corrections he was denied parole and sentenced to complete his 20-year sentence on October 7, 2019.
Holiday decorations, candles, Christmas trees and cooking all increase risk of residential fires State Fire Marshal Tim Bean is encouraging Missourians to think of fire safety throughout the holidays, whether they’re gathering with friends or celebrating with family members at home. Across the U.S. from 2013 to 2017, fire departments responded to an average of
EYEBALL TO EYEBALL WITH SANTA – Nine-month-old Reese Long had her first introduction to Santa on Dec. 20 when he appeared at Evans Drugs in El Dorado Springs. As his last customer of the day, Reese drove a hard bargain to make sure everything would be perfect for her first Christmas. Reese is the daughter
