August 27, 2025
BOARD REVIEWS INFORMATION ON NO TAX INCREASE BOND ISSUE – Hannah Snyder with Piper /Sandler presented the El Dorado Sprung School Board with preliminary financial information for a possible no tax increase bond issue that might possibly be placed on the April ballot. According to Superintendent Brad Steward the board will make a decision at
The El Dorado Springs Lions Club will have a breakfast buffet from 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at 1109 South Jackson. Menu includes pancakes, biscuits and gravy, sausage and eggs. The cost for the breakfast will be a free will donation. Proceeds to benefit local Lions projects.
by Melanie Chance In Cedar County news, an arraignment has been scheduled for Teddy Blevins, who is facing two counts of domestic assault in the second degree. The bond hearing will take place on October 16, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. in Cedar County before Judge Jacob Dawson. Blevins is currently being held on a $50,000
The El Dorado Springs Christmas Basket project is a program that provides food baskets for families and gifts for children age 16 and younger who live in the El Dorado Springs School District and are in need of holiday assistance. El Dorado Springs Christmas Basket applications will be available at the Cedar County Library at
More than 250 children came out to the El Dorado Springs Fire Department Junior Fire Fighters event this past Saturday. The new location for the event was the lots on 54 Hwy where the new Fire Department and Police Department will be. There was a bounce house, vendors and a chance to sit in the
This information comes from the Sun’s Centennial Edition. It is part of Virginia Strain’s Peek at the Past. The column is from 1981 and has been up dated somewhat, but the information stops with 1981. On Dec. 5, of this year our fire department will be 134 years old. For many years the men have
by Melanie Chance El Dorado Sun had previously reported on the case of Keith Caylor, who was involved in an incident at the First Christian Church in the early morning hours of Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024. Caylor was accused of breaking into the church and starting a fire. We are pleased to report that Caylor
by Melanie Chance In a recent social media post, Cedar County Sheriff James McCrary discusses the issue of sex offenders in our rural area. The post highlights the fact that there are currently 77 registered sex offenders in Cedar County, with 69 of them being tier 2 or 3 and 8 being tier 1. The
OPERA HOUSE ARTS COUNCIL EXITS – Member of the Opera House Arts Council met on Thursday, Sept.26, to continue cleaning up and making everything just right for the new owners. Members of the Art Council are: Shelly Barger, Melynda Runkle, Crystal Miller, Cassy Hird, Tina Pellegrin Tryon and Kimball Long. Not Pictured, Tommy Bowen, Mary
If all goes according to plan, the Opera House building in downtown El Dorado Springs will belong to Brian and Lori Hansell on Friday, Oct. 4. Hansell is buying it from Greg, Davin and Troy Allison who have owned it since 2008. When the Opera House closed as a venue for movies in 1971, the
