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Heroes, Giants, Villains, Wizards, True Love, Murder The Opera House Arts Council will host its annual Murder Mystery Dinner at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 14, at the Spring City Venue, (the Norval//Schwalm building) 100 N. Main in El Dorado Springs. This year’s interactive event, which involves the audience and the actors will be “The

The El Dorado Springs Friends of the Library, Inc., would like to take this time to express our undying gratitude to the wonderful people of the El Dorado Springs community. For the past 25 years you have unwaveringly supported us in all of the many projects that our group has undertaken; from securing a new

It’s not too late to register for the El Do Youth Center’s fourth trivia night, “Baby, It’s Cold Outside!” at 6:30 p.m. Saturday evening, Jan. 26. Participants will enjoy a night of family fun regardless of the weather. Come join us to test your knowledge of general trivia. The Trivia Night competition is designed to

The Sun had a extensive interview with Cedar County Presiding Commissioner Marlon Collins on the state of the county. We gave him a chance to read over what we wrote and make any corrections or additions. Q. What did the county accomplish in 2018 and what is the outlook for this year? “One of our

EXPORTER OF THE YEAR – Craig Johnson (center) receives the award for Missouri’s International Exporter of the Year from Governor Mike Parson and Director of Missouri Department of Agriculture Chris Chinn. Inset: Johnson with wife, Karen, and children – Bennett, Emersyn, Rowan and baby, Hackett.

At the 48th Annual Missouri Governor’s Conference on Agriculture at Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach, Governor Mike Parson awarded St. Clair Beefmasters Missouri’s “International Exporter of the Year.”  St. Clair Beefmasters is owned and managed by Craig and Karen Johnson of El Dorado Springs. In the last 3 years, St. Clair Beefmasters has hosted a

At its Jan. 10 meeting, the El Dorado Springs Board of Education (with all present) went over the contract for a School Resource Officer offered by Cedar County Sheriff James McCrary. The board approved the contract with a number of changes and sent it back to the sheriff. Supt. Mark Koca said Thursday night after

Supt Mark Koca gives year end report On Friday, the Sun spoke with El Dorado Springs R-II Supt. Mark Koca about the construction improvements to the school in the past months. Q. I wanted to ask you how the new things at the school are working and what the future plans might be. “The elevator

In a day of so many big corporations there are fewer and fewer family-owned and operated businesses. As they begin celebration of their 30th anniversary year, the owners and employees at Mike & Joe’s Service Station would like to thank their customers and vendors for supporting their business through the years. Joe Barger and Mike

Ty Gaither, Cedar County Prosecuting Attorney, announced Friday the filing of a felony murder charge against Joshua Jay Brown for the Nov. 2, 2014, shooting death of William Collins. The felony murder complaint charges in three counts the death of William Collins resulting from the perpetration or immediate flight from the perpetration by Joshua Brown