May 1, 2024
From March 6 to10 Missourians are urged to take action to respond to the deadly hazards posed by tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, flooding and lightning In just one weekend last month, 19 people were killed by tornadoes in the southeastern U.S., more than were killed by tornadoes in the entire U.S. during all of 2016. It’s
DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH – Diamond, owned by the Lower family, peers from behind the bars of her trailer before joining the other heifers and steers being weighed in. The event was from 2 – 4 p.m. at the El Dorado Sale Barn on Sunday, Feb. 26. According to Land of Lakes Youth Fair Sec/Treas
The El Dorado Springs R-2 School District will host an open house at the newly opened Early Childhood Center (located just south of the Elementary School on Park Street) from 4-7 p.m. March 2. All patrons are invited to take a tour of the facility. Ribbon cutting for the facility will be at 4:00.
The El Dorado Springs R-2 Board of Education has named Mr. David Rotert as the new High School Principal for the 2017-18 School Year. Mr. Rotert will replace retiring principal David Hedrick and comes to the district with 14 years of teaching experience and five years as High School Principal at Rich Hill Mr. Rotert
University of Missouri Extension Master Gardeners and Grow Well Missouri partner to plant seeds of hope in food pantry clients at Mexico’s Help Center. Food pantry recipients plant community garden plots with seeds bought in bulk and packaged by Master Gardeners and community volunteers. Master Gardeners provide tools, supplies and advice. The motto of the
Two building experts were at the Monday, Feb. 20, Cedar County Ambulance Board meeting to discuss the possibility of the district building a new ambulance barn. Board Chairman John Wilson had evidently gotten in contact with Chillicothe based Ken Mata, Morton Buildings, and Lyle Prior, Municipal Development and Bonds, to make presentations about a design/build
While the Monday, Feb. 20, CCAD meeting was proceeding smoothly, most people in the room were not aware that Drew Alexander, Directr of Nursing for Cedar County Memorial Hospital, had give the board a letter that night offering space for an ambulance barn in the hospital’s Stockton facility. Jan. 16, 2017 Cedar County Amulance District
Male prairie chickens are showoffs in spring. They do a foot-stomping strut and make a booming sound to impress females as courtship occurs on hilltops. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will offer the public a chance to view prairie chickens on a lek, or booming ground, at Wah’Kon-Tah Prairie 6 to 9 a.m. on
Land-O-Lakes Youth Fair market steer and market heifer weigh-in/registration will be from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26 at the El Dorado Springs Sale Barn. For more information, call 876-8811 or 876-1109.
The deadline to register for the Municipal Election is March 8, 2017. If you are NOT registered, now is the time. Just bring with you something that proves you live in Cedar County. The County Clerk’s office will be open until 5 p.m. on that day for your convenience. If you have missed voting in
