September 22, 2026
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
It’s a closely guarded secret each year what Christmas ornament Jerald Jones is making for all the members of his and wife Janet’s family. Back in the early days (he started making Christmas ornaments in 1994), their oldest son, David, asked what the ornament would be that year. Jerald told him truthfully, “A block of
CEDAR OFFICIALS INSTALLED – On Wednesday, Dec. 26, Cedar County officials took the oath of office. They are from left, Circuit Judge David Munton, Associate Judge Tom Pyle, Presiding Commissioner Marlon Collins, Recorder of Deeds Carole Wilkerson, Circuit Clerk Melinda Gumm and County Clerk Heather York. Peggy Kenney gave oath to everyone as County Clerk,
MDC ‘DISPATCHES’ HUGE BOAR – “The Missouri Department of Conservation, and the other members of the Missouri Feral Hog Partnership, have developed a Strategic Plan and are diligently working towards complete elimination of feral hogs from Missouri. The Plan focuses on trapping the hogs, not hunting them. The hog (pictured above) was captured and dispatched
All councilmen were present at the Monday, Dec. 18, El Dorado Springs City Council meeting: Mayor Brad True, Randy Bland. Nick Bland, Jim Luster and Cory Gayman. Bruce Rogers and City Clerks Lisa Allison and Kandi Baldwin as well as Police Chief Jarrod Schiereck were also present. Rogers mentioned that the meeting would be the
