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Fugates to retire Monday

Maurice and Ardella Fugate will retire from Fugate Insurance Agency Monday, April 30, after nearly 47 years in business. They got into the insurance business in July 1971 when they bought out Dallas Dale. Their first office was in the Park Hotel. They later moved further north on Main St. to the former photography studio

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MDC invites veterans to fish for free at Bennett Spring

The Missouri Department of Conservation invites veterans to fish for free Saturday (April 21) at Bennett Springs State Park’s Veterans’ Fishing Day event. At Veterans’ Fishing Day, which will be 7 a.m.to 7:30 p.m., fishing is free for all veterans. There is no license or daily tag fee. All veterans can pick up their free

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R-II School may lease ElDo Youth Center

Supt. Mark Koca told the board Thursday night, April 12, “We are getting some ADA next year for pre-school kids. As we know, the ElDo Youth Center may be available. We are going to get somewhere around $150,000 off of that Pre-School ADA. That would be a nice thing to offset some of those losses

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Now hear this

LOCAL HEARING INSTRUMENT SPECIALIST HONORED – At the recent Missouri Hearing Society Educational Conference in Kansas City, Richard Leroux, B.S., BC-HIS, Experience Hearing Center, was presented the Gold Award for Outstanding Educational Achievement. Richard of El Dorado Springs, and his wife, Michelle, are the owners of Experience Hearing Center, 1505 W. Austin Blvd., Nevada, MO,

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Sheldon resident arrested after pursuit with deputies

Charges have been filed against a Sheldon resident after a pursuit with deputies Monday evening. According to Sheriff’s Office Officials, the suspect has been identified as 24-year-old Landon G Wilson, of Sheldon Missouri. Vernon County Sheriff Jason Mosher said a deputy attempted to make a traffic stop in the area of Zodiac and 1825 roads

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We need you to help Clean-Up ElDo Saturday

Organize your own Spring City Clean Team. Volunteer teams work just 2-3 hours, but makes a huge difference in our community. Gather your friends and family or groups from office, church, organization or club to participate. If you can’t help clean up, please make a donation to the Chamber of Commerce to help cover costs

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Hot ticket on a frigid night

BULLDOG PROM ROYALTY – While the weather outside was frightful, the El Dorado Springs High School enjoyed its Junior/Senior Prom to the theme “Midnight Masquerade” in the Leeper Center. They danced to music by DJ “The Hull Experience.” The royalty they elected was King – Jake Schieffer, Queen – Gemma  Carlin and Jester – Clayton

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Baker urges participation in Clean-up Day

During the public forum at the Monday, April 16, El Dorado Spring City Council meeting, Glenda Baker urged the councilmen to participate in the annual Clean-up ElDo event scheduled for Saturday, April 21. She said that a construction waste dumpster would be provided for clean-up teams to use. She said that ElDo Metal Recycling will

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4 in St. Clair, 1 in Cedar

MDC reports 33 CWD positives out of nearly 24,500 samples tested The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports 33 new cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) have been found following the testing of 24,486 free-ranging Missouri deer through its 2017-2018 sampling and testing efforts. The new cases were from the following counties: Adair (3), Cedar

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