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Ambulance Board meeting minutes

Date: 2-19-2018 Cedar County Ambulance District, PO Box 669, Stockton, MO 65785 Location: Stockton Ambulance Barn Meeting called to order at 6:31 Roll call Present: John Wilson Chairman Nadine Sinclair Keith Kasco Sec/Tres. Rusty Norval Absent Evelyn Boyle Kenny Turner vice chairman Agenda Approval: A motion was made by Sinclair to approve the agenda, seconded

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‘City doing fantastic work’ around school construction

The El Dorado Springs School Board met Thursday, Feb. 8, for a long and varied agenda. The board approved the payment of bills totaling $558,415.60. First off was an update from two FFA students on chapter activities (see photo and cutline). In Old Business, Supt. Mark Koca gave a construction report. He said Branco has

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Car Stolen

On Jan. 15, 2018, the Cedar County Sheriff’s office took a report of a 1963 Plymouth Valiant being stolen from the area of U and 32 Hwy. south of El Dorado Springs. The vehicle is blue/gray in color with Missouri historic license plate #H1012. Anyone with information about this vehicle please call the Cedar County

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Apply for 2018 Picnic Booth Space

Booth space applications have been sent out for the 137th annual El Dorado Springs Picnic. They were emailed if you provided your email address; otherwise, they were mailed to the address provided. If you did not receive your application or would like one, please call Judi at 876-2691 or City Hall at 876-2521. The Picnic

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Search on for Century Farms in Southwest Missouri

If your farm has been in your family since Dec. 31, 1918, you can apply to have it recognized as a Missouri Century Farm. To qualify, farms must meet the following guidelines. The same family must have owned the farm for 100 consecutive years. The line of ownership from the original settler or buyer may

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Year end fire report

Building fires – 18, cooking fires – 4, mobile home fires – 1, pass. Car/pick-up – 5, off-road vehicles – 1, brush – 10, grass – 15, trash – 4, dumpster – 2, crops – 1, excessive heat – 1, med. assist – 7, MVA/no inj. – 5, MVA/inj. – 7, rescue from str. –

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Police Department year end report

Animal Control – 684, Ambulance Requests – 544, Assist Other Agencies – 532, All Escorts – 46, Nuisance – 486, Larcenies – 190, Assaults – 80, Property Damage – 45, Burglary – 44, Summonses – 634. Total calls for service: 5783 Search Warrants: 17

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February is Earthquake Awareness Month in Missouri

Southeast Missouri is home to the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ), which generated some of the most powerful earthquakes ever to jolt the nation. A series of major quakes occurred in 1811-12, collapsing buildings, ringing church bells hundreds of miles away, and briefly causing the Mississippi River to run backward. That area is still active

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Her voice goes to D.C.

VOICE OF DEMOCRACY STATE WINNER – (In photo from left) back – Dalton Eason, Amanda Eason and Steve Eason; front:  Lydia Eason and Ruben Armenta, Missouri VFW State Commander. Local girl wins VFW Missouri Voice of Democracy Scholarship Lydia Eason, a freshman at El Dorado Springs High School, was named the VFW Department of Missouri’s

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Ron ‘Smokey’ Brown honored for fire prevention efforts

For more than 30 years, Ron Brown, El Dorado Springs, has donned the faux-fur brown suit, adjusted the ranger hat that says “Smokey,” and clearly communicated how to prevent wildfires. From children to senior citizens, thousands welcomed him as Smokey Bear. His El Dorado Springs  community also knows him as a 49-year volunteer fire fighter.

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