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Steer weigh-in

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.

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Deadline to Register

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

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Invest 2 Hours, make Wonder City wonderful

We’re cleaning up El Dorado Springs and need YOUR help. The Spring City Clean Team Committee set the date for the second annual “Clean-Up El Do” campaign to coincide with Earth Day on Saturday, April 22. Organize your own Spring City Clean Team. Volunteer team’s work averages just 2-3 hours, but makes a huge difference

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Area private pesticide applicator trainings set

Ag producers who apply restricted-use pesticides must be certified as a private applicator.  Certification is good for five years and then producers must re-certify by attending a certification training. Certification trainings will be offered as listed below: Feb. 20 at 2 p.m.   Call 417-448-2560 to register. Fairgrounds Diner, Centennial Blvd., Nevada. Feb. 24 at

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Automatically Elected for April 4, 2017 Municipal Election

Memorial Hospital Board, one position, five year term – Julia Phillips. Village of Umberview Heights Trustees, three positions, two year terms – Arthur Thomas Hansen II, Doug Hedrick and Diana Koontz. Chapel Hills Fire District, two positions, six year terms – Jim Allison and Leonard Hopkins. Special Road District Commissioner Bear Creek – Rick W.

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Community’s help needed Bulldog Band to get new uniforms

The El Dorado Springs Bulldog Band is very excited to announce that the Board of Education approved the Proposal of New Uniforms at their Thursday night, Feb. 9, meeting.  Band Director Jordan K. White was joined by Caleb Alexander, Cody Rutledge, Matthew Reddick and Alex Posey to present the current uniforms and new uniform concept

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School board agrees to new band uniforms

During a Thursday, Feb. 9, school board meeting considering a variety of topics, the El Dorado Springs R-II School board voted to help purchase 50 new uniforms for the Bulldog Band. The presentation was made by the Band Director Jordan White. He showed the board one of the old uniforms that have been used for

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Notice of annual fire service charges

El Dorado Springs Rural Fire due by March 15, 2017 The City of El Dorado Springs has established the following charges for rural fire service and dues. Annual renewal charge for present member – $65. New member or rejoin Fee – $75 plus annual charge of $65. Charges are calculated on the basis of one

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The Little Store

by Lana Smith Wilson With assistance from Jeannie Begley Leonard Editor’s note: The Spring 2015 issue of the Alumni ElHiMo, the El Dorado Springs R-II High Alumni Newsletter, carried this article about the now recently burned down Little Store. After the fire destroyed The Little Store last Monday morning, Feb. 6, Lana had just dropped

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Little Store gone

VACANT BUILDINGS UP IN SMOKE – An early morning fire call at 1:48 a.m. Monday,  Feb. 6, sent the El Dorado Springs Volunteer Fire Department to the former Little Store eating establishment and Begley’s Garage, located  at the intersection of Pine and Grand Streets in El Dorado Springs. They were fully involved when firemen arrived

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