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I got a little different take than the people who did the story about a WWII ship that a Japanese submarine sank late in the war in water that is about three miles deep. The U.S. just now got technology that let searchers find the Indianapolis in over 18,000 feet of water somewhere in the

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Community Foundation offers grant funds for community projects

Applications are now being accepted for the annual El Dorado Springs Community Foundation Grants.  Grant applications should include the following: • Name of organization applicant and contact person, address and telephone number. •  Brief description of project. • Goals – what is desired accomplishment? • Objectives – how will goals be accomplished? • Budget –

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Two air lifted

THREE HURT – Three were hospitalized, two by air ambulance, from a wreck on Hwy. HH five miles southwest of El Dorado Springs at about 4:25 p.m. Monday, Sept. 25. According to the report by Trooper T. Harmon, Michael G. Matzke, 65, El Dorado Springs, was northbound in a GMC Sierra truck when the trailer

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Boat refueling explosion kills one

A Nevada man was killed and an El Dorado Springs woman was injured in a refueling explosion on the Lake of the Ozarks about 12:15 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24. According to the report by Cpl. J. W. Collins of the Highway Patrol, the 1989 Carver Santigo Bay boat exploded after refueling. Ronald J. Moore, 76,

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Get better job with High School degree

Sept. 24-30 is National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week. In Missouri, there are 28 adult education programs with more than 250 class sites. The Nevada Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) program has classroom sites in Nevada, El Dorado Springs, and Stockton. Missouri AEL programs serve adults 17 years of age and older, who are

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Bulky trash pickup Oct. 9 – 13

The date for the El Dorado Springs residential bulky trash will be the week of Oct. 9-13. Place the bulky items out the night before or by 4 a.m. the same day as your regular trash pickup. Yard waste (including brush and tree limbs), hazardous waste, tires, paint and appliances will not be picked up

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Sharing with those in need

ECS REACHES OUT 1,000 MILES – If you look closely, hidden between the smiles and happy hearts, there are 77 Hygiene Relief Kits for Hurricane victims in the states of Texas and Florida. The students at El Dorado Christian set a goal of 40 kits but, the ECS families rallied together and donated enough items

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Christmas (Parade) coming earlier this year

After months of deliberation, the El Dorado Springs Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors voted to have the annual Christmas Parade on Saturday, Nov. 18. Chamber Executive Director Jackson Tough said the decision to move the date from the first Saturday in December to the third Saturday in November was designed to make it a

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Marketing director

NEW AT CCMH – El Dorado Springs native Jeanne Hoagland has been selected to fill the new Marketing Coordinator position at Cedar County Memorial Hospital in El Dorado Springs. Jeanne will work part-time at the hospital. Her main focus will be educating the community on the services provided by Cedar County Memorial Hospital and in

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City Council hears plea for more police

During the Public forum at the Monday, Sept. 18, meeting, the El Dorado Springs City Council heard Ed Adams ask the city to pay police officers more money and hire additional officers stating the town “has a lot of drugs.”  He said he felt that the officers should be paid more than Nevada pays, which

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