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Lucky for life

ELDO COUPLE CLAIMS $25,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE PRIZE – An El Dorado Springs couple is now “lucky for life” after claiming a $25,000 a year for life second-tier prize in the Missouri Lottery Draw Game. Robert, 53, and Kathryn, 60, Foley claimed their prize at the Lottery’s Springfield regional office on Aug. 26 after

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ElDo man running from Vernon County arrested 12 feet from county line

A wanted fugitive has been taken into custody after a four-day manhunt and a fight that sent one Vernon County deputy to the hospital. According to Vernon County Sheriff’s office officials, deputies pursued a vehicle Tuesday afternoon that ended with the vehicle crashing in a ditch on 2350 Rd. in rural Vernon County. The driver

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Ellison sentenced for murdering grandparents

by Johaness Brann Nevada Daily Mail Circuit Judge James Bickel, at a hearing on Tuesday, Aug. 30, in Nevada, sentenced Logan Ellison, 19, to 22 years in prison for the murder of his grandparents, Herman and Rosie Ellison, on Oct. 9, 2014, in their Vernon County home southwest of El Dorado Springs where Logan lived

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Cedar County Farm Bureau schedules annual meeting

The Cedar County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 15, in the Christian Church, Stockton. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. with dinner served at 6:30 p.m. “All Cedar County Farm Bureau members are encouraged to attend this important meeting,” Cedar County Farm Bureau President Peggy Kenney said. “The dinner is complimentary.

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NRCS announces Nov. 18 application deadline

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced Nov. 18 as the first cut-off date to apply for fiscal year 2017 funds through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).

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Biscuits and Gravy this Saturday

The El Dorado Spring Preserve Our Past Society will host a breakfast of biscuits and gravy in the Wayside Inn Museum Dining room from 7  – 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept 10. The menu will include all you can eat biscuits and gravy, coffee, tea and orange juice, Proceeds will benefit the El Dorado Springs School

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Dance with the Stars Oct. 1

The Opera House Arts Council will hold a Dancing With the Stars multiple charity community fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 1. We are working on a fun filled night that will be held at the old gym at the El Dorado Springs R-II School. There will be various clubs dancing and doing skits to make the

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Traffic count

DOLLAR BY DOLLAR – Sixteen members of the El Dorado Springs Volunteer Fire Department spent four hours of their Labor Day Holiday collecting $2,618.91 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. According to Fire Chief Owen Elliot this year’s collection was the highest in the last several years. He said the money is taken to the bank

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Murder at the Opera House

WHO:  The Opera House Arts Council Brings Upstage Productions and Count On Us Catering together for a Night Of Fun To Die For. WHAT:  Murder Mystery Dinner Theater WHEN:  Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, . 6:30 p.m. WHERE:  Opera House Arts Council Building (Next to the Opera House Theater), 101 N Main St, El Dorado Springs,

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Schell City Fall Festival – celebrating 145 years

Schell City is getting ready to celebrate the145th anniversary of the town with the upcoming Schell City Fall Festival slated for Sept. 9 and 10. “Autumn in Schell City” will kick off at 8:00 a.m. Friday, Sept. 9, when bidding begins at the silent auction in the Community Building. This year’s auction boasts a building

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