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“The Band Plays On”

This Friday evening will begin the 138th season for the El Dorado Springs Municipal Band. Concerts will be held every Friday and Saturday night from 8-9 p.m. and Sunday afternoons from 2-3 p.m. All concerts are free to the public and Municipal Band members would like to invite everyone to come listen to three great

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Battle worn Blue Line on display

On May 22, the El Dorado Springs Police Department was surprised by Gary Vickers (Vietnam Veteran), Gene Dale (WW2 Veteran), Greg Girven (Desert Storm Veteran) and Michael Matzke Jr (Olympia Fire Department), with the posting of the Battle Worn Blue Line Flag in front of the station. This is in recognition of last week’s Nation

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Memorial Day Ceremony

VFW Post 257 will conduct a Memorial Day ceremony at 11 a.m. Monday, May 29, at the El Dorado Springs City Cemetery. The public and especially all veterans are encouraged to attend. Feel free to bring a lawn chair. This is an opportunity for our community to come together and show our pride and patriotism

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Yearly labor of Love

United States Navy Veteran, John R. Hoagland, who will turn 90 years old on May 28, will raise the Flag for the 69th consecutive year at the Green Lawn Cemetery Memorial Day services in Schell City at 11 a.m. Monday, May 29. Mr. Hoagland enlisted in the Navy at the age of 17 and served

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School Board names Extra Duty Staff

During the first executive session of the May 11. 2023 R-II School board meeting the board voted to: approve Jay Martin as Middle School Principal; approve Michele Leonard as process Coordinator; approve the hiring of Traci Adams as Speech Pathology Assistant; approve the hiring of Brooke Norval as Elementary teacher; approve the hiring of Sasha

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CITY TO HOLD HEARING ON CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AT HWY 32 BUILDINGS

The City of El Dorado Springs will consider an application for conditional use permit to allow pet grooming in highway businesses on conditional use basis at 1305 S. Hwy 32 (old Woods building) and 1307 S. Hwy 32 (old Shopko building.) A conditional use permit (CUP) is a type of land use permit granted by

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Fish Fry at Lions Club Park

The Lions Club will have an all-you-can-eat Fish Fry on Monday, May 29, at noon until done, at the Lions Club – Carter Memorial Park, 1168 S Main Street. $15 per person, kids 5-12 $7; kids under 5 free. Proceeds will benefit Lions Club projects.

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Fire report for week of May 14

On Wednesday, May 17 at 9:33 a.m. the fire department was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident at US 54 Hwy. and County Rd. 101. Two trucks and 10 firefighters responded.

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Lost and Found

OLD STUFF – Local intrepid explorers unearthed several old things and brought them by the Sun office for us to look at. There’s a part of an old stairway that says it was built in 1874; a box that had contained a rose colored 3-piece boudoir set by Lady Berkshire an old hymnal with the

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Notice of meeting

The city of Walker Board Of Aldermen will hold a regular meeting at 7:00 p.m. Monday, May 22, at the Walker Community Building. The meeting is open to the public.

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