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From the El Dorado Springs Sun Cedar County Memorial Hospital has ended the employment of Chief Executive Officer Terry Nichols and appointed Carla Gilbert interim CEO, hospital officials confirmed this week. In a statement released October 27, the hospital’s Board of Trustees expressed appreciation for Nichols’ service and said the change was effective immediately. The

The Optimist Club of El Dorado Springs will no longer rent the Optimist Building out for garage or yard sales. However, we will continue to rent the building out for birthday parties, family reunions, anniversaries and class reunions. You may call James Brackenridge at 417-876-8776 to rent the building. Thank you.

The El Dorado Springs DECA Chapter cordially invites you to the 29th Veterans Day Assembly to be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, in the Upper Gym of El Dorado Springs High School. There will be a reception to follow in the MS/HS Library for our honored guests and community members. Please join us

From the El Dorado Springs Newsroom A grassroots fundraiser has been scheduled in support of Dr. Sam Alexander, a longtime Cedar County resident and candidate for Missouri Senate District 28. Dr. Alexander, a physician who has lived in Cedar County for more than 40 years, is seeking to represent District 28, which includes several southwest

By Melanie Chance If you have lived in southwest Missouri for any length of time, the name Stu McCall likely rings a bell. McCall, father of Stacy McCall — one of the three women who disappeared in one of Springfield’s most enduring cold-case mysteries — passed away on Oct. 6 at the age of 82,

From the El Dorado Springs Newsroom Three men are now in custody following an overnight search in Cedar County that began Thursday evening after a traffic stop and continued into Friday afternoon. According to the Cedar County Sheriff’s Office, a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper initiated a traffic stop at approximately 6:33 p.m. Thursday on

From the El Dorado Springs Newsroom Families gathered under sunny skies this past Saturday for the Junior Firefighters’ Fun Day, sponsored by the El Dorado Springs Fire Department and Auxiliary. The event offered hands-on activities for children in grades 4 through 5. Many booths were set up, and kids were seen smiling as they toured

From the El Dorado Springs Newsroom The El Dorado Springs City Council met in regular session Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, at City Hall with the Pledge of Allegiance and roll call opening the evening’s agenda. After approving the minutes from the Sept. 15 meeting, council members moved swiftly through a trio of ordinances—each earning both