A first for El Dorado Springs City Council (prayer)
A minute and a half before the Feb. 6, 2023, City Council meeting, council member Gabby Kinnett said that a group of ladies had approached her and asked why there wasn’t a prayer before council meeting. Kinnett asked if she could offer a prayer and she did. After the meeting Kinnett was asked about it.
Missouri unveils plans to fight hypoxic dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico
Missouri and 11 other states bordering the Mississippi River are working together to address the different factors that together create seasonal dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico. Each partner state has developed and announced specific strategies that will be implemented over time using targeted federal funding. Last month, Missouri unveiled its state work plan
Wyant winner of essay contest
On Jan. 28, at the Department of Missouri Voice of Democracy/Patriots Pen Banquet in Saint Louis, Jude Wyant was announced as the winner of the Department’s Voice of Democracy contest. Jude is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Wyant and a sophomore at El Dorado Springs High School. Jude is sponsored by the Spicer-Grimsley
ECS Court-Warming 2023
The El Dorado Christian School hosted their 2023 Court-warming ceremony on January 24th. Due to inclement weather, the opposing team from Kansas City decided not to come. Instead, the boys teams played an exhibition game against alumni and parents. The coronation happened after that game. Candidates were Madison Shipp and Camren Reasoner, Sophia Bryson and
Optimist Day Thursday, Feb. 2
Volunteers working with young people who are our joy of today and are our hope for tomorrow, are exuberant representatives of the potential to be reached and dreams to come true. They are also unbounded in their enthusiasm to use their own talent, skills, and hard work to make a difference in others’ lives. Members
Fire report for week of Jan. 22
On Tuesday, Jan. 24, T 12: 29 p.m. the fire department was dispatched to a two vehicle accident west of town on hwy. 54. Three trucks and eight firefighters responded. On Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 10:07 a.m. the fire department was dispatched to a tent fire on N. Kirkpatrick. One truck and seven firefighters responded.
Local scholarships offered through the El Dorado Springs Community Foundation
We are pleased to offer six local scholarships to our local high school students through the El Dorado Springs Community Foundation. Applications will be accepted January 1, 2023 through March 13, 2023. Scholarship applications and instructions can be found at the following web address: https://www.cfozarks.org/find-grants-scholarships/take-action-apply-for-scholarships. This website will also provide information on a host of
What goes where?
MAKING REARRANGEMENTS – Hospital CEO Terry Nichols took hospital board attendees on a tour of the CCMH facility during the Hospital Board meeting on Wed., Jan. 18.
Board meeting includes remodeling ideas
During the Cedar County Memorial Hospital Board meeting on Wed. Jan. 18, Hospital CEO Terry Nichols took board members and other attendees on a walk through the hospital to explain his idea about how certain things could be changed for efficiency. The Hospital Board of Trustees usually meets in the classroom. On this particular meeting
