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Donate large evergreens to MDC for governor’s mansion Christmas tree

The tree may be near the end of its life or may need to be removed for other reasons. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is conducting its annual search for a large Christmas tree for use on the governor’s mansion lawn in Jefferson City. MDC is asking landowners, homeowners, businesses, and communities that may

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Rodeo Royalty

A FINE SATURDAY NIGHT – Close to the end of Saturday night’s Land of Lakes Rodeo, two young ladies were crowned as the 2021 royalty. (From left) Queen Lexie Rash, daughter of Travis Berning and Nikie Stone, and Princess Tally Bock, daughter of Sara Bock and Justin Bock.

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Cedar Co. COVID-19 stats for Aug. 30

Reported cases since beginning of COVID-19 pandemic (1588) Active COVID-19 cases (15) # of deaths (26 confirmed PCR, 7 by antigen. Updated Aug. 17) Total Cedar County Test Count (total of negative line list + # positive cases) Negative Cedar County Test Count (26648 on Aug. 29) Positive Cedar County Test Count (1588)

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Lions Club to bring circus to El Dorado Springs

The El Dorado Spring Lions Club will bring the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus to El Dorado Springs for two performances: 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 13. The Big Top will be set up just west of Fugate Motors. According to Lion James Rosbrugh, it was about three years ago that the Lions

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The Band Plays On

Final Weekend for Band this Summer Come listen to the last three concerts for 2021 this weekend. On Friday and Saturday evenings we will be playing songs that are Band Member Favorites. Then on Sunday afternoon we will have our traditional end of the season concert. Come on down to celebrate a wonderful summer season

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Mountain lions flirting with a comeback in Missouri

The big cats, found mostly in Florida and the West and known variously as panthers, pumas and cougars, went extinct in Missouri in the 1920s from overhunting and trapping. Almost a century later, as the number of reports has increased and a female sighting was confirmed, mountain lions are flirting with a comeback. This spring,

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Cedar Co. COVID-19 stats for Aug. 23

Reported cases since beginning of COVID-19 pandemic (1562) Active COVID-19 cases (21) # of deaths (26 confirmed PCR, 7 by antigen. Updated Aug. 17) Total Cedar County Test Count (total of negative line list + # positive cases) Negative Cedar County Test Count (25761 on Aug. 21) Positive Cedar County Test Count (1562)

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Forged In Fire champion at Renfest

Chris Farrell, a season one winner of History Channel’s Forged in Fire, will join the celebration at the 2021 Kansas City Renaissance Festival. Farrell is the owner of Fearghal Blades, a custom bladesmithing business based in Austin, TX. He competed in the 2015 premiere season of Forged in Fire, which challenges bladesmiths to create functional

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Fire report for week of Aug. 15

On Tuesday, Aug. 17, at 6:48 p.m. the Fire Department was dispatched to the corner of Hickory and Jackson to a reported power line down. Truck 5 and five firefighters responded. On Wednesday, Aug. 18, at 1:31 p.m. a firefighter went to a residence on 201 Rd. for a carbon monoxide gas check. None was

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Say cheese

ELDO POLICE OFFICERS DON NEW BODY CAMERAS – The El Dorado Springs Police Department has been using their new Reveol System 360 body cameras for about two weeks. Local officers have used body cameras since 2013.   Recently the city purchased this new systems for the department at the request of El Dorado Springs Police

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