March 3, 2026
El Dorado Springs – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will host a free Prairie Day event 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17, at Wah’Kon-Tah Prairie near El Dorado Springs. Tallgrass prairie is a diverse ecosystem of native grasses, wildflowers, upland streams, insects and wildlife. Prairie Day will offer wagon tours of
Dederick Christian Church’s Five Loaves will begin at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25. This will be an evening to share information and to learn while having fun! The theme for the evening is “Backyard Campfire” and will feature a real campfire, food that is affordable and fun for outdoor events. Please call 417.876.5730 to RSVP
This year’s Schell City Fall Festival is scheduled for Sept. 9 and 10. Please rent your booth space for the event by contacting Dottie Haddix at (417) 432-3133. Two day rental is $25 for electric and $15 for non-electric. If no answer, please leave message and your call will be returned.
The Cedar County Republican Party Central Committee will meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug, 16, in Room 5 of the Cedar County Courthouse. The purpose of this meeting is for committee reorganization. The public is welcome to attend.
The Preserve Our Past Museum (POPS) need your help. We are outgrowing our building. We recently put a new roof on the laundry next to the museum and are working on making this building an extension of the museum. One of the new exhibits we would like to include will be the senior composites that
Would you like to be a member of the largest service organiztion in the world? Lions International would like to invite the community of El Dorado Springs to an informational meeting about starting a Lions Club that would meet at noon, in El Dorado Springs. This meeting will take place Wednesday Aug.31 between 11:30 a.m.
A celebration of life for Bernadette “Berni” Berning (Preis), hosted by Brenda Dayton-Novelli, will begin at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, in the First Christian Church, 300 South Main, El Dorado Springs.
School board hires energy firm During its special meeting on Thursday, Aug. 11, the board heard presentations from three energy companies (Tremco, Schneidere Electric and 360) then selected 360, the company it had selected months ago before the state said the board could not make that choice without taking bids from other companies. The board
The El Dorado Springs R-II School is conducting an on-line facility needs and possible bond issue survey. To participate and register your opinnon, go to https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfYMdyeDTQP2dg51_xF5baRXh9zFC3muQr-r9EVOtv7zQaU9Q/viewform?c=0&w=1. The board will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday to discuss the district’s needs so register your opinion before then.
During his Nursing Report at the Cedar County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, Aug. 15, Chief Nursing Officer Drew Alexander reported that the hospital was down four RN’s and is currently having to use very expensive agency nurses to cover the shifts. He said there is a statewide shortage of RN’s. Hospital
