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The Sac Osage Retired School Employees Association (SORSEA) met on Monday, June 16 for their monthly meeting.  The 2025 recipients of the Nellie Nicholas Memorial Teaching Scholarship and their parents were invited to attend.  Refreshments were served and scholarship recipients shared their pursuit of a teaching degree. Keylie Steward and Ryland Brower were also awarded

Tuesday, June 24 saw the dedication of the new playground and equipment at Northeast Vernon County Elementary School at Schell City. With a total cost of $25,885, the project began in the fall of 2024 and was funded by the work of 11-groups: the Barton Family; El Dorado Springs Eagles Ladies Auxiliary #4279; Fraternal Order

All A honor roll 6th Grade Baylor Beaty Abigail Casey Camden Davison Noelle Gadea Addisyn Johnson Penelope Kinnett Brinlan Mays Breanna Miller Maxa Moran Makenzie Mossman Maliya Mossman Camdynn Penington Erica Rhodes Lexi Russell Charli Stephens Vivian Wooten 7th Grade Alayna Coleman Rilie Corbin Harper Gallagher Pete Hocking Haylee Horn Taylee Hudson Sophia Janes Brooklyn

by Johannes Brann Physically present for the May 22 meeting of the Northeast Vernon County (NEVC) R-I School Board were board members David Bruce, Heath Brown, Connie Gerster, Scott Pritchett, Tisha Bailey and Deland Prough while participating virtually was Heather Brown. Also on hand were junior/senior high school English teacher Clara Lindsay, Elementary Principal Eric

The El Dorado Springs Community Foundation is so pleased to announce the recipients of local scholarships for 2025.  This year $11,100 will be awarded to our local students.  Those students are as follows: • Charity Reana Hoffman will receive the Dorothy Pope Memorial Nursing Scholarship of $450. • Braxton Matthew Watts and Jennie Ann Seitz

Ethan Dodson was chosen to represent El Dorado Christian School at the General Federation of Women’s Clubs of Missouri’s annual Sophomore Pilgrimage. Ethan went on the journey with Shelly Barger and Addie Bowen from the El Dorado R-2 School, accompanied by his chaperone Karen Dodson. They visited the whispering wall in the top dome, toured

At a special board meeting on Monday, April 21, Northeast Vernon County R-1 School District re-elected board members David Bruce and Connie Gerster received their oath of office from district Superintendent Christy Jones. Board officers for the coming year include David Bruce, President; Connie Gerster, Vice- President; Heather Brown, Secretary; and Scott Pritchett, Treasurer.

Missouri FCCLA members in their junior and senior years of high school who have an interest in government, public policy, and laws and their relation to families, careers, and communities are encouraged to apply for a day of shadowing in the Missouri General Assembly. Up to fifty FCCLA members may be chosen for this program.

Promenade Squad: Experts in posing. Photo by Jennifer Gray

Applications for the El Dorado Springs Alumni Association continuing education scholarship are now being accepted. This scholarship will be for graduates of El Dorado Springs High School seeking to go back to school to improve themselves through additional studies. This is not for current High School graduates. The scholarship will be $1,000 paid to the