Last Wednesday, the Cedar County Republican hosted an Open House at their new office. Throughout the afternoon, the staff welcomed the community with homemade hot chocolate and cookies while providing tours of the new space. more

Last week, the Stockton Lady Tigers competed in the 7th Annual Morrisville Girls Tournament, their second tournament in as many weeks. With stiff competition, the Lady Tigers took one of three games, losing to Walnut Grove in the tournament opener, defeating Lamar in semifinal action, and dropping the consolation game to the host Marion C. Early (Morrisville) Lady Panthers. more

Last week, fresh off their opening night blowout victory on the road at Butler, the Stockton Tigers competed in the 53rd Annual Morrisville Boys Tournament. As the #1 seed, the Tigers hoped to show their competition the season opener was no mirage, and the hometown favorites did not disappoint, extending their early season record to 4-0 with their closest margin of victory being 17 points over the four games more

The Cedar County Sheriff's Department reminds citizens that the holidays are times for celebrations, but "... it's also a time when scams and thefts tend to increase," an email from the department read. Citizens are urged to secure their belongings, monitor online activity, and be cautious of unsolicited calls and messages. more

At Stockton's board of aldermen's regular meeting Monday night at city hall, Chief Deputy Clay Jeffries was emphatic that Sheriff James McCrary wants Stockton to have a dedicated city channel at the sheriff's dispatch station. more

Near the close of a Tuesday night's Stockton Board of Aldermen meeting, code enforcer Tim McGinnis discussed a possible variance needed to move "yellow arches" from one place to another, opening the public meeting for questions concerning rumors of a possible McDonald restaurant coming to Stockton. more

Hope's Safe Haven, now a part of three of Southwest Missouri's Outreach Victim Advocate programs, has established an office at 811 Owen Mill Rd—Suite C4 in Stockton. With the main office in Bolivar since 2004 and outreach offices in Buffalo and Stockton, the organization is committed to providing extensive services. Francesca Suarez, an outreach advocate from Stockton, will be available at the office four days a week, ensuring a wide range of support for the community. more

The El Dorado Springs Lions Club presented Hunger Warriors with a donation of $600 and a collection of peanut butter, to help feed food insecure students in the El Dorado Springs school district. Some students rely on school breakfast and lunch for nutrition, and Hunger Warriors currently provides over 130 students with a sack of simple, non-perishable food to eat over weekends and school holidays. Thank you to all who helped the Lions Club collect peanut butter, including Mercy clinic, Girl Scouts, and eXp Realty. Monetary donations to Hunger Warriors can be made at MidMissouri Bank anytime. more

On Monday evening, a ceremony to honor veterans from the past and present was held at the Veterans Memorial Park at the Stockton Dam. Members of the American Legion Post 230 Color Guard, Sons of the American Legion, Sons of the AM Vets, Stockton Elks Lodge, and VFW members all worked together to honor our veterans. Members of the community showed up to help honor our veterans as well and watch the ceremony that consisted of a MIA/POW Table, National Anthem, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a Flag Retirement ceremony. more

Some Cedar County senior citizens have been inquiring about where to get an application for the Department of Revenue Senior Property tax freeze program for 2025. The short answer is that the county is in the process of implementing the tax freeze. The long answer is that the Missouri Department of Revenue decision has proved extraordinarily complicated and costly for counties and perhaps not even worth the effort of seniors who apply, depending on what the freeze saves them. Applications will have to be filed and notarized yearly. more

Fire Chief Kenny Daniels was present at the Stockton Board meeting on October 16 to discuss the needs and expenses of the fire department and the development of more extensive policies and procedures with the board. At one point, board member Bobby O'Keefe suggested a sales tax to offset some of the yearly $50,000 expense coming out of general revenue, but Mayor Brandon Cahill immediately and emphatically opposed the tax. As the discussion ended, the board, including O'Keefe and the fire department chief, agreed that a sales tax was not the answer: they should explore grants and creative ways to offset some of the cost. more

Blake Lovan of Stockton has been hired as an administrative assistant to the Stockton police force. He began working on October 16 and is stationed at the shared police and fire department office. more

Last Saturday, downtown El Dorado was buzzing with excitement as the Wayside Inn Museum Chili Cookoff fundraiser kicked off. Eleven teams showcased their expertise in making chili at the event. The crowd enjoyed live music, vendors, and of course, chili. more

The first annual installation ceremony for Stockton middle school students entering the JAG, or Jobs for America's Graduates program, was held this past Friday at 1 p.m. Thirty-five students were installed. more

Last Saturday, the Sons of AMVETS Squadron 116 organized the Inaugural Bikes for Vets event. The event boasted an 8-class motorcycle show, a wide array of vendors, food trucks, games, prizes, a silent auction, and a fish fry. more

Last Friday, the Stockton Tigers took a long bus ride north to take on the Sherwood Marksman on the Sherwood campus near Creighton, Missouri. The Tigers scored on their first, second, and fourth possessions, taking a 28-8 lead into the locker room at the half. In the second half, the Tigers added four more touchdowns enroute to a lopsided victory against the Marksmen, winning 57-14, scoring eight touchdowns in all. In addition to the offensive juggernaut, the defense played outstanding, forcing four turnovers and two turnovers on downs. Quarterback Easton Hubbard and running backs Jack Rickman and Logan Reser broke off multiple long gains as Sherwood had no answers to the Tigers' run game. The receivers, Preston Rains and Landon Sexton, made multiple highlight reel catches, adding to the excitement of another big win. The Tigers amassed 370 yards of total offense, with 300 yards coming on the ground. Sherwood was only able to muster 89 yards of total offense on the night. more

Depending upon if Veterans’ Memorial Park can get reservations for 179 more bricks, the committee plans to create another area for memorial bricks. more

This year, Black Walnut Festival-goers recycled nine (42-gallon-size) bags of plastic bottles and two (42-gallon-size) bags of aluminum cans. more

Winners in the Stockton Black Walnut Festival baby contest are: more

Last Tuesday, the Lady Tigers welcomed Skyline to town for the first of two conference matchups for the week. The Lady Tigers have continued to play hard, despite limited success on the court. Skyline entered the match with a 9-6-1 record and the Lady Tigers were hopeful they could upset their conference foes. more

Last week, the Stockton Lady Tigers competed in two meets at Strafford and Nevada. The big news for the week occurred on Wednesday when the Lady Tigers set a new team record of 410 at the Nevada Lady Tiger Invitational Golf Meet, besting the previous record of 412 set by the Lady Tigers in September 2020. The 410 was good enough for a tie for third place. more

2 Peter 1: 5-6 “And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness.” more

Stockton Teacher: Jonathan Schott more

As a fun way to spend an afternoon together, I met three of my girlfriends at a movie theatre out of town. Before I left, I made sure I had the correct name of the cinema and directions. When I pulled into the parking lot, the theatre had a different name from the one I’d been given. So I thought perhaps there were two cinemas close together, and I began slowly driving around the area. I decided to return and that’s when I saw the girls getting out of their car. I found out that when the theatre changed its name, a new sign had never been installed. Strike one. When Charlene began to place her order at the snack bar, she sweetly asked, “Do you have Dr. Pepper?” “No.” “Do you have Mr. Pib?” “No.” Do you have Diet Coke?” “No.” “Do you have lemonade?” Finally, the concession worker answered in a toneless voice, “We have Diet Pepsi.” Strike two. more

Regardless of age or level of education, sometimes we think we know things only to find out we were wrong or knew only a fraction of the facts. That’s what happened last week when I discovered details about the human nose that blew my mind (and my nose). Since we’re at the beginning of cold and flu season, I’ll share a story that your nose knows, which perhaps you don’t. more