Following the presentation of the April 4 election results by city clerk Kandi Baldwin, Alan Hicks was sworn in for a one-year term on the El Dorado Springs city council. Also sworn in were Gabby Kinnett for a second term of three years and Nathan Murrell, former council member, for a three-year term. The council then appointed Cory Gayman, current mayor, as mayor for another term and Murrell as mayor pro tem. The meeting was held Monday night at the community center. more

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Cedar County Republican newspaper's general manager Melanie Chance will leave the newspaper on May 5 to become a marketing director for JCG. Chance, from Fair Play, has worked for CCR for four years, the last two as general manager. However, readers will hear from Melanie as a contracted columnist of Chance's Chatter, and she will be covering some larger events. The transition has been in the making since February, when Gayman discussed a new position in the company as marketing director. When Chance finally decided, she gave Deanna Moore, publisher, and Phillips Media a seven-week notice. Since her decision, she has been doing small tasks toward her marketing position while serving as the paper's GM. more

Three people from El Dorado Springs have been charged with felony child abuse crimes after the alleged abuse was hotlined to authorities by somebody in the El Dorado Springs R-2 School … more

The Cedar County Republican is excited to announce the spooky winner of our October photo contest, an anonymous goblin. Congratulations, anonymous goblin! The goblin captured this shot of two … more

October is National Adopt a Shelter Dog month. Polk County Humane Society (PCHS) has had several dogs and cats adopted lately, in part to Izzy Hindman’s Pet Spotlight of the week.  Look … more

The Stockton Board of Aldermen approved the purchase of a fire/rescue boat, discussed SACC Halloween plans, and reviewed several policy changes at Monday night's regularly scheduled meeting. The … more

The Black Walnut Harvest is here! Around two weeks ago, over 180 hulling stations throughout Missouri and 12 other Midwestern states open to buy freshly-fallen Black Walnuts harvested by hand from … more

Located just 8 miles outside of Stockton where Washington Avenue and the Sac River meet lies Caplinger Mills. Full of historical significance, Caplinger Mills Historic District was listed on the … more

A preliminary hearing for the Missouri Attorney General’s second petition to shut down Agape Boarding School and remove its students to safety is scheduled to take place Thursday, Oct. 13, in … more

Marvin Manring, local Democrat candidate for House District 127, woke up at 4:30 a.m. in his Stockton, Missouri, home Thursday, Sept 29. In the cold dark of the harvest morning, he fitted on a suit, … more

Cedar County Prosecuting Attorney Ty Gaither said he’s upset the Missouri Speaker of the House made “false allegations” that his local handling of unlicensed boarding school abuse … more