Local and Regional News

2/3-ID This Person
PRESS RELEASE

In an effort to help resolve criminal cases involving Identity Theft, Retail Theft, Credit Card Fraud, and various other crimes, the Warrensburg Police Department recently began using the internet website IDThisPerson.com.

2/3-SPEAKOUT 2/6
David Lee's guests on Speakout on Monday will be Clinton Mayor Sam Gibbons. If you have a question or topic you would like to see Mayor Gibbons address, email that info to dlee@kdkd.net and then listen in at 9:40am on KDKD FM or Internet Radio, program repeated at 12:15pm on KDKD AM and can be heard for a week, on demand, when you go to www.westcentralmoinfo.com.

2/3-Clinton Man Arrested
On Wednesday of this week, the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Unit received information about a planned burglary at Richey’s Auto Salvage located at 967 NW 375 Road Holden.
 

2/3-HCSO Report
PRESS RELEASE
Tips Hotline 1-800-825-8477
February 2, 2012 0700 a.m.- February 3, 2012

2/3-Is This the News Clinton Has Been Waiting For?!?!
TAHOE BOAT LINE TO CLINTON
(From the Joplin Globe)

MIAMI, Okla. — Tracker Marine Group will cut 112 workers from its Miami plant this spring and move production of its Tahoe boat line to Clinton, Mo.

2/3-Alumni Night at Clinton High School
ITINERARY: FEBRUARY 9, 2012
ALUMNI EVENT

2/3-From State Senator Mike Parson
There is some good news to report this week about how the area is taking a good step in the right direction to further economic development in our area.

2/3-Free Tax Assistance
REDUCE TAX FILING STRESS: LET AARP FOUNDATION TAX-AIDE HELP WITH FREE TAX ASSISTANCE AND PREPARATION
KANSAS CITY, MO - The AARP Foundation is again providing free tax assistance and preparation for taxpayers with low to moderate income through the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program in conjunction with the IRS.

2/3-Five Driving Habits to Break
By Julie E. Lee, Vice President, Driver Safety, AARP Education and Outreach
As the old saying goes, we are all creatures of habit. It's true of life-and it's definitely true of driving.  
For many middle age or older Americans, driver's ed class may be a distant memory.

2/3-MO Senate Passes Health Ins. Measure
Missouri senators have approved a measure that would require approval from lawmakers or voters before the state makes efforts to set up health insurance exchanges.

2/3-Warm Winter Not Good For Everyone
Businesses that thrive on blizzards and snow storms are seeing their bottom line hurt by this year's mild winter.

2/3-Bill Would Require...
‘pings’ of missing persons’ cell phones

MONet   By Mike Lear

A House Committee has heard testimony on a bill that would clear the way for cell phone companies to provide cell phone location information to law enforcement in certain missing persons cases.

2/3-Senate Lashes Out at Nixon Appointments
Senate lashes out at Nixon appointments (AUDIO)

MONet   By Bob Priddy

The state senate has taken Governor Nixon and several of his appointees to state positions to the woodshed and several of them don’t have jobs or positions anymore.

2/3-Second Brother Now in Custody
A Blue Springs man told police that he and his brother dumped a woman's body in a creek after she died during rough sex, according to court documents.

2/3-Family Talks to Dr. Phil
The mother of a missing Kansas City baby told Dr. Phil part of the family’s initial report to police was a “total exaggeration.”

2/3-Area Injury Accidents and Arrests from the MSHP
One arrest from Drexel.

2/2-Missouri's General Revenue Report
State Releases January 2012 General Revenue Report

 
JEFFERSON CITY, MO - State Budget Director Linda Luebbering announced today that 2012 fiscal year-to-date net general revenue collections increased 1.3 percent compared to 2011, from $4.10 billion last year to $4.15 billion this year.

 

2/2-Missouri's DED Steps Down
Due to Senate’s failure to act, Hall steps down as DED director; will continue to work with Gov. Nixon on jobs, economic issues

 
Chris Pieper named acting director of Department of Economic Development

2/2-SPEAKOUT 2/6-2/9
KDKD’S SPEAKOUT CAN BE HEARD ONCE AGAIN THIS MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.


MONDAY'S GUEST WILL BE CLINTON MAYOR SAM GIBBONS...TUESDAY, IT'S CLINTON POLICE CHIEF KEVIN MILLER...ON WED., OUR GUESTS WILL TALK ABOUT 'THANK A FARMER WEEK'...AND ON THURSDAY, IT'S OUR WEEKLY VISIT FROM WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE.

2/2-Feeding Kids in the Summer
State seeking organizations to serve meals to children during summer months

Federally funded program helps fight childhood hunger

 

2/2-HCSO Report
PRESS RELEASE
Tips Hotline 1-800-825-8477
February 1, 2012 0700 a.m.- February 2, 2012

2/2-YOU Could be a Super Bowl MVP!
Designate a Sober Driver and Be the Super Bowl MVP
Download Show Me My Buzz


This weekend, whether you are watching the Super Bowl or hosting a party, you need a pre-game plan for a safe and sober ride home.

2/2-Better Warning System
The National Weather Service says new radar will give better warning.

"It's a pretty phenomenal advancement," said NWS warning coordinating meteorologist Andy Bailey.

2/2-Missourians Being Asked to Participate
Carnahan Encourages Missourians to Participate in Presidential Primary
Local Election Officials Predict Nearly 23 Percent Turnout

2/2-More Initiative Petitions
Two Initiative Petitions Approved for Circulation for 2012 Ballot

 
Jefferson City, Missouri – Secretary of State Robin Carnahan today announced that two initiative petitions relating to payday, title, installment and consumer credit loans were approved for circulation.

2/2-Autism Treatments
Missouri's insurance department says nearly 4,000 residents received autism treatments that were covered by their health insurance plans last year.

2/2-Money Up in Smoke
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is renewing a call for lawmakers to change a state law related to a 1998 settlement with big tobacco companies.

2/2-Ameren's Plan
Ameren Missouri said Wednesday it has filed a management plan to ensure that most of the 1,600 homes along the Lake of the Ozarks shoreline in mid-Missouri are not threatened with removal.

2/2-Road and Bridge Work in...
Henry County

2/2-Area Injury Accidents and Arrests from the MSHP
Serious injuries to residents of Warsaw and Sedalia plus arrests from Warrensburg and Sedalia.

2/2-Higher Education and Money
College and university presidents forwarn of impact of higher ed cut

MONet   By Mike Lear

Presidents from the colleges and universities around the state have testified to the House Appropriations Committee on Education about what will happen to their institutions if Governor Jay Nixon’s proposed 12.5 percent cut to higher education funding becomes a reality.

2/2-Filibuster Ends; Discrimination Bill Advances
(AUDIO)

MONet  By Bob Priddy

It’s taken more than fourteen hours for the senate to advance a proposal to make employment discrimination laws for friendly to employers.  But the senator who controlled the debate for ten of those hours did get a concession.

2/1-Driver Exam Stations to Close
Driver Examination Stations Close

The Missouri State Highway Patrol would like to remind the public that driver examination stations throughout the state will be closed in observance of the following holidays:

2/1-Work on Highway 71
New I-49 Signs Being Installed Along Route 71 and Lane Closures in Cass Co.

2/1-Dropping Off Your Mercury
Department of Natural Resources sponsoring mercury
drop-off sites in Kansas City, northwest Missouri

2/1-HCSO Report
PRESS RELEASE
Tips Hotline 1-800-825-8477
January 31, 2012 0700 a.m.- February 1, 2012

2/1-Top Ten List
AG Koster announces top ten scams for 2011 -- No-Call violations lead consumer complaints
Jefferson City, Mo. -– Attorney General Chris Koster has released a list of the top ten most common consumer complaints and scams reported to his office in 2011.

2/1-Bill and Emily Cook Honored
Couple's efforts fund repairs to flood-damaged roads and levees

Bill and Emily Cook Honored During Governor's Conference on Ag

2/1-Audit of MMIS
State Auditor Schweich Announces Audit Commencement of MO HealthNet's
Medicaid Management Information System

 

2/1-Senate Democrats Rip Republican Priorities
(AUDIO)

MONet  By Bob Priddy

Minority Democrats in the Senate think the priorities of majority Republicans are not the priorities of the broad number of Missourians.

2/1-Some Special Session Language Lives Again
MONet  By Mike Lear

Some of the language from bills in the 2011 special legislative session lives on in this session. Three such measures have been advanced out of the House Committee on Economic Development. 

2/1-Working on Senate Districts
Gov. Nixon appoints members to bi-partisan apportionment commission to set new boundaries for state Senate districts

 

2/1-Road and Bridge Work in...
Henry County

2/1-Area Injury Accidents and Arrests from the MSHP
Arrest includes one person from Belton.

2/1-Republican Senate Candidates Spar on Spending
MONet   By Mike Lear

Two Republican candidates for Senator Claire McCaskill’s office have taken part in their second debate. While former state treasurer Sarah Steelman and Congressman Todd Akin agreed on many issues, they challenged one another over earmarks.

2/1-New Senate Apportionment Committee Named
MONet   By Bob Priddy

Governor Nixon has named the ten people to a new bi-partisan commission to draw new state senate district lines.  The state supreme court has thrown out the map drafted by an appellate judicial commission. 

1/31-Woman Identified
Authorities have identified the woman whose body was found dumped on Sunday in rural Cass County, Mo.

1/31-Gov. Nixon Appointments...
generating skepticism (AUDIO)

MONet   By Bob Priddy

Some of the people Governor Nixon wants to serve on state boards and commissions, or even head some state departments, are in trouble with the state senate.

1/31-Gov. Supports Pipeline
Gov. Nixon voices support for proposed Flanagan South Pipeline during visit to Shelby County
 
Governor says proposed pipeline would create Missouri construction jobs, increase North American fuel production

 

1/31-From State Rep. Scott Largent
CAPITOL COMMENTS
State Representative Scott Largent
District 120 – Clinton

 January 31, 2012

 

1/31-HCSO Report
PRESS RELEASE
Tips Hotline 1-800-825-8477
January 30, 2012 0700 a.m.- January 31, 2012

1/31-From "Families USA"
New Report Outlines What’s at Stake for Missouri Health Care as Presidential Primary Looms

Repeal of the Affordable Care Act, Championed by Every Republican Candidate, Would Devastate Health Care Gains in Missouri

 

1/31-From the Henry Co. Health Dept.
Weekly updates.

1/31-Audit of Bates Co.
State Auditor Schweich Announces Commencement of Bates County Audit

1/31-Influenza Numbers Are Up
Doctors at Children's Mercy Hospital say the number of kids with influenza has quadrupled in the last three weeks.  

1/31-Two Charged After Woman Found in Cass Co.
A Blue Springs, Mo., man and his brother are charged with abandoning the corpse of a woman found in rural Cass County near Garden City.

1/31-Area Injury Accidents and Arrests from the MSHP
Arrests include residents of Warsaw and Belton.

1/31-Black Caucus Speaks Out...
Black Caucus speaks out against discrimination bill (VIDEO)

MONet   By Jessica Machetta

Members of the Black Caucus held a press conference to make clear their intentions to block any attempt at passing a measure that would weaken Missouri’s anti-discrimination standards.

1/30-Vertical Farming?
Global food demand leading to vertical farming (AUDIO / VIDEO)

MONet   By Jessica Machetta

Imagine tall buildings in City Central full of crops — and perhaps livestock — instead of people. The Joint Committee on Urban Agriculture hears about where and how it’s happening.

1/30-To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate
Are Parents Avoiding Vaccinations Because of Safety Fears?

Missouri Medicine Addresses a Growing Concern

1/30-HCSO Report
PRESS RELEASE
Tips Hotline 1-800-825-8477
January 27, 2012 0700 a.m.- January 30, 2012

1/30-Free Tax Help
Free Tax Help Can Mean Dollars in Missourians' Pockets
It's tax time, and many people look forward to getting refunds. Last year, Missourians received more than $1 billion, just from the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), yet many others didn't know that they were eligible.

1/30-Helping Veterans in Windsor
Windsor Missouri
 
Post Service Officer Event 
 
Attend the Post Service Officer Event
 
Saturday, Feb. 18th, 2012

1/30-Improving Education
As National School Choice Week 2012 Draws to a Close, Here's 5 Things Parents Can Do To Improve Education for Their Kids

1/30-Blueprint for MO
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Highlights Blueprint for Missouri Revitalization and Job Creation Following President Obama's State of the Union Address

1/30-MO Lawmakers Mull Expanding No Call List
Missouri lawmakers could add cellphones to the state's No Call List that restricts telemarketing.

1/30-Payday Loans and Minimum Wage
Two Missouri organizations are working together to push ballot measures seeking to cap payday loan interest rates and increase the state minimum wage.

1/30-Teacher Compensation...
performance legislation introduced in House

MONet  By Mike Lear

The legislative strategy for House Republicans in the new legislative session makes a priority a bill addressing teacher compensation and performance, calling it the “Missouri Teacher Quality Act.”

1/30-Redistricting Plaintiff Says...
citizens commission partisanship led to challenges (AUDIO)

MONet  By Bob Priddy

A dozen Missourians are hoping for a quick decision in a Jefferson City courtroom this week and another quick decision by the Supreme Court.  They hope Missouri’s reapportionment plans end up O-for-3 in the courts.

1/30-Road and Bridge Work in...
Henry County

1/30-Death in Centerview Now Ruled Homicide
The death of a man in rural Centerview, Mo. is being investigated as a homicide.
At 11:33 a.m. on Jan. 25 police responded to a medical call in the 300 block of Graham St. in Centerview.

1/30-Body Found Near Garden City/Arrest Made
Blue Springs, Mo., Police recovered the body of a woman from a rural area near Garden City, Mo., Sunday morning and charged Lance Gross with abandoning the body.

1/30-Area Injury Accidents and Arrests from the MSHP
Injuries from Sedalia and elsewhere plus arrests from Clinton, Warsaw and others.

1/27-House Map Challenger...
sympathizes with candidates (AUDIO)

MONet   By Bob Priddy

One of the people who says the new districts for state representatives have been so poorly drawn that they’re illegal sympathizes with people who are waiting to find out who they’ll represent and even where they might have to live.

1/27-HCSO Report
PRESS RELEASE
Tips Hotline 1-800-825-8477
January 26, 2012 0700 a.m.- January 27, 2012

1/27-MoDOT Express Lane
The latest from the MO Dept. of Transportation.

1/27-Drug of Choice
Booze and dope are evil. Kids have that drummed into them from grade school on.
Yet while teenage drinking continues a steady decline, marijuana use is on the rise among American teens, who see the warning message as bogus when it comes to pot.

1/27-Area Injury Accidents and Arrests from the MSHP
Arrests include one from Warsaw, Kingsville and two from Sedalia.

1/27-MO Supreme Courts Says...
“not yet” to House district challenge

MONet   By Bob Priddy

The state supreme court has refused to hear a challenge to the way new districts have been drawn for the Missouri House.
The court says the challenge has been filed in the wrong court and until it goes through a circuit court proceeding, the court cannot take up the case.

1/27-Bills to Clean Up...
reform adoption laws hit both chambers

MONet  By Jessica Machetta

The House is considering three bills that would help prevent adoption cases from being contested and held up in court.

1/27-'Chloe's Law'...
would mandate additional newborn screening

MONet  By Jessica Machetta

A person’s oxygen saturation are at certain levels that fluctuate depending on whether the heart is functioning normally. A Cass County legislator says there’s an easy way to prevent infant deaths if those levels are checked before they’re released from the hospital.

1/27-Governor-Backed Auto Industry Incentives Introduced
MONet   By Mike Lear

The automotive industry incentive component of the Governor’s job creation strategy has found its backers in the House and Senate, and they come from both sides of the political aisle.

 

1/26-MO Works Auto Supplier Legislation
Bipartisan coalition introduces Missouri Works auto supplier legislation, Gov. Nixon announces
Governor, bipartisan group of Representatives, Senators will work together to pass critical legislation to create jobs as rebirth of auto industry continues

1/26-HCSO Report
PRESS RELEASE
Tips Hotline 1-800-825-8477
January 25, 2012 0700 a.m.- January 26, 2012

1/26-The MNG and UCM
Missouri Guard and University of Central Missouri sign agreement

By Sgt. Sarah E. Lupescu
ngmo.pao@us.army.mil

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri's adjutant general and the president of the
University of Central Missouri signed a memorandum of agreement at the Ike
Skelton Training Site last week.

1/26-More Petitions Approved
Twelve Initiative Petitions Approved for Circulation for 2012 Ballot

 
Jefferson City, Missouri – The Missouri Secretary of State’s office today announced that 12 initiative petitions met state standards for circulation.

 

1/26-Blueprint for an America Built to Last
President Obama’s Blueprint to Support Missouri Manufacturing Jobs, Discourage Outsourcing, and Encourage Insourcing

 

1/26-Enforcing Immigration Laws
A Republican state senator wants Missouri's state's attorney general to sue the federal government, accusing it of not adequately enforcing immigration laws.

1/26-MO Black Homicide Rate Again Worst in Nation
For the second year in a row, Missouri leads the nation in the rate of black homicide victims, according to a national study.

1/26-Reading and Driving...NOT a Good Thing!
A proposed compromise to expand Missouri's texting-while-driving law appears to have fallen flat in a Senate committee.

1/26-Area Injury Accidents and Arrests from the MSHP
Injuries from Sedalia and an arrest from Cole Camp.

1/26-Charter Schools Bill...
goes before House committee (AUDIO)

MONet   By Mike Lear


The House Committee on Elementary and Secondary Education has held a hearing on legislation dealing with charter schools.
In a packed

1/26-Senate Remains Deadlocked...
on discrimination bill (AUDIO)

MONet  By Bob Priddy

A proposed change of one word in Missouri’s employment discrimination laws is a contributing factor to a  deadlock on the issue in the state senate.

1/25-Voter ID Bill...
heavily criticized as ‘modern day poll tax’ (AUDIO)

MONet  By Jessica Machetta

A bill that would require a photo identification for voters to cast a ballot has voted out of the House Elections Committee.

1/25-HCSO Report and Press Release
Vehicle fails to yield

On January 24, 2012 just after 11:30 p.m. the Clinton Police Department had a vehicle failing to yield to officers. As the vehicle exited the City of Clinton, Deputy Jason Gillespie began to pursue the vehicle and the vehicle continued to yield to the emergency vehicle.

1/25-I Told You Not to Call Me at This Number!
You've heard of the "Do Not Call" list on a landline phone, but now cell phones might be included.
The Missouri Senate Committee approved the legislation Tuesday.

1/25-Preventing Health Care Overhaul?
Missouri's Republican-led Senate endorsed legislation Tuesday aimed at preventing the state from implementing part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

1/25-Why Should it Just be Us?
Missouri casino operators say they should not be solely responsible for boosting funding to state-operated veterans' homes.

1/25-Registering Multiple Voters
A Missouri Senate committee is backing legislation that tweaks the law on registering multiple voters.

1/25-Baby Lisa's Parents Back on TV
The parents of missing baby Lisa Irwin are not talking locally but they're talking to national media.
Deborah Bradley and Jeremy Irwin returned from taping an interview with Dr. Phil.

1/25-House Poised to Send...
state rules review to Senate

MONet  By Mike Lear

The Missouri House of Representatives is one vote away from sending the state Senate a measure that would require every rule of the state’s agencies be reviewed at least once a decade.

1/25-Road and Bridge Work in...
Henry County

1/25-Area Injury Accidents and Arrests from the MSHP
Arrests from Osceola and Warrensburg.

1/25-Gun Sight Stickers...
 stuck on legislator’s office name plaques (AUDIO)

MONet   By Bob Priddy

State lawmakers find nothing funny about someone putting stickers that look like gun sight images over the names of a half dozen state legislators at their capitol offices.  The reaction, in fact, is not intimidation, but is outrage.

1/24-Appreciate Your School Board!
Missourians benefit every day from the dedicated energies and countless hours devoted by a group of more than 3,600 men and women in every community across the state. These public servants are elected by local constituents and do not receive compensation for their tireless efforts.

1/24-Helping Missouri's Farmers
State Treasurer Clint Zweifel announces new agreement with USDA Farm Service Agency to help new farmers
FSA will issue 95 percent guarantee and waive fees on qualifying Missouri Linked Deposit Program loans

 

1/24-HCSO Report
PRESS RELEASE
Tips Hotline 1-800-825-8477
January 23, 2012 0700 a.m.- January 24, 2012

1/24-Record Recoveries for Insurance
Department of Insurance returns record recoveries to Missouri consumers in 2011

$21 million additional paid by insurance companies

1/24-Employment Discrimination Law Changes...
debated in Senate (AUDIO)

MONet  By Bob Priddy

Lines have been clearly drawn as the state senate starts work on a change in employment discrimination laws that one side says reigns in runaway courts and that the other side thinks will set back civil rights almost half a century.

1/24-MO House Committee...
to consider changes for circuit courts

MONet  By Mike Lear


A new House Committee will look at issues that have been discussed for years about Missouri’s circuit courts. Representative Jason Smith (R-Salem), the chairman of the Special Standing Committee on Judicial Reform has been digging into issues regarding the circuits.

1/24-Joint Party Tickets?
Two Republican state senators want candidates for Missouri governor and lieutenant governor to run on joint party tickets.

1/24-Road and Bridge Work in...
Henry County

1/24-Area Injury Accidents and Arrests from the MSHP
An injury from Warrensburg and an arrest from Clinton.

1/24-Revision Takes Effect Today
U.S. DOT Revises Rule: Push-To-Talk Equipment Allowed Under Guidelines

Colonel Ron Replogle, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, would like to inform the public of a revision to the recent U.S. Department of Transportation rule affecting interstate commercial truck and bus drivers.

1/24-Lawsuit Challenges...
House district map in Supreme Court (AUDIO)

MONet   By Jessica Machetta

The State Supreme Court is being asked to throw out the new districts proposed for the House of Representatives. A dozen private citizens — most from Kansas City and St. Louis and their surrounding areas — are challenging the map’s constitutionality.

1/23-CHS Alumni Assoc. Kick-off Coming Up!
Clinton High School Alumni Association Kick-off
   Mark your calendar for Thursday, February 9th for Court/Mat Warming along with Alumni Night at Clinton High School.

1/23-HCSO Report
PRESS RELEASE
Tips Hotline 1-800-825-8477
January 20, 2012 0700 a.m.- January 23, 2012

1/23-Cracking Down on Repeat Drunk Drivers
More than 200 people died on Missouri highways in 2010 from a common cause: drunk driving. A new bill in the legislature aims to crack down on it.

1/23-Gas Prices in the U.S.
CAMARILLO, Calif. -- The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has jumped three-and-a-half cents over the past two weeks.

1/23-School Choice Week
School Choice Week in Missouri Launches Today with Statewide Events

Missouri Activists Plan 10 Events to Demand Increased School Choice

1/23-MO Senate Wants...
Little House in Jefferson City (AUDIO)

MONet  By Bob Priddy

The annual attempt has been launched to shrink the state bureaucracy by taking a big bite out of representative government. 

1/23-Road and Bridge Work in...
Henry County

1/23-Area Injury Accidents and Arrests from the MSHP
Injuries from Clinton, Butler and others plus arrests from Clinton, Windsor and elsewhere.

1/23-Going According to Plan
Corps: Missouri River reservoir prep on schedule

MONet  By Mike Lear

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ effort to open up storage space on upstream reservoirs to receive runoff this spring is going according to plan.

1/19-Congratulations Bob May
Bob May, General Manager for KDKD and KXEA, is presented with a Certificate of Appreciation from Clinton's Mayor Sam Gibbons.

1/18-The Ballot is Set for April
If you want to run for a seat on Clinton's City Council or the Clinton School Board, you're too late. Time has run out as filing ended at the close of the business day Tuesday.
 
Filing for these positions started in mid-December and election day is set for April 3rd.
 

1/16-Skywarn Spotter Training
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 1894
and
Clinton Rural Fire Protection Inc.
Sponsors of
Weather Spotter Training
 
Who:  Presented by Andy Bailey of the National Weather Service, Pleasant Hill, MO
 
2012 Skywarn Spotter Training
 

1/10-Deadline for Submitting...
Veterans and Widows Pension Eligibility Verification Report is March 1
 

1/5-Boating Safety to be Taught
Troop A To Offer Certified Boating Safety Course In Clinton, Independence, and Warsaw

Captain Robert L. Powell, commanding officer of Troop A, announces boating safety certification courses are being offered to the public at the following locations:

12/6-Winter Driving Tips(Please Read)
Driving With Caution In Winter Wonderland

Many Missourians awoke to find snow falling or in the weather forecast today. Winter weather calls for drivers to make adjustments! The Missouri State Highway Patrol encourages motorists to  plan ahead and drive safely or not at all during inclement weather.

11/3-Sometimes, the scoreboard WILL lie
Good Morning,
I would like to share a few things with each of you as we wrap up a successful football season. Our football team finished a very competitive and positive season with a loss to Cassville 35-0 last night. While the end result was not what we wanted, there were many positives that came from the opportunity.

10/17-Get Ready For Winter
If the last two years are any indication of what is in store for the upcoming season, this winter will be a serious threat to homes and businesses, according to the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS).